Photojournalism: Honorable Mention 2023 (amateur)
ENTRY DESCRIPTION
In a dark Thai Wat, two monks finish their sermon to a group of people. A strange scene where you don’t expect the monks to be wearing COVID masks as their features play such a significant part in their Buddhist culture.
AUTHOR
Ian is passionate about landscape, wildlife and portrait B&W and Colour Photography. He has been doing this for 40 years. While not paid to create his works, he aspires to present the highest quality art he can within his means.
Ian has a diverse and interesting span of experiences and careers ranging from Jackaroo, Environmental Manager and Educator, National Parks Ranger, Industrial Environmental Officer, Programmer and Software Developer, Project and Program Manager and consultant. That diversity has delivered him exposure to fascinating and beautiful people and landscapes across the world.
Ian grew up in Sydney and in Minnesota, USA, travelling the world with his family. Ian's father was an excellent photographer and had an eye for the unusual and eye-catching scenes, landscapes and moments in time. Ian, taking on his father's artistic merits, has built a repertoire of images that could not be left unseen.
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