Breathtaking photos showcase best of Earth in @nature_org photo contest ➡📸🌏 The Nature Conservancy's photo contest had a record-breaking return with 100,190 submissions from 158 countries after a one-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 1. Grand Prize Winner - U.K. wildlife photographer Anup Shah won the Grand Prize for a photo of a western lowland gorilla walking through a cloud of butterflies in the Central African Republic. 2. People’s Choice Award - A time-lapse photo of fireflies congregating around a tree before a monsoon by Prathamesh Ghadekar of India 3. Wildlife: 1st Place - Incessant rains in Masai Mara had caused the Talek river to flood. Five male cheetahs were looking to cross this river in terrifyingly powerful currents by Buddhilini de Soyza. 4. People and Nature: 1st Place - A team with Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program prepare Brenda, an approximately 3-month-old female orangutan for surgery by Alain Schroeder. #nature #naturephotography #photocontest #photography #natureorg