In Our Hands - Hope and Renewal
Focusing our lenses on the small but meaningful ways we interact with the environment in daily life. This task highlights how everyday actions contribute to a healthier planet, from recycling routines and sustainable transport to urban gardening or mindful consumption. Capturing the quiet beauty and impact of eco-conscious living, revealing how environmental care is woven into ordinary moments and choices all around us.
Just as we once harnessed the wind to sail over oceans to distant lands, we are now using turbines to harness the wind to send clean, renewable power to distant homes. The future of our planet is in our hands and if we work with nature instead of against it, we can build a sustainable world that doesn't deplete the earth's resources but works in harmony with its natural forces.
By Victoria Stokes ARPS
What seems scattered or often hidden at ground level, from above reveals a different story of hope and progress. Forcing us to view renewable energy infrastructure from above, we see how it is reshaping our world below.
By Victoria Stokes ARPS
The future is in our hands and from this perspective, we're already building it.
By Victoria Stokes ARPS
A fell wind farm in the North of England, depicting the transition from coal mining and fossil fuels to a more sustainable energy source.
By Louise Knaresborough LRPS
This inshore wind farm sits just off the coast of Redcar.
By Louise Knaresborough LRPS
Taken from a boat on the Dutch side of the north Sea this wind farm harness the full power of the wind in a wide open space .
By Louise Knaresborough LRPS
The Sefton coast attracts hundreds of visitors every year. The beach at Birkdale used to be used as a carpark but has been allowed to rewild. It now provides a safe area for birds to nest and feed. During autumn and winter months groups of Knot, Sanderling, Dunlin, Oystercatchers, Lapwings and many others can be seen. During the summer Skylarks, Stonechat, Blackcap and others can be seen. Human visitors can still enjoy the area but are encouraged to stick to the paths and to respect the wildlife.
By Evelynne Rogers
This photo was taken beneath a pier and is part of my ongoing photo series Letters from the Shore, a personal collection of quiet, reflective images I capture during visits to the beach. I’m always drawn to scenes that feel calm but layered, and this particular shot plays with symmetry, light, and perspective to create a sense of stillness and space. For me, it reflects those in-between moments, where everything feels paused between movement and rest.
By Rahimat Onize Shaibu
In a quiet moment of shared wonder, a group gathers around an ancient oak—ears pressed to bark, hands resting gently. They are listening, not just with their bodies, but with attention and care. This act of connection speaks to a shift: toward slowness, toward presence, toward kinship with the natural world. In a time of urgency and loss, these simple gestures offer hope. Renewal doesn’t always come with grand gestures—it begins here, with people returning to the trees, and remembering how to listen.
By Livvi Grant
At Stonehenge during the Spring Equinox, hands meet the earth in quiet reverence. In the stillness before sunrise, this simple gesture becomes an act of intention—of grounding, of returning. Among the ancient stones and shifting seasons, people come to mark a new beginning. Hope is felt here not in grand declarations, but in skin against soil, in breath shared with the land. It is in these moments, small, rooted, human, that renewal takes hold.
By Livvi Grant
The hills above the German town of Rheinboellen are dotted with huge wind turbines.
By Christina Osborne
An urban view framed by greenery in Central Park in New York City.
By Trish Crawford ARPS
The High Line is a public park built on a historic freight rail line elevated above the streets on Manhattan’s West Side. Saved from demolition by neighborhood residents and the City of New York, the High Line opened in 2009 as a hybrid public space where visitors experience nature, art, and design.
By Trish Crawford ARPS
Captured on the coast of Raglan, New Zealand, this image portrays the sun gently held between two fingers, symbolising the delicate yet powerful connection between humans and nature. The glowing sunset over the ocean reminds us of the beauty that exists around us, while the human gesture subtly conveys our role as caretakers of this planet. In a time of environmental uncertainty, this photograph offers a quiet reflection on hope, reminding us that the future of our Earth is truly in our hands. By holding light rather than dominating it, we echo the need for respectful, mindful interaction with nature and a renewal of our commitment to protect what we still have.
By Lei Gao
