Poignant images highlight pollution

Environmental Photographer of the year 2017 overall winner Quoc Nguyen Linh Vinh, MOther and daughter working on a rubbish heap in Vietnam

The winner of the 10th annual environmental photographer of the year competition is Quoc Nguyen Linh VInh, from Vietnam, for his image of a young girl and her mother, surrounded by pollution, making their living by collecting waste.

West Bengal flood by Raju Ghosh

Other winners included Raju Ghosh, for his picture of a small boy struggling through a flooded alleyway in West Bengal, and Jose Luis Rodriguez, who captured a kingfisher against a backdrop of severe factory pollution.

Flight for life by Jose Luis Rodriguez

The competition is run by the UK-based Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management