NATURALIST PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST

BETTER EARTH THAN MARS

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.