Geographical Magazine In pictures: Jonk wins Earth Photo competition with stunning series of abandoned buildings Written by Geographical 2020 The winner of the Earth Photo competition was Jonk with a set of photos depicting abandoned buildings overtaken by nature
Jonk: Overall winner of Earth Photo plus winner of the Place category
Theatre, Abkhazia region of Georgia (2019)
Jonk is a self-taught freelance photographer whose work focuses on humans and their relationship with nature. His images are taken to raise awareness of the ecological crisis that faces humanity. Fascinated by abandoned places that have been reclaimed by nature, in 2018 he published
Naturalia: A Chronicle of Contemporary Ruins. Far from being pessimistic, and at a time when human domination of nature has never been so extreme, his images are designed to awaken our ecological consciousness. Nature is stronger, so whatever happens to humans, na