Photographer:Gulin Yigiter
Continent: Asia
Country: Turkey
Project Title: Flamingos and their habitats
Project Continent: Asia
Project Country: Turkey
Nominated By: Mehmet Aslan
Seconded By: Jean Pierre Rieu

This project offers a glimpse into the world of flamingos—graceful creatures with striking colors that quietly inhabit salt lakes and shallow wetlands. But beyond their beauty, it aims to shed light on the fragile ecosystems they call home, which are rapidly disappearing.

The saline and shallow wetlands that flamingos depend on are under serious threat due to climate change and increasing drought. Lakes are receding, marshes are drying up, and life is slowly fading. As water sources diminish, not only flamingos, but countless other species that rely on these habitats are silently vanishing.

These photographs are more than scenic landscapes; they are testimonies, and they are a call to awareness. Each frame reveals the impact of the climate crisis on nature and its delicate balance.

This project invites viewers not just to look, but to truly see—and to reflect. Because to protect flamingos is to protect water, and to protect water is to preserve the very balance of life itself.



Crimson Silence

Not a single wingbeat was heard as they rose together from the surface of the lake.
It was as if nature wanted to offer one last glimpse of its fading beauty.
This frame is more than the synchronized flight of a flock—it’s a quiet reminder of what it means to exist together… and how fragile that existence is.
Because if the water disappears, so does this delicate harmony.

The One Who Changed Direction

They were all walking in the same direction following the water, the lake, the habit.
But one broke away.
Perhaps sensing danger. Perhaps chasing the memory of disappearing water.
In nature, every shift begins with one that dares to turn.
And sometimes, the step of a single flamingo is enough to break the silence.

On the Path of Silence

That morning, there was no line between the sky and the water. Five flamingos walked slowly, as if moving through time itself. The mountains stood distant yet familiar; the water was cold, yet welcoming.
This was not a migratio, it was a memory. Nature spoke in silence, and all we could do was witness.

Silent Migration

At sunrise, the flamingos gather in shallow waters. Each one carries a memory from the past to the present, a story written on their wings. But this time, the water’s surface is drier, quieter than it should be. The lake has shrunk, year by year; their long shadows stretch over what’s left of a vanishing reflection.
As the climate shifts, the voice of water fades, and the wind begins to whisper of other places. This image is not just a rhythm of a flock, it is the silent cry of a disappearing habitat. The flamingos are still here, but the ground beneath them is slipping away.
This frame is not the beginning of an extinction it is a reminder. To see, to understand, and to act while there is still time.

Earth’s Last Breath

From above, the Earth looks like a painting. Colors bleed into one another, and the winding waterways resemble the veins of a drying body. At the heart of it all, thousands of flamingos walk a fragile line between life and disappearance.
Where vibrant waters once flowed, silence now settles into mud. And the flamingos as if clinging to the last drops stand in quiet resistance.
This image is a reminder: nature may always be magnificent, but it is not always strong. And sometimes, the most beautiful view is the shape of a silent cry.

The Lost Map

From above, this blue expanse looks less like a lake and more like the map of a world that once thrived. Hundreds of flamingos move across it, as if retracing vanished paths, carving their steps into the water. Each footprint echoes the past and questions the future.
As the waters recede, the roads of life begin to disappear. Survival becomes a matter of chance. This image captures not just a flock of birds, but the fading memory of nature itself.
The flamingos keep walking. Perhaps to remember. Perhaps so they won’t be forgotten.

The Last Refuge

Drought devoured the colors first. As it spread across the land like a yellow tide, only this deep blue patch remained the final stain of life. The flamingos gathered in quiet instinct, drawn to the water like a comma in the sentence of a dying river.
As the pool shrank, the birds drew closer, as if trying to thicken the line of existence. Perhaps to be seen. Perhaps simply to endure.
This image does not just show a flock it captures the last refuge of a world pushed to the edge.

What Remains in Silence

The water is still, the sky is heavy yet full of hope. The flamingos wait quietly, as if listening to the pulse of the heavens. No cries here, no rush of time. Only the quiet worth of being.
This is not the last peace before it’s gone, it is the beauty that must be remembered. Because sometimes, change begins not with flight, but with stillness.

The Color of Memory

Sometimes, life occupies no more than a stain left on the map. In this image, the water has withdrawn, but its trace remains. The colors tell a story of what once was: the vitality of green, the fragility of brown, the silence of white…
And in the center a pale, isolated pool perhaps the last sip, or maybe a mirage never reached. There are no birds here now. Yet their presence still echoes in the cracks along the dry shore.
This is not an image of absence it is a photograph of remembering.

The Time That Flows Together

Sometimes, water is more than a resource. It is a bond. In this image, the flamingos are joined like a ring, their formation speaking not just of survival, but of shared existence.
The distant mountains don’t whisper of past disasters they hint at future possibilities. The sky is clear, the water remains. This is not a miracle. It is a moment that hasn’t yet been missed.
Sometimes, nature opens a door for us to begin again. This image is that threshold.