16 Inspirational Winning Photos Of Environmental Photographer Of The Year 2021
Environment Confined in Plastic: a plastic-recycling factory in Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Photo: Subrata Dey - EPOTY 2021Now in its 14th year, the Environmental Photographer of the Year competition showcasing the most inspirational environmental photography from around the world, has announced the 2021 winners.
The award celebrates humanity’s ability to survive and innovate through thought-provoking images that call attention to our impact in the planet and inspire us to live sustainably.
“The Environmental Photographer of the Year supports the urgent calls to action of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, recognising the intricate interconnected nature of development, poverty reduction, equality, security and climate action and the unprecedented effort from all sectors of society required to address the defining issues of our time,” the organizers explain.
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Entitled The Rising Tide Sons, the image highlights the increasing sea levels in West African countries forcing thousands of people from their homes.
The competition features eight categories: Environmental Photographer of the Year, Young Environmental Photographer of the Year, Environments of the Future, Sustainable Cities, Climate Action, Water and Security, The Resilient Award and People's Choice.
The contest is open to professional and amateur photographers of all ages and is free to enter. The overall winner receives a £10,000 prize.
This year’s competition was sponsored by environmental and water management charity CIWEM and the free streaming platform WaterBear dedicated to the sustainable future of our planet.
These are the winning photos, with descriptions by the photographers:
Overall Winner, Environmental Photographer Of The YearThe-Rising-Tide-Sons, Overall winner Environmental Photographer of the year 2021
Photo: Antonio-Aragon-Renuncio - EPOTYA child sleeps on the floor of his house about to collapse, destroyed by coastal erosion on Ghana’s Afiadenyigba Beach.
Sea levels off the coast of Togo and other West African countries continue to rise and swallow everything in their path — homes, crops, roads, trees, schools, jobs, resources and lives.
However, the shore of this small country in the Gulf of Guinea is only one victim of the massive problem affecting more than 8,000 kilometers of seacoast in 13 West African countries. Pushed by global warming, rising sea levels are forcing the ocean floor to readjust by removing sediment from the coast and washing it away from the shore.
This causes marine erosion capable of devouring dozens of meters of land each year.
As a result of this global environmental problem, thousands of people (mainly women and children) have already been forced to leave their homes and migrate inland in search of food, shelter and to avoid death.
Many more must worry over the rising tide that takes everything.
Young Environmental Photographer of the YearInferno, Winner, Young Environmental Photographer Of The Year. Yamuna Ghat, New Delhi
Photo: Amaan Ali -A boy bravely and vainly fights fires in a forest near his home in Yamuna Ghat, New Delhi, India.
The Resilient AwardSurvive for Alive, Winner of The Resilient Award, Noakhali, Bangladesh.
Photo: Ashraful Islam - EPOTY 2021“Extreme droughts in Bangladesh have created hardships for all living beings. Here, flocks of sheep run from field to field looking for grass in the cracked soil.”
Sustainable Cities AwardNet-Zero Transition, Photobioreactor, Winner, Sustainable Cities, Reykjanesbær, Iceland
Photo: Simone Tramonte - EPOTY 2021“This Net-zero Transition photobioreactor at Algalif's facilities in Reykjanesbaer, Iceland, produces sustainable astaxanthin using clean geothermal energy.
Iceland has successfully transformed its economy. In a span of a few decades, the country moved away from fossil fuels and shifted to 100% electricity production from renewable sources.
This transition nurtured an ecosystem of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship that generated new ways to make business with minimal impact on the environment.”
Climate Action AwardThe Last Breath, Climate Action winner, Nairobi, Kenya
Photo: Kevin-Ochieng-Onyango - EPOTY 2021"Nature-based solutions to climate change: A boy takes in air from a plant, with a sand storm brewing in the background, in an artistic impression of the changes to come.
The young boy has a tree seedling with a leaf wrapped in a polythene bag, a straw seemingly coming from his nostrils to the bag as though giving it air.
This is a drastic implication of what is to come if we continue cutting down trees without replacing them. Trees are one of nature’s solutions to climate change and with deforestation we are getting closer to our last breath.
The image illustrate the fact that human beings are the only force of nature left to salvage the earth from drastic climate change and save the ozone layer from being totally destroyed.”
Water and Security AwardGreen Barrier, Winner, Climate Action, Damodar River, West Bengal, India
Photo: Sandipani Chattopadhyay, - EPOTY 2021"Irregular monsoon seasons and droughts cause algal bloom on the Damodar river, India.
Algal blooms prevent light from penetrating the surface and oxygen absorption by the organisms beneath, impacting human health and habitats in the area. Many boatmen depend on fishing here.”
Environments of the Future AwardFlood, Winner, Environment Of The Future, River Panaro, Nonantola, Modena, Italy.
Photo: Michele-Lapini - EPOTY 2021The shot is an aerial view of the Panaro River flooding near Modena, Italy.
"A house is submerged by the flooding of the River Panaro in the Po Valley due to heavy rainfall and melting snow."
Shortlisted ImagesPolluted Buriganga River, Finalist, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Photo: Azim-Khan-Ronnie - EPOTY 2021"A busy, dirty waterway is filled with boats and their passengers in the morning commute as they attempt to cross the river to get to their workplace in the city of Dhaka in Bangladesh."
Seeking pure drinking water, Shora-9 of Gabura union in Satkhira, Bangladesh
Photo: Sultan Ahmed Niloy - EPOTY 2021“A few physically-challenged women collect water from a ditch in Shora-9 of Gabura union in Satkhira, Khulna, Bangladesh. Salinity has reached so deep underground that neither shallow nor deep tube-wells can extract drinking water anymore.
They used to get freshwater from four big ponds. But the ponds have become sources of saline water only. In the dry season and summer time all the ponds remain water-less and dry. People collect water in the rainy season and save it for drinking for the whole year.”
Death of hope, Kutubdia Island, Bangladesh
Photo: Subrata Dey - EPOTY 2021“This photo was taken on Kutubdia Island in Bangladesh the day after Cyclone Yaas. The cyclone broke the embankment and flooded the entire area, destroying a local fish-farming operation due to the intrusion of salt and pollution.”
Working-mother, Finalist
Photo: Riben-Dhar - EPOTY 2021“Working Mother means working for her family for food and other basic necessities. She has to manage her child while she is on duty in a dry fish zone. The small kid hangs inside a net on open air, although the whole place is filled with toxic air of rotten and dry fish.”
The Nemo's Garden, Finalist, Noli, Italy
Photo: Giacomo d'Orlando - EPOTY 2021"The Nemo's Garden represents an alternative system of agriculture for areas where environmental conditions make plant growth extremely difficult.
This self-sustainable project aims at making underwater farming a viable eco-friendly solution to counteract the increasing climate-change pressures on our future."
Risky Journey, in pursuit of livelihood, Chittagong City, Bangladesh.
Photo: Ziaul Huque - EPOTY 2021“In pursuit of livelihood, this man collects plastic items from different parts of the city and takes them to a factory for sale. The photo was taken in Chittagong City, Bangladesh.
Many people work collecting rubbish for resale at the Matuail sanitary landfill, the largest waste disposal site in Dhaka, Bangladesh. At the end of the day, they earn an average $2. Currently, according to a UNFA report, Dhaka is one of the most polluted cities in the world.”
Fishing in River, Finalist, Sirajgong, Bangladesh
Photo: Ashraful Islam - EPOTY 2021“In Sirajgong, Bangladesh, algae accumulates and fills the river that is the livelihood of many boatmen who come here to fish."
Clean Energy, Serra de São Macário, Portugal
Photo: Pedro de Oliveira Simões Esteves - EPOTY 2021Wind-energy turbines at work just as the sun is about to set over the mountains on a cloudy day.
Photos: Trucker School Bustles Amid US Driver Shortage
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — On a recent afternoon, Tina Singh watched nearly a dozen students at a suburban Los Angeles truck-driving school backing up their practice big rigs into parking spaces. Many had never operated a manual transmission before.
“It’s an exciting time to be a truck driver right now because there’s so much demand for drivers,” said Singh, the school’s director. “Our yards are busy, and they’re very vibrant with a lot of activity.”
Business is booming at the California Truck Driving Academy amid a nationwide shortage of long-haul drivers that has led to promises of high pay and instant job offers. The Inglewood school has seen annual enrollment grow by almost 20% since last year, and has expanded to offering night classes.
“Everything in this country runs by truck at some point or another,” Singh said. “And so, you know, you need truck drivers to move goods.”
The U.S. Is about 80,000 drivers short due to a convergence of factors, according to Nick Vyas, executive director of the University of Southern California’s Marshall Center for Global Supply Chain Management.
Consumer spending is 15% above where it was in February 2020, just before the pandemic paralyzed the economy. Production rose nearly 5% over the past year as U.S. Factories worked to keep up with an increased demand for goods, according to the Federal Reserve. Imports have narrowed the gap.
At the same time, many U.S. Workers decided to quit jobs that required frequent public contact. This created shortages of workers to unload ships, transport goods and staff retail shops.
In California, the straining supply chain is illustrated at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, where dozens of ships wait off the coast to be unloaded. The average wait is nearly 17 days, despite around-the-clock port operations beginning in October.
A lack of drivers at the ports has helped fuel the surge at the nearby California Truck Driving Academy, where instructors in reflective vests keep watch as students steer semis around a fenced-in paved lot.
“You’re kind of helping the community out, and you’re making money at the same time,” student Thierno Barry said. “It’s a win-win situation.”
Barry, 23, was happy to be behind the wheel on his first day, despite rolling over several orange safety cones.
“I feel great, especially during the pandemic,” he said.
Meanwhile, the school is facing its own shortage — of truck driving instructors.
Cranbrook Hockey Tops Trenton In Traditional Thanksgiving Eve Matchup W/ PHOTO GALLERY
After missing out on last year’s traditional Thanksgiving Eve matchup, perennial powers Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood and Trenton clashed on Wednesday night ahead of Turkey Day 2021.
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood at Trenton hockey photo gallery
Cranbrook grabbed a three-goal lead over the host Trojans after two periods. While Trenton mounted a comeback attempt, the Cranes held on for a 3-2 victory in the heavyweight showdown at Kennedy Recreation Center in Trenton.
“It is tough to win here,” said Cranbrook coach John LaFontaine. “(Trenton is) smart, they compete, so we feel very fortunate.”
Last winter, the MHSAA hockey season didn’t get underway until February due to COVID-19 restrictions. The Cranes (1-0-1) and Trojans (1-1, 0-1 MIHL South) still met twice in the shortened season and split the two games.
Cranbrook snapped Trenton’s two-game win streak in the Pre-Thanksgiving series, which has been played at Kennedy for several years between the two storied programs.
Overall, the Cranes have the most hockey state titles in MHSAA history with 18. The Trojans are third all-time with 14, one behind Novi Catholic Central (15). Most recently, Cranbrook won the 2021 Division 3 state championship while Trenton has earned a spot in the D2 state semis in each of the past four seasons, including two trips to the finals.
In this latest contest, the Trojans and Cranes went into the first intermission scoreless. Cranbrook went on to net three goals in the second period and outshot Trenton 14-5 in that stretch.
A strong third period saw the Trojans pull within a goal and they outshot their opponent 16-14.
“I thought when we faced adversity we didn’t quit and that’s good,” said Trenton coach Chad Clements. “It’s a young team, early in the season. We could have quit, we could have gone and taken a bunch of penalties and we didn’t, we battled.”
Less than two minutes into the second period, the Trojans were shorthanded. Just seven seconds into a power play, the Cranes’ Graham Turner took a shot and tucked the puck inside the right post of the Trenton net to put his team up 1-0. Nathan Hooker and London Kearney each picked up an assist.
Cranbrook’s Michael Brown scored with about nine minutes left in the period, assisted by Jacob Budabin and Charlie Finsilver.
Trenton goaltender Evan Sivi came up with a big save on a shot by Ishaan Patel inside the final three minutes. However, the Cranes’ Alexander Scarsella banged in a rebound with 1:22 on the clock and made it a three-goal game. Hooker and Duncan Murdock each earned an assist.
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Aaron Brow of host Trenton skates with the puck on Wednesday night during his team’s Thanksgiving Eve matchup against Cranbrook-Kingswood at Kennedy Recreation Center. Trenton mounted a late comeback attempt but ultimately fell to the Cranes 3-2. (Frank Wladyslawski – MediaNews Group)In the final period, the Trojans’ Nicolas Fields got off a good shot with 12 minutes remaining. He was turned away by Cranes goalkeeper Shawn Bromley, but it helped to build momentum.
With 9:25 left, Trenton’s Matt Krueger came in on a breakaway and appeared to score. The officials ruled it was not a goal and it kept the deficit at three.
Another scoring chance arrived just 28 seconds later and this time the Trojans cashed in. Ethan Sivi knocked the puck in the net, assisted by Carter Allen, and Trenton was finally on the board.
Around the five-minute mark, the Trojans’ Aaron Brow got ahead of Cranbrook defenders on his way toward the goal but the puck was knocked away at the last minute.
Trenton was whistled for a penalty with 2:20 remaining in regulation. The squad killed if off and then opted to go with an empty net for the final 30 seconds.
The move for an extra attacker quickly paid off, as Allen lit the lamp with 19 seconds remaining and made it a one-goal game.
“The first 10 minutes of the third period we played some of our best hockey,” LaFontaine said. “One little let up and that’s all it took. One little lost faceoff. Give them credit they capitalized on it and they had us on our heels a little bit, so good for them.”
Trenton scrambled in the final seconds and generated a good chance in front of the Cranbrook goal yet couldn’t push another puck over the goal line before the clock hit zero.
“Scoring two goals in the third, that was a good, positive sign,” Clements said. “I was proud of the boys for continuing to fight and just work, work, work, throughout the entire third.
“It’s frustrating to lose any time. We’re close and we’re working hard, we just hope that we improve each and every day and continue to get better.”
Next up for Cranbrook is the team’s annual Thanksgiving tournament. The Cranes will take on Salem in a semifinal on Friday at 1 p.M. And the winner will return on Saturday to play either Brighton or Clarkston in the championship game.
The Trojans are set to visit Grosse Pointe South on Saturday at 7:30 p.M. And they will travel to Grosse Pointe North on Wednesday at 4:15 p.M.
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