The environmental photographer of the year 2010 exhibition opens on October 25, just one month before the climate change conference in Cancun. The big winner of the contest 2010 is an aerial photograph, entitled "Flight of rays" by Florian Schulz, which shows that a congregation of Devil rays de monk in Baja California Sur. Bulgarian Radoslav Radoslavov Valkov won the title of the young photographer of the year with its environmental macro photography of a fly. Bence Máté of Hungary was announced winner of world-class natural for your image, "Fly to Eye" (see above). The winning images will be exposed in The Air Gallery, Dover Street, Mayfair, W1S 4NE in 25-30 October 2010.Admission is free. a book of photographs blurb the winning images of competition 2010 is available for purchase.
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Press release CIWEM
THIS EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHY CAN CHANGE THE THINK POLITICIANS?
Photographs deal with some of the most important issues of our time will be on display October 25. and with only one month to go before the climate summit in Cancun, CIWEM's hoping the environmental photographer of the year exhibition will convince politicians to take urgent and decisive measures needed to combat climate change.
The environmental photographer of the year is an international showcase for the best in environmental photography, honoring amateur and professional photographers who use their ability to raise awareness of environmental and social issues. organised by the Chartered Institution of water and environmental management (CIWEM), the environmental photographer of the year exceeded all expectations, receiving more than 4500 entries of photographers in 97 countries in just its fourth year this is an increase of record-breaking entrances of 93% from 2009, with this year coming first entries from countries such as Tajikistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mongolia, Swaziland, Palestine, Latvia and Bolivia.
Free exhibition features the most notable collection of environmental, social and natural photographs in the world, with more than 50 winners and highly praised images of amateur and professional photographers.
International League of Conservation Photographer Florian Schulz won the overall title of the environmental photographer of the year with his image of a congregation's unprecedented de monk Devil Rays in Baja California Sur, while 20 years old Bulgarian Radoslav Radoslavov Valkov won the title of the young photographer of the year with its environmental macro photography of a fly.
The collection appears in The Air Gallery, Dover Street, London, 25-30 October.For more information about the exhibition, please go to http://www.epoty.org.
Judge Nick Reeves, Executive Director of CIWEM said:
"CIWEM has its finger on the zeitgeist, with thousands of people who demonstrate their appreciation and concern for our world through environmental photographer of the year. Unfortunately this passion doesn't seem to be shared by our leaders and our progress on the priorities of the environment has not compatible with the magnitude of the threat posed by climate change. unless we reduce our carbon emissions and invest in measures of adaptation, we face a desperate struggle for survival."
"Protect our environment is the most pressing problem that we face and the environmental photographer of the year highlights the challenges facing people on a daily basis, while also allowing in enjoy the wonder and beauty that surrounds us. I urge Ministers to visit the exhibition to help them understand how imperative it is for them to rethink their approach to climate change, ahead of crucial in Cancun Convention in December. the era of procrastination is about".
CIWEM's environmental Photographer of the year 2010 will exhibit at The Air Gallery, Dover Street, Mayfair, W1S 4NE in 25-30 October 2010. for more information, please go to http://www.epoty.org.
Photo credit: Fly eye by Bence Máté
CIWEM environmental photographer of the winner of the category of natural world of the year 2010
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