Glaciers matter photo contest winner
First place: Tommaso Aguzzi with his photo "Stillness on the roof of the world", taken in Tajikistan.
About the photo: The photograph captures a rocky plateau in the village of Langar, Tajikistan, nestled within the Pamir Mountains. At its edge rises Engels Peak, towering over 20,000 feet in the misty background. The plateau, dotted with grass and grazing cattle, is crossed by a small creek that originates from the Kishtidzharob Glacier and descends toward the Wakhan Valley, near the border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Bathed in soft light, the scene reveals a tranquil yet striking landscape that embodies the grandeur and stillness of the high mountains. Learn more.
Second place: Polina Zhuchkova with her photo "The glacial pulse: where meltwater begins", taken in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia, Russian Federation.
Third place: Virginia Woolf with her photo "Thame village: a timeless sherpa hamlet" taken in Nepal.