Humans and nature are learning to coexist at the frontlines of life—on sidewalks, farms, rooftops, and reserves. This competition invites powerful, honest, and layered images that document this fragile balance. Whether through ancient customs or urban encounters, we want to see how humans and the natural world intersect, support, or challenge one another.
This is not just wildlife. It’s not just people. It’s the place in between—where conservation is happening every day, in quiet and unseen ways.
Submit your photo(s) via the entry form.
Tell us more (Photographer, Name of Photo, Tell us more, Camera used, Where did you hear about us?)
Pay Entry Fee (R50 per image)
Entries will be uploaded to our Facebook within 1–3 business days of submission
Each photo will be posted on our official GAAAP Facebook page
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Name: Clarissa Lottering
Where are you from? Pretoria
Title of the photo: Passing the Future
Camera Type: Nikon D850
Please tell us more about the photo: At Mongena Dam, Dinokeng, a cormorant feeds its chick, a quiet triumph of survival, reminding us that renewal begins with even the smallest act of care.
Name: Clarissa Lottering
Where are you from? Pretoria
Title of the photo: Flight Toward Tomorrow
Camera Type: Nikon D850
Please tell us more about the photo: Above Dinokeng’s golden waters, a flock of ibises rises into the fading light, a symbol of unity, freedom and the shared flight toward a hopeful tomorrow.
Name: Clarissa Lottering
Where are you from? Pretoria
Title of the photo: Architects of Hope
Camera Type: Nikon D850
Please tell us more about the photo: At Dinokeng, a weaver bird threads new life strand by strand, a tiny architect shaping the future, proving that rebuilding begins with small, deliberate acts.
Name: Clarissa Lottering
Where are you from? Pretoria
Title of the photo: The Recyclers
Camera Type: Nikon D850
Please tell us more about the photo: On the sands of Dinokeng, dung beetles roll life forward, humble engineers of renewal, turning decay into foundation and proving that restoration begins below our feet.
Name: Clarissa Lottering
Where are you from? Pretoria
Title of the photo: The Silent Guardian
Camera Type: Nikon D850
Please tell us more about the photo: In the heart of Dinokeng, an elephant stands in quiet strength, a living monument to resilience, reminding us that hope endures through the wisdom of the wild.
Name: Clarissa Lottering
Where are you from? Pretoria
Title of the photo: Emerging from the Shadows
Camera Type: Nikon D850
Please tell us more about the photo: In a reserve in Gauteng, a rhino steps from darkness into light, a symbol of fragile hope and the enduring fight for survival in the face of silence and loss.
Name: Clarissa Lottering
Where are you from? Pretoria
Title of the photo: Between Rust and Renewal
Camera Type: Nikon D850 with a Sigma 150-600 lens
Please tell us more about the photo: At Marais Dam, Dinokeng, an African Jacana balances between rust and renewal, a symbol of nature reclaiming what was once forgotten.
Name: Olayanka Reddy
Where are you from? Johannesburg, South Africa
Title of the photo: Nature Reclaims The Forgotten
Camera Type: Smartphone Camera
Please tell us more about the photo: Abandoned train tracks in Port Shepstone, Durban, slowly reclaimed by mother nature. Once a path of urban movement, now a symbol of balance—where nature nurtures what humans have left behind.
Name: Diané Meintjes
Where are you from? Jeffreys Bay
Title of the photo: Tropical Majesty
Camera Type: Samsung Galaxy S23 ultra
Please tell us more about the photo: Perched upon a weathered branch, the green wing macaw sits like a living flame, a burst of color in a quiet world. It’s feathers shimmer in shades of red and blue, kissed by hints of green.
Name: Monique Van Staden
Where are you from? Middelburg, Mpumalanga
Title of the photo: Marked for observation
Camera Type: Canon R7 with RF 100-400 lens
Please tell us more about the photo: This photo reveals how human intervention positively contributes to conservation of the animals. The lookout point, the collar and camera all reveal the importance of humans towards conservation.
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