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Epitaph for the Ocean Kings
Prize
Bronze in Press/Nature/Environmental
Photographer
Kaja Krawczyk, Poland
Date of Photograph
January 2025
On the muddy shores of the Bay of Bengal, in the ship-breaking yards, oceanic giants take their final voyage. Once rulers of the seas, the ships now kneel, cut apart by torches amid heat, clamor, and rust.