2025 GLOBAL PRIZE
Recipient: Sourav Das
Title: In Jharia’s Fire, Both Earth and Mothers Weep
Description: “Amid the burning coalfields of Jharia, an elderly woman collapses in grief. Her tears rise through the smoke, echoing the silence of lives lost and forgotten in the flames.”
Location: Jharia, India
2025 GLOBAL PRIZE TOP 10 FINALISTS
2025 GLOBAL PRIZE HONORABLE MENTIONS
2025 GLOBAL PRIZE COMPETITION
The 2025 Global Contest champions the cause of climate justice, recognizing that climate change is not merely an environmental challenge but a profound human rights issue. We sought compelling images that capture the human face of the escalating climate crisis - climate refugees, the young and the elderly, the disabled and injured, the impoverished, Indigenous and island communities, and women bearing disproportionate burdens. Alongside these powerful portrayals, we celebrated the resilience and determination of climate champions - those advocating for change and those working tirelessly to mitigate and reverse the effects of this global emergency.
UNITED NATIONS AND UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD GLOBAL EXHIBIT
The 2025 Photography 4 Humanity Global Prize Recipient, Top 10 Finalists and 20 Honorable Mentions will have their work exhibited globally by United Nations Human Rights and the University of Oxford on September 10, 2025 – to open the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit at Oxford.
The climate justice exhibit will then be globally promoted by the United Nations on UN.org.
