Conservation is not just about protecting what’s left. It’s about reimagining what’s possible.
“The Edge of Possibility” themed photo competition—calling for images that radiate hope, invention, and the future of our planet. We want to see radical regeneration, bold solutions, nature bouncing back, and people uniting across boundaries. These are the photos that ask:
“What if it’s not too late?”
“What if we can still win?”
This is not a competition about documenting destruction. It’s about capturing what rises from it.
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Name: Anroux Van zyl
Where are you from? South Africa, Potchefstroom
Title of the photo: Grace in expectation
Camera Type: Nikon D3100
Please tell us more about the photo: Amid life’s renewal, a pregnant bride and a horse embody hope – humanity and nature united, nurturing a future where conservation reimagines coexistence and possibility.
Name: Cayla Hallett
Where are you from? South Africa
Title of the photo: Flower night sky
Camera Type: Hauwei p20 lite phone
Please tell us more about the photo: So I captured this photo on the mountains in clarens it’s captures the sunset set night back ground and the flower infront of it.
Name: Shanice du Preez
Where are you from? South Africa
Title of the photo: Majestic Baobab
Camera Type: Samsung S20 phone
Please tell us more about the photo: A towering baobab stands proudly amid vibrant succulents and blooming bougainvillea, capturing the beauty of the African landscape. A possibility of regrowth when the season changes.
Name : Alexandra Pearson
Where are you from? Johannesburg, South Africa
Title of the photo: Born to Run, Bound to Disappear
Camera Type: Canon 1100Dthe
Please tell us more about the photo: The photo captures a moment of peace for the one of the world’s most endangered cats – the cheetah. The image represents a delicate balance between survival and vanishing, between stillness and motion
Name: Suzette Smit
Where are you from? South Africa, Whiteriver
Title of he photo: Venture of the unknown
Camera Type: Nikon D3200
Please tell us more about the photo: Everyday is a new adventure.
In the same way is it unknown, a mystery, a clean slate, a new possibility.
Name: Amber Hunt
Where are you from? Johannesburg, South Africa
Title of the photo: The Barriers Between
Camera Type: Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Please tell us more about the photo: I spotted this young ostrich staring at me from behind the barrier at Shikwaru. It gave me a sense of hope that nature and animals could still thrive amongst all the chaos that humans have caused.
Name: Rezhane Muller
Where are you from? Gauteng, South Africa
Title of the photo: Where the wild roses wait…
Camera Type: Nikon D3200
Please tell us more about the photo: Shot through the metal grid, the soft roses appear caged, yet they flourish with resilience and beauty.
Name: Charleen Kilian
Where are you from? Seaview, Port Elizabeth
Title of the photo: Mom, baby and me
Camera Type: Huawei pura 70 pro
Please tell us more about the photo: Mom and baby vervet, curious, yet cautious, in the tree, looking at me. We should embrace nature and recognize our responsibilities. To strive towards a world where we can thrive with nature.
Name: Nadine Leonard
Where are you from? Gqeberha
Title of he photo: King of the Karoo
Camera Type: Canon 800d
Please tell us more about the photo: Nomad, known as one of the biggest male lions of the Eastern Cape. This picture resembles the strength of conservation. Once an area without a single lion is now flourishing thanks to conservation.
Name: Cayden Atti
Where are you from: South Africa
Title of the photo: Coexistence
Camera Type: Nikon D3100
Please tell us more about the photo: This photo displays a bee pollinating a plant. But the symbolism is deeper. The bee cannot exist without the plant and the plant cannot exist without the bee. Everything is connected. We coexist.
Name: Yolandie van der Merwe
Where are you from: Ogies, Mpumalanga
Title of the photo: Soybeans agricultural landscape
Camera Type: Huawei
Please tell us more about the photo: As the sun began its descent over the vast soybean fields of Witbank, Mpumalanga, the sky transformed into a breathtaking canvas of colors. It was a testament to the hard work, love, and commitment.
Name: Frederik Barnardt
Where are you from: Johannesburg
Title of the photo: A shared interest
Camera Type: Sony a7IV
Please tell us more about the photo: This photo represents successful conservation of not only animals but habitat as well. I intentionally captured this elephant cow bathing sharing the water with two Egyptian geese in balanced harmony.
Name: Kgothatso sulph Nkuna
Where are you from? Mokopane South Africa
Title of he photo: The Last Wall Standing
Camera Type: Apple iPhone 11
Please tell us more about the photo: A lone ruin in marble hall-Nooitgezien stands against a golden sunset, symbolizing resilience and forgotten heritage—where the land itself holds the memory of identity and a life once lived.
Name: Neesha Budhoo
Where are you from? Pretoria
Title of he photo: Zebra in motion
Camera Type: Nikon D3400
Please tell us more about the photo: Nature/wildlife thriving in the middle of a concrete jungle. Picture taken at Klapperkop Nature Reserve in Pretoria. We can survive in harmony together.
Name: Kyle Conradie
Where are you from? Cape Town
Title of he photo: Sky high
Camera Type: Canon 250D
Please tell us more about the photo: This was such an epic shot of tourists paragliding over the city of Cape Town. It came out as a perfect shot when the person landed and she was proposed to when she touched the ground!
Name: Jackie Van Deventer
Where are you from? Strand, Western Cape
Title of he photo: Greener days
Camera Type: Samsung S24 Ultra
Please tell us more about the photo: Where there are warehouses and many man made structures. Nature always finds a way to show off its beauty.
Name: Clyde Vraagom
Where are you from? South Africa
Title of he photo: Natures Bliss
Camera Type: iPhone12
Please tell us more about the photo: This photo was taken, in a nature walk one morning.
The area used to be dry and leaves were dead, but after a storm and rain it became this beauty again.
It relates to the theme of nature renewal.
Name: Clyde Vraagom
Where are you from? South Africa
Title of he photo: One With Nature
Camera Type: iPhone12
Please tell us more about the photo: Photo represents how anybody can be one with nature and how calm it is
It features my 2 dogs Chicca and Bubbles on a walk
Name: Roelien Burnett
Where are you from? South Africa
Title of he photo: Where the desert listens
Camera Type: Nikon Coolpix P900
Please tell us more about the photo: To me this photo represents community, and trust. Which we as humans could learn alot from.
This photo of the meerkats was taken in February this year when we visited the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Name: Clyde Vraagom
Where are you from? South Africa
Title of he photo: Nature Reflections
Camera Type: iPhone12
Please tell us more about the photo: Took this outside a restaurant one evening, i just saw the water a drum and the tree reflected from it
This is like a nature within nature.
Name: Monique Swanepoel
Where are you from? West Rand
Title of he photo: Guardians of the Land
Camera Type: Canon m50 Mark ii
Please tell us more about the photo: This image celebrates indigenous heritage and unity, showing how cultural guardianship and community resilience are vital to conservation’s future.
Name: Clarissa Lottering
Where are you from? Pretoria
Title of he photo: Between Progress and Persistence
Camera Type: Nikon D850
Please tell us more about the photo: Captured in the Umhlanga wetlands, a heron stands against the skyline’s advance. This image reflects the fragile coexistence between urban expansion and the persistence of natural life.
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