Rolex’s Perpetual Planet initiative has partnered with CNN to raise awareness and educate people about key sustainability issues in order to inspire positive action. The CNN editorial series Call to Earth is dedicated to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet and highlighting the solutions.
Meanwhile, in photography news, a striking photograph of two gannets engaged in a battle for a fish in the waters near Scotland’s Shetland Islands has won the top prize at the World Nature Photography Awards. Tracey Lund from the United Kingdom captured this moment while on holiday using a DSLR camera in waterproof housing. Lund described the incredible sight of thousands of gannets diving into the sea after locally caught fish, stating that she took 1,800 images that day but only had two usable ones. This year’s awards featured various categories including animal portraits, plants and fungi, and different types of animal behaviors.
Ivan Pedretti from Italy won first place in the Planet Earth’s landscapes and environments category with his enchanting photo of winter in Stokksnes, Iceland. Pedretti highlighted the color contrast of the white mountains with the black dunes and yellow grass in his image. The World Nature Photography Awards aims to promote photography while also supporting the planet by planting a tree for each entry into the competition. Adrian Dinsdale, co-founder of WNPA expressed admiration for this year’s entries, emphasizing their high quality.