/ 2026 / Nature / Wildlife

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Alessandro Marena, Italy
• Date of Photograph
  May 2026

This is not the moment a kingdom is won. It is the moment it is defended. Osupaat, one of the great kings of Olare Motorogi, wears the evidence of his reign in every scar and every battle fought to hold his ground. In the Mara, power is never permanent and authority is never given. It must be earned again and again. This image is a reminder that true kingship is measured not by conquest, but by the ability to endure