Harrowing 'The Bitter Death of Birds' Wins Environmental Photo of the Year

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The 2022 Environmental Photographer of the Year competition has announced its winners, with top honors going to a disheartening photo of just a few of the thousands of birds that died in the Miankaleh Lagoon in Iran due to contamination and lack of water.

Harrowing ‘The Bitter Death of Birds’ Wins Environmental Photo of the Year

The competition gives our six awards: Environmental Photographer of the Year, Young Environmental Photographer of the Year – Nikon Award, Vision of the Future, Recovering Nature, Keeping 1.5 Alive, and Adapting for Tomorrow. The above photo, titled “The Bitter Death of Birds” was captured by photographer Mehdi Mohebi Pour who took home the title of Environmental Photographer of the Year. It depicts just three of the thousands of birds that perished in Iron as well as the efforts of environmental workers who collected the bodies to prevent the spread of disease.

 

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