His photograph is titled “Pipeline Canals in the Wetlands of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.”

“Two months after Hurricane Ida made landfall in 2021, I joined researchers in a flight over southeast Louisiana to survey damage from the storm. Oil storage facilities like the one pictured sit among 9,000 miles of canals dredged for pipelines and navigation. These canals accelerate saltwater intrusion and are a major contributor to the loss of more than 2,000 square miles of wetlands in Louisiana over the last century. My research examines the state’s coastal restoration efforts and the communities that are left out.”

In addition to having their images displayed at the Graduate Center, winners receive $250.