Country Pick / 2017 / /

Fossil Fuel II

  • Prize
  • Photographer
    Chris McCann, United States

Mountains upon mountains of coal which feed into the Tomato-
Atsuma Power Station of Tomakomai, Hokkaido - powering the
equivalent of 800,000 homes per year and producing 10,000,000
tons of carbon dioxide per year.

Awards Awards/Recognition:

- Won second prize in the National Geographic Photographer of the Year Award - in the environmental issues category.
- Two featured photos for the National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year 2016 contest
- Shortlisted for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016 competition by the Natural History Museum of London.
- One photograph included in the Parks and Wildlife story for National Geographic.