Elder
Photographer
Alejandro Murillo
Category
Nature Photography - Wildlife
Company
Submission Group
Amateur
Year
2026
Country / Region:
Costa Rica
A mountain gorilla holds the camera's gaze from close range. Fewer than 1,100 individuals remain, and the population survives only through sustained protection and the tourism that funds it. Photographed during a permitted trek in Ruanda, at the minimum approach distance and with no interaction.
Southern Alps
Photographer / Company
Clint Steegman
Category
Nature Photography - Landscapes
Country / Region
Netherlands
Echoes of Self
Photographer / Company
Ton Schless
Category
Film Photography - Portrait
Country / Region
United States
Between attachment and escape
Photographer / Company
Leszek Paradowski
Category
People Photography - Conceptual
Country / Region
Poland
The Taste of Memory
Photographer / Company
Astrid Reischwitz
Category
Fine Art Photography - Still Life
Country / Region
United States