Tony North; First place, Breathing Spaces; Overall Winner; Blue Tajinaste, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. “Echium thyrsiflorum is endemic to the mountains of La Palma island – from high up, there was a magnificent view of both the caldera below, and the stars above. The Unesco La Palma biosphere reserve encompasses the entire island, with the Caldera de Taburiente containing mountains with a highest peak of 2,426 metres – the Roque de los Muchachos”. (Photo by Tony North/IGPOTY)

This aerial photo taken on December 28, 2018 shows commercial and residential buildings in Hong Kong. (Photo by Dale De La Rey/AFP Photo)

An Aymara woman with a sheep waves to the crowd during a Christmas parade in La Paz, Bolivia December 12, 2015. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)

Boys play with a drainage culvert used for flood control in Las Pinas, Metro Manila February 28, 2016. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)

Miss Vanjie performs during the LA Pride 2019 on June 09, 2019 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

A CatCon attendee poses at CatCon LA 2023 at Pasadena Convention Center on August 06, 2023 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Sarah Morris/Getty Images)

Ricky Martin perfoms "La Mordidita" during the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year gala honoring Brazilian singer Roberto Carlos in Las Vegas, Nevada November 18, 2015. (Photo by Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Aymara indigenous women “Martha La Altena” (El Alto's Martha) (R) and “Susana La Bonita” (Pretty Susana) take part in a freestyle wrestling flight in El Alto, on June 29, 2018. “Cholita Fighters” aim to include their show in a tourist route. (Photo by Aizar Raldes/AFP Photo)