A touching photograph of Valente (seen below) in his dressings captured by Fernando Faciole took home the top prize in the Public Award category of the 2025 Environmental Photography Award. Credit: Iacopo Nerozzi / Environmental Photography Awards“Jellyfish and Iceberg”Polar Wonders, LaureatLion’s mane jellyfish, Greenland, 2019Diving around icebergs is a unique and fascinating experience. The stark contrast between the deep blue water and the glistening white ice offered a mesmerizing backdrop for underwater photography. Credit: Amy Jones / Environmental Photography Awards“Coho Salmon in a Log Structure”Coho salmon and juvenile, USA, 2023Credit: David Herasimtschuk / Environmental Photography Awards“Unseen Unsung Heroes”Oceans World, LaureatOverall WinnerWorms flush sand out of their burrows, Spain, 2023Polychaete worms flush sand out of their burrows amidst a seagrass bed in the Spanish Mediterranean. Credit: Angel Fitor / Environmental Photography Awards“Ephemeral”Polar Wonders, Runner UpIceberg drifting on the Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon, Iceland, 2024Credit: Michaël Arzur / Environmental Photography Awards“Portrait of a Leafy Seadragon”Ocean Worlds, Runner UpLeafy Seadragon, Australia, 2024Credit: Daniel Sly / Environmental Photography Awards