1. "We are small" by Filippo Bellisola
Location: Passo Falzarego, Provincia di Belluno, Italia
Artist's comment: "We slept in a tent at a 2700 meters altitude and it was a little cold. Friends, sunset, outdoors cooking, sunrise... everything was perfect."
2. "Feeling small never felt so good" by Ester Turri
Location: Dolomiti Passo Rolle, Italy
3. Winner - "First Light" by Rafid Yasar
Location: Bogura, Bangladesh
Artist's comment: "This picture hides a heartbreaking story: I was filming a short documentary about the Black Naped Monarch birds and I captured some shots of this nest. This the last time I saw this hatchling; one day later a storm came by and destroyed the nest. I believe this picture symbolizes some of its latest moments."
4. "Da Nang Perspectives" by Stephen Akpakwu
Location: The Golden Bridge near Da Nang, Vietnam
Artist's comment: "I arrived early to capture a lone walker on the bridge. Within minutes of taking this photo, the bridge was full of tourists snapping away in awe! I was quite lucky to have this brief moment to myself (and the stranger!)"
5. "All Aboard" by Jonny Rogers
Location: Glenfinnan Viaduct, Scotland
Artist's comment: "The train just adds a great sense of scale and a hit of different color among the sea of green."
6. "Belleza Natural" by Fito Tejada
Location: Guatemala
7. "Why do we feel so small?" by Luke Simpson
Location: Arches National Park, USA
Artist's comment: "Why do we feel so small when we are in fact a part of something so incredibly large? Just as many cells make up a body, I believe we are all connected to a larger living being we call Planet Earth. Looking up at the night sky and Milky Way reminds me how awesome it is to be part of something so vast."
8. "From the top of the cliff" by Agnieszka Wieczorek
Location: Nusa Penida, Indonesia
Artist's comment: "This is not a drone view: the photo was taken from the top of the cliff. I had to bend a little bit, but I saw this amazing composition and couldn't help myself."
9. "Herds of Yak" by Victor Ferreira
Location: Sarchu, the Himalayas, India
Artist's comment: "To me, these landscapes are absolutely stunning, even more, when you get to see Yaks grazing. I suffered from altitude sickness, which caused me headaches and shortness of breath. It was all worth it though."
10. "The baby going to the sea" by W. Rahardjo
Location: Pantai Samas, Indonesia
Artist's comment: "This photo was taken during the release of young turtles at Samas Beach. I was impressed by their determination and their struggle to reach the water."
11. "Haystack ride" by Vitaly Tyuk
Location: Vladivostok, Russia
12. "Walking in the crater" by Aurora Picas Casanovas
Location: Reunion Island, France
Artist's comment: "We were visiting a remote area on the island of Reunion in order to experience the sensation of the enormity of the zone full of volcanic craters."
13. "Little man on the ridge" by Paal Uglefisk Lund
Location: Norway
Artist's comment: "I wanted to show how small we are compared to the mountains. My plan was to get the wind blowing off the ridge, but a small man and the clouds reflecting orange light changed the story."
14. "Tide lagoon in Sumba" by Maky and Matt
Location: Sumba Island, Indonesia
Artist's comment: "This place is absolutely magical, turquoise blue lagoon right next to the rough ocean!"
15. "Car in the pine forest" by Bastian AS
Location: Bandung, Indonesia
Artist's comment: "I was driving through this pine forest, and felt I had to stop my car to fly my drone and capture the composition from above."
16. "Point on the map" by Andrei Pugach
Location: Kalyazin, Russia
Artist's comment: "The bell tower of St. Nicholas Cathedral, standing in the middle of the Uglich reservoir. Monument of history and architecture. One of the symbols of the consequences of the construction of the reservoir cascade on the Volga River, which destroyed hundreds of villages, towns, and cities with ancient structures that existed there."
17. "Tam Tien fish market" by Hà Vũ Linh
Location: Quảng Nam, Vietnam
Artist's comment: "The Tam Tien Fish Market lies right on the beach. Although the spontaneous market is only open during the monsoon season between April and September, it is the province’s largest seafood wholesale market."
18. "It takes everything to stand alone" by Karen Heslinga
Location: Enkhuizen, the Netherlands
Artist's comment: "It takes nothing to join the crowd, but it takes everything to stand alone: this picture totally represents this quote! Swans usually go in pairs, but not in this case. It was just swimming alone, in combination with the environment, making this feeling of being alone was even more amplified. I've always been fascinated by swans who live here. They have something graceful and mysterious."
19. "Black and yellow seahorse" by Erwin Gucci
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Artist's comment: "In recent years, the population of seahorses around the world has declined, with fourteen of its species listed as threatened."
20. "Golden River" by Anastasia Mazureva
Location: Moscow, Russia
Artist's comment: "The photo was taken in the summer, from the observation deck of the Moscow City Business Center. On that day, the weather was quite cloudy and I had already lost faith in the sun. But no. The clouds parted slightly and colored the surrounding area with this warm, golden light."
21. "Close up of a Damselfly" by Pedro Luis Ajuriaguerra Saiz
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Artist's comment: "Here's a portrait of a red Damselfly. I wanted to show the small details that are imperceptible to the human eye. You can see how the drops of water remain suspended in the face, transforming it completely."
22. "Drop with daisy. Gota con margarita" by Jafter
Location: Málaga, Spain
23. "Swiss waterfall" by Samuele Miccoli
Location: Switzerland
Artist's comment: "Humans are powerless in front of Nature."
24. "Cheetah looking for food" by Mohamed Tazi
Location: Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
25. "Be Epic" by Arthur Kanatov
Location: Mount Elbrus, Russia
Artist's comment: "I was standing on the edge of a cliff, illuminated by the sun, against the mountains' snow-white peaks. Nature is beautiful and we, as guests, are abusing it."
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