Sandipani Chattopadhyay’s Green Barrier Sandipani Chattopadhyay
EARTH’S fragility is laid bare in this selection of images holding a lens up to the issues affecting our planet. They form some of the shortlists for the Earth Photo 2023 competition, judged by a panel that included New Scientist’s picture editor Tim Boddy and head of editorial video David Stock.
The main image is a shot of the Damodar river in West Bengal, India, by Sandipani Chattopadhyay, showing how algae are thriving in these increasingly warm waters. The growth is proving disastrous for locals, …
