Forests, fires and footings: Earth Photo award winners – in pictures

From peat bogs to ancient trees via abandoned mining towns, these prize-winning images deliver both a stark warning and a message of hope for the future of our planet

Main image: 500 years old … a Ticuna man stands by a tree in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest. Photograph: Mateo Borrero

Tue 17 Jun 2025 08.00 CEST

Jussi Hellsten, A Volunteer

Created in 2018 by Forestry England, the Royal Geographical Society and Parker Harris, Earth Photo is a world-leading programme engaging with still and moving image makers to showcase the issues affecting the climate and life on our planet. The Earth Photo 2025 exhibition is at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), London, until 20 August

Forests, fires and footings: Earth Photo award winners – in pictures

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