Wildlife: Honorable Mention 2018 (professional)
ENTRY DESCRIPTION
Grey herons huddle in the lake. The shot was made with long shutter speed, the raindrops drawing lines and the contour line effect of the strong backlighting enhances the atmosphere of the image. I spent 55 uninterrupted days in the hide, but I had rarely a chance to capture such exceptional moments.
AUTHOR
Wildlife photographer, born in Hungary, 1985. In 2010 he won the prestigious BBC Wildlife Photography of the Year award in London. He is the most effective photographer in the 53-year-old history of the competition, being the only contestant winning the first prize in both the young and adult categories.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_Photographer_of_the_Year#Ranking
In 2005 he experimented the one-way glass photography technique, making fundamental changes in hide photography practice. This technique has been widely used all over the world, and most hides are equipped with such glasses.
Since 2008 he has been designing wildlife photography hides in different parts of the world (Hungary, Costa Rica, Brazil, Norway, South-Africa and Transylvania, Romania). His enterprise operating in Hungary welcomes photographers with the most exclusive hides in the world.
Books: The Invisible Wildlife Photographer (English, Hungarian), The Handbook of Bird Photography (Markus Varesvuo, Jari Peltomäki, Bence Máté; English, German, Finnish, French)
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