Acid Rain

 

Natalya Rezepina Yuzeeva, Russia

Once we lived on a riverside. Our branches bowed and leaves rustled. We had little nests cocooned in our arms. We sheltered them from storm, shower and shine. We held the earth together and cleared the sky. Until you rained acid and maimed us for life.

[This microtale was written for the above photograph, which was shortlisted in the Greenstorm Nature Photography Contest 2020, and was published on the Greenstorm Foundation website.]

Surveillance

Santhosh Jidugu, Hyderabad

Hush! You’re being watched. Your actions are being recorded. You cannot love us and then litter your refuse in our terrains. You cannot watch us through your lenses and then pretend not to see when our woods are being cleared. Love us or leave us.

[This microtale was written for the above photograph, which was shortlisted in the Greenstorm Nature Photography Contest 2020, and was published on the Greenstorm Foundation website.]

River of Sand

 

Abdul Momin, Bangladesh

Hurrying from shore to shore for days and months, Jamuna is tired. Through the years, the world has eroded and destroyed her, forcing her to alter her course. Today she seems deceptively abundant with sand bars taking the place of her swelling curves.

[This microtale was written for the above photograph, which was shortlisted in the Greenstorm Nature Photography Contest 2020, and was published on the Greenstorm Foundation website.]

Survival

Gokul Krishnan V., Kerala

Was it the fight in its heart or the fire in its belly that kept the ant hanging on? Was the flow too rapid or the waters too deep? What made the other slip and fall into the fathoms? Will another lifeboat float this way soon? Will it scramble up in time?

[This microtale was written for the above photograph, which was shortlisted in the Greenstorm Nature Photography Contest 2020, and was published on the Greenstorm Foundation website.]

Life Bubbles

 

Vittorio Ricci, Italy

Life is just a bubble. Pretty, round and perfect. Yet, a hint of a storm can blow it away. A rush of waves can crush it or drown it. Or it can simply burst by itself. It’s beautiful for as long as it floats, without a swell or a surge to crumble it. Guard it I will until then.

[This microtale was written for the above photograph, which was shortlisted in the Greenstorm Nature Photography Contest 2020, and was published on the Greenstorm Foundation website.]

Perspective

Vladlena Lapshina, Russia

Whether it’s for the dragonfly or for the shutterbug that’s stepping out for a good catch for the day, perspective matters. So does the angle of vision. The imperfection of the environment, like the tear in the leaf, doesn’t matter. Forget the damage, focus on the advantage.

[This microtale was written for the above photograph, which made it to the finals in the Greenstorm Nature Photography Contest 2020, and was published on the Greenstorm Foundation website.]