Grand Prize: Ramadan Prayers

“This shot is of women praying inside Istiqlal Mosque during the month of Ramadan.”

Photo: Pradeep Raja Kannaiah

Natural World Category Winner: Look Me In The Eye

“I am always looking for unique ways to showcase the beauty of elephants in the hope that it will make a difference in the way they are viewed and appreciated. This image was taken when a herd of elephants came down to the banks of the Chobe River in Botswana for an afternoon drink. The opportunity presented itself as the trunk of the elephant in the foreground framed the eye of the elephant in the background. I focused on the eye, and with some creative cropping, was very pleased with the final result.”

Photo: Prelena Soma Owen

Sustainable Travel Winner: A Man Looks Out The Door

“To me, sustainable travel means making connections with individuals, communities and landscapes. I usually hope to spend a month in one place, allowing me to get to know local people, from shopkeepers to scientists. I try to find ways to understand and document the issues that have the most impact on their daily lives. In this image, a man is looking out a door that just hours before led to his family’s bedroom. The tide was particularly high that day, and because of rising sea levels, the sea had risen high enough to chew away at the home. The back rooms crumbled into the sea while his family carried their belongings out the front door. Several homes fell into the sea that morning. In an overpopulated community like Guet Ndar, the fishing village in Saint Louis, Senegal, many families may live in one home. So the loss of a home is particularly impactful.”

Photo: Greta Rybus

Altered Images Category Winner: Improvisation

“Dance improvisation in the studio”

Photo: Jim Mneymneh

Readers’ Choice Winner: Resting In An NYC Laundry Room

“This photograph is of a woman in an NYC laundry room. It seems like she’s recalling something that recently happened to her. The subject is defeated, hurt and exhausted from this cycle she is in, like the cycle of a washing machine.”

Photo: Milan Sachs

Mobile Category Winner: Surreal

“A man bikes by a Peter Hazel sculpture at the Burning Man festival in Black Rock City, Nevada.”

Photo: Alina Rudya