The “Better Earth than Mars” 2022 competition received hundreds of photographs of great artistic quality, depicting the beauty, harmony and perfection of Nature. From the organization, we are very grateful to all the participants.
Our panel of professional judges is formed by:
Paola Marzotto
Peter Glidewell
Massimo Listri
Jasmine Rossi
Paola Ruotolo
Here are their decisions.
The three winners are:
First Prize
Margarida Maia
About my crazy garden…
Santarém, Portugal
second Prize
LORENZO POLI
The Seed of Life
Austerdalsbreen, Veitastrond, Norway
“Water is the most incredible element on Earth and has great versatility in transitioning between multiple states and forms. All living beings are made or depend on fresh water to thrive. Water is truly the Seed of Life. Glacial ice is the largest reservoir of freshwater on Earth. What are the global consequences for the shrinkage of Glaciers?”
third Prize
FERNANDO MANSO
Intuición, frondosidad, niebla y luz
Bogotá, Colombia
“Empezó a quemarse una parte del bosque y tuve la suerte de poder sacar una imagen antes de que el fuego llegara. La tristeza era ver cómo se consumía zonas cercanas a donde yo estaba. El humo que originó ese fuego me hizo retratar y rescatar la vida dentro de desastre. Para crear conciencia de cómo se está destruyendo la Tierra.”
Our jury wanted to make some honourable mentions:
FOR PORTRAIT OF AN ENDANGERED SPECIES
BRUNO MARRONE
La impermanencia del tiempo
Siem Riep, Camboya
FOR PORTRAIT OF A FUNDAMENTAL ECOSYSTEM
Álvaro Minguito
Río Tupana al atardecer
Amazonas, Manaos, Brasil
FOR ORIGINAL LANDSCAPE
ANTONIO FARTO
Marte en la Tierra
Lanzarote, Islas Canarias, España
for FINDING fractals in nature
Alexandra Dicheva
Look around
Madrid, España
FOr underwater environment
Maria Luiza Alves
Cavalo Marinho
Arraial do Cabo RJ, Brasil
FOR BEST sunset
Mª Teresa Martínez Colás
Rojo sobre Azul
Valencia, España
FOR CAPTURING AN ATMOSPHERE
CLARA MENÉNDEZ
Continicio
Sintra, Portugal
FOR BEST interaction HUMAN - Nature
Pablo Couso
Glaciar de la Maladeta
Macizo del Aneto, Pirineo aragonés
for most provocative IMAGE of life
juan mallo
Live is Life
Tung Choi street, Hong Kong
FOR BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY
Sarolta Gyoker
The Embrace
California, USA
Adelaide Di Nunzio
The Heart of the Mother
L’Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy
Isabel de Mª de Gaztañondo
Renacer
Lanzarote, Islas Canarias
Congratulations to the winners. To everyone else, we encourage you to continue sharing your images and reflections on the beauty of nature and our planet via #BetterEarthThanMars.