Loving Earth through lenses

The exhibition welcomes visitors to view endless variations of nature's timeless themes — survival, reproduction, challenge, adaptation, cooperation, and conflict, notes Chen. The audience can find answers to nature's most compelling mysteries, such as how certain species thrive in the oxygen-deprived heights of the Tibetan Plateau where humans struggle to survive, and how extraordinary forms and survival strategies have evolved in the darkest depths of the ocean.

"To capture these fleeting, extraordinary moments in the planet's most inaccessible realms, wildlife photographers embark on extraordinary journeys. Scaling mountains, braving blizzards, and harnessing cutting-edge technology — all while relying on a stroke of serendipity — they strive to be in precisely the right place at the crucial moment when nature reveals its rarest spectacles," he says.

The competition's sixth edition expects more exciting visual narratives showcasing the resilience and wonders of life in Earth's most extreme environments.

The wildlife competition is the world's first such event initiated by China, and more than 80 countries and regions have participated. The event was invited to appear at the United Nations where it shared China's story of using images to raise awareness of environmental protection.

The year's competition has garnered over 1 billion online views and accumulated more than 60,000 minutes of wildlife footage, with more than 150,000 submissions.

Since its inception, Jane Goodall, a world-renowned primatologist and wildlife conservationist known for her groundbreaking long-term research on chimpanzees, has served as the honorary scientific adviser.