Greenpeace Pictures Of Week

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Greenpeace is a pioneer of photo activism, and has remained committed to its core values of bearing witness and exposing environmental injustice through its imagery for more than 50 years. Here are a few recent images from Greenpeace photographers around the world.

United States – California ravaged by fires

A firefighter stands silhouetted against a blazing house in Los Angeles — Firefighters battle the Eaton Fire on January 8, 2025 in Altadena, California. Powerful Santa Ana winds pushed the fire across more than 10,000 acres in less than 24 hours. At least 1,000 structures have burned and 70,000 people are forced from their homes in the Los Angeles area as multiple dangerous wildfires continue to erupt. © David McNew / Greenpeace

Close up image of a Poppy Bee in flight, carrying a small red package made from the petals of a poppy. — The poppy bee (Osmia papveris or Hoplitis Papaveris) is a wild solitary leaf-cutting bee that lines its nest with pieces petals from the common poppy (Palaver rheas). Bundledinto small packages these pieces are brought to the nest and unfolded carefully to line its sandy walls. © Solvin Zankl / Greenpeace

Greenpeace activists wearing hard hats and high viz vests walk towards the Department of the Environment in London, UK. One of the activists is carrying a large placard decorated with flowers and reading '1.6 million people say protect our bees'. — A petition that has been signed by more than 1,640,108 people is handed in at the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs asking Steve Reed, Secretary of State for Environment, to enforce a total ban on bee killing pesticides. © David Mirzoeff / Greenpeace

In this underwater image taken from above, a woman holds out her hand while two bottlenose dolphins swim in a circular motion around her. The scene is framed in deep blue, with the suns rays piercing the water and shining off the dolphin's skin. — Australia's deepest female freediver, Amber Bourke, swimming gracefully with bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops) in the deep blue waters, 600 metres deep and located 15 kilometres off Lord Howe Island, Australia.
© Greenpeace / BRIDGET FERGUSON

A tradition red double-decker bus emblazoned with the words (in German) 'More buses and trains' on the side pass by a mower angular building in Hamburg, Germany. The image is geometric and symmetrical, with the bus perfectly centred and separated from the grey, office-like background by it's distinctive red c colour. — Greenpeace Germany organises a demonstration bus to call on the incoming government to secure the 'Deutschlandticket' – an affordable annual ticket to all public transport in Germany.
The side of the red double-decker bus reads 'More buses and trains' © Christophe Gateau / Greenpeace

In this aerial image taken from around 50 metres in the air, a large yellow banner laying on the ground is framed by the lush green of a public park, a skyscraper-filled skyline in the background, and a deep blue Summer sky. The banner reads: 'Stop Woodside's drill'. — Large banner that reads 'Stop Woodside's Drill' in Sydney CBD, outside of Tanya Plibersek's office.
Last week the Western Australian Government approved Woodside's North West Shelf project extension-a part of its monstrous Burrup Hub. Woodside has plans to drill up to 50 gas wells at Scott Reef, home to endangered species, including pygmy blue whales and endangered dusky sea snakes. © Bianca Vitale / Greenpeace

In this aerial image, taken from around 100 metres in the air from a drone, a tiny island surrounded by ocean and some small fishing boats is packed with houses. This is clearly a community of people who would previously have enjoyed living on a much larger island, which has been swallowed up by rising sea levels and is now perilously close to the houses in the village. — Residents of Bilangbilangan and Batasan Islands, with support of local government units and Greenpeace have installed solar panels and charging stations to strengthen their climate response capabilities and transition away from fossil fuel dependence. © Ivan Joeseff Guiwanon / Greenpeace

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United States – California ravaged by fires

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