The plastic gift
Photographer
Roberto Melotti
Category
Editorial Photography - Environmental
Company
Submission Group
Amateur
Year
2025
Country / Region
Italy
During the courtship period, Great crested grebes usually exchange gifts, usually algae. In this photo, a grebe, after diving, resurfaces with a piece of plastic mistaken for a succulent algae.
Plastic is now everywhere: in the oceans, seas, lakes, rivers...
Photographer / Company
Shirley Wung
Category
Special Category - Night Photography
Country / Region
Taiwan
Photographer / Company
Chenxue Xia
Category
Special Category - AI-Generated Images
Country / Region
United States
Photographer / Company
Jan Grodza
Category
Editorial Photography - Documentary
Country / Region
Czech Republic
Photographer / Company
Judith Kuhn
Category
Architecture Photography - Religious
Country / Region
Germany