The Environmental Photographer Of The Year Awards – The Winners

The winner have been announced for the Atkins CIWEM Environmental Photographer Of The Year Awards 2016. 

Recognising exceptional skill behind the lens, as well as the ability to capture an issue hanging over Planet Earth in a single frame, winners have been crowned in five categories, and a number of pictures were given special commendations.

The overall winner was Swedish photographer Sara Lindstrom, whose epic image of the Alberta wildfire particularly impressed the judging panel. 

An underwater split image shows a seismic blasting operation off northeast Greenland. The process involves firing airguns that emit 259-decibel blasts towards the seabed in order to identify possible oil and gas reservoirs. (Christian Aslund/Environmental Photographer of the Year)

La Vijanera is a Cantabrian custom where characters represent the nature of the environment, mores and beliefs. The first carnival of the year in Europe is a colorful masquerade in which around 75 different characters play with an own function and symbolism. (Adrian Dominguez/Environmental Photographer of the Year)

The winning photograph was this apocalyptic image of wildfires raging through Alberta, Canada, by Sara Lindstrom. (Sara Lindstrom/Environmental Photographer of the Year)

Luke Massey was awarded the young photographer of the year award for his image of a Peregrine Falcon perching politely on a Chicago balcony. (Luke Massey/Environmental Photographer of the Year)

Showing a home being gradually swallowed by the sea, this photo won the Atkins Built Environment Award. (SL Kumar Shanth/Environmental Photographer of the Year)

The future of food? Hydroponic plants on the Rocket Science stand at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show are being developed for use in space and as one of the many ways to feed an ever expanding population here on Earth. (Guy Bell/Environmental Photographer of the Year)