Natural link

Photographer

Benoit Rondelet

Category

Nature Photography - Wildlife

Company

Benoit Rondelet Photography

Submission Group

Amateur

Year

2026

Country / Region:

Belgium

Great apes must be considered guardians of the rainforest, and the forests depend on them as much as they depend on them. Deforestation, which destroys the habitat of rainforest apes, is accelerating: every day, the equivalent of one and a half times the size of Paris disappears from the Earth's surface in forests! Most tropical plants use a mutualistic strategy between frugivores and fruit trees to disperse their seeds. Great apes contribute very effectively to this because of their diet, which is primarily composed of fruit, and their large size.

More Gold Winners
Professional
2026

Photographer / Company

Kelly William Wright

Category

Fine Art Photography - Nudes

Country / Region

United States

Amateur
2026

Photographer / Company

Kate Daley

Category

Film Photography - Landscape

Country / Region

United Kingdom

Professional
2026

Photographer / Company

Marcel van Beek

Category

Minimalist Photography - Silhouetted Moments

Country / Region

Germany

Professional
2026

Photographer / Company

Marcel van Beek

Category

Minimalist Photography - Black and White

Country / Region

Germany