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Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition: The winning images
A humpback whale carcass being circled on the ocean floor is the winning image in the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition. Illustrating the notion of life and death, judges said the image, taken by Ashlee Jansen, was a reminder of how harsh nature and the food chain could be, yet an important part of the natural ecosystem. The competition, which began in 2004 as ANZANG Nature Photography, is a partnership between the South Australian Museum and Australian Geographic. The museum will stage an exhibition featuring all finalists from Saturday August 27 until the end of October. Here’s a look at the winners and some of the runners-up across the ten categories: Animals in Nature Winner: Night…
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Dicks Photography’s sea life images popular on social media
Ryan Dicks has a knack for making people on his boat feel like the world has stopped turning. When he invited two of The News Tribune’s reporters on a photography excursion one cloudless June afternoon, he motored out halfway between Browns and Defiance points before spotting some breaching porpoises and turning the engine off. It seemed like the boat went from 60 miles per hour to zero in a few seconds. Suddenly, the earth felt still. “It’s pretty epic out on the water,” Dicks told the reporters. “One of the surprising things is, except on a weekend that’s like 80 degrees, there just aren’t any boats out here.” For the…
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5-time Michigan Photographer of the Year finds new calling capturing award-winning bird images
SAGINAW, MI — It is in the wild now wherever Steve Jessmore finds his quiet. And it is in the wild in which the Saginaw-born photographer discovered accomplishment he likened to lightning figuratively striking him two times. For the 2nd consecutive year, Jessmore’s imagery acquired him just one of eight prizes in the 2022 Audubon Photography Awards. Introduced by the Countrywide Audubon Society, the annual competitiveness spotlights the greatest in birdlife photography from all around the U.S. More than 2,500 photographers submitted 10,000 pictures for the competitors this yr. Of individuals, his graphic showcasing a pond complete of feeding ducks snatched the Audubon’s Fisher Prize, which acknowledges the most artistic…
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Paula Rego, Artist Known for Unsettling Images, Dies at 87
Paula Rego, who in remarkable artworks throughout 70 yrs could be menacing, unsettling, playful or all of those people at after, her paintings suggesting macabre stories but inviting viewers to fill in the particulars, died on Wednesday at her household in North London. She was 87. The Victoria Miro Gallery, which represented her, posted information of her dying on its web site, calling her “an artist of uncompromising vision” who “brought deep psychological insight and imaginative energy to the style of figurative art.” No trigger was presented. Ms. Rego was specifically recognised for performs addressing the plights and perspectives of females, amid them a collection named “Dog Women” begun in…
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Island photographer captures striking images of P.E.I. scenery in new book
Mainstreet PEI8:58John Morris new images guide Chasing Gentle on Prince Edward Island – Photographer John Morris joins us to speak about some of the illustrations or photos he is captured for his new guide. John Morris appreciates all about luck. The Charlottetown-dependent photographer has been travelling all across Canada chasing the ideal shot. From time to time he receives it, at times he isn’t going to. But for him perhaps the luckiest split of all is receiving to do this for a dwelling. Morris, whose do the job primarily revolves all-around getting pictures of landscapes for calendars, not long ago released a picture ebook of his operate in P.E.I. Chasing…
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Stunning Milky Way images from Kiwi photographers named among world’s best
A few New Zealand photographers have been lauded for their visuals of the Milky Way. The once-a-year levels of competition from journey images blog site Seize The Atlas showcases photos of the galaxy taken from close to the earth. Of the 25 highlighted this calendar year out of hundreds of entries, 3 occur from New Zealand photographers, the most from any a single state: Nick Faulkner, Rachel Roberts, and Evan Mckay. Christchurch-primarily based Faulkner operates Hueman Images, which specialises in landscapes and astrophotography. Nick Faulkner ‘Solitude’ by Nick Faulkner was taken above Castle Hill in Selwyn. Read through A lot more:* Kiwi photographer’s image of aurora named between world’s finest*…