The theme for this year’s exhibition is Grow-Conserve. Here are some of the best photos of the contest!

Zebras, Dubai, 2017

This photo is based on the concept idea that in 2017 Dubai would be conquered by animals.

Photo: Richard Allenby-Pratt/Syngenta Photography Award

Namdaemunno II, Seoul, 2008

Multiple exposures of the city captured over the years were put together as to reflect the development of China’s major cities, as well as the dangers they bring, such as pollution.

Pudong, Shanghai, China

A giant interchange is being photographed through the glass floor of the Oriental Pearl tower at Shanghai’s financial heart.

Photo: Ryan Koopmans/Syngenta Photography Award

Untitled, from the series Stateless, Qeshm Island, Iran, 2014-15

Photograph: Gohar Dashti/Syngenta Photography Award

Garden of Earthly Delights, Issaquah, WA, US, 2010

Photograph: Eric Tomberlin/Syngenta Photography Award

California City, California, 2016

During the 1950s, Nathan K Mendelsohn created this master-planned community located in the Mojave desert. It should’ve been the future major metropolis of California, as a response to the economic growth after WWII.

Photo: Noritaka Minami/Syngenta Photography Award

Delhi, India

A sheperd is looking for a place to graze his flock. While in the past there were 216 villages in the area, the urban growth reduced their number to only 15.

Photograph: Johann Rousselot/Syngenta Photography Award

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

The ruins of a mansion that should have been built for Sheikh of Sharjah now lie in the middle of the desert.

Photograph: Toby Smith/Syngenta Photography Award

Owens Lake #3, Owens Valley, LA

An aerial view shows the restorative actions taken by the department of water and power to mitigate dust and pollen in order to protect birds.

Photograph: James Porschen/Syngenta Photography Award

Living Together, Kolkata

Local residents are fulfilling most of their needs thanks to the river, but they also clean up the waters and the surrounding areas as much as they can.

Photograph: Rajendra Mohan Pandey/Syngenta Photography Award