“Antonia Torres Gonzales is pictured on the Colorado River in traditional Cucupah beaded clothing. Gonzales is concerned that the Cucupah culture will disappear with the disappearance and dwindling of fish stocks associated with the disappearance. People are leaving the villages in search of jobs in cities. She teaches traditional crafts to the younger generation, organizes traditional rituals, and attends conferences in order to counteract this decline.
“Janice Husebo & Janney Husebo are a married couple living in Asheville North Carolina on the edge of town, high on a hill, surrounded by wilderness. Bears visit their porch, which is 10 to 15 feet above ground level, multiple times per day. They eat bird seeds.

“Janice is very close to the bears. She plays with them using a feather duster through the sliding glass doors.” Many people have become accustomed to her porch, spending hours relaxing on it, taking baths in the tubs she has left out and banging at the sliding glass door hoping someone will bring them food.

The Sony World Photography Awards, , opening on April 14th in Somerset House, in the heart London, will feature black bears living peacefully in backyards and a group of artists tackling plastic pollution with elaborate costumes.

The World Photography Organization’s annual competition, which is open to all, culminates in this exhibition, a portrait of human life and environment that touches on loss, hope and transformation. The awards, now in their 16th edition drew an impressive 415,000 images from more than 200 different countries. This truly global exhibition is the culmination of a highly anticipated, free-to-enter annual photography competition by the World Photography Organization.

The Sony World Photography Awards exhibit, which features more than 800 photographs, offers a wealth of contemplation and exploration opportunities. Adam Ferguson, the 2022 Photographer-of-the Year, will exhibit his new work from the series Roaring Sky. This eight-year project explores small towns in the Australian Outback. The landscape is deeply affected by global warming and climate change.