In 2023, Americans alone threw away an estimated 61 billion aluminum cans. Each one of those had the potential to house a brand new life. This photo entitled “An Eye For An Eye” describes how nature can thrive and adapt, even finding space to flourish in the remains of an empty aluminum can. Maybe even 61 billion of them.

An Eye For An Eye
- Photographer: Theo Nikolai
- Date: June 6, 2025
- Collection: Hope, Visions of Renewal Competition