Photo Competition
Photo Competition Winner - February '10 by Gunnar Moschler
- Judged by
- Paul Goldstein
- Trip code
- AYU
- Countries Visited
- Rwanda
- Winner
- February 2010
Every photographer, especially wildlife ones need a little bit of luck. Here it came in two forms: light (sunshine in a rainforest is rare) and a young infant primate. Luck is only part of the equation though and Gunnar has done a superb job here with a bold crop (as all crops should be) and baize framing. It is a magnificent exposure in trying conditions but by concentrating on the young ape's eyes, he has created an outstanding portrayal of our closest relatives. Gunnar entered plenty of pictures; they were all good. In fact, this month's portfolio was at least 200% better than the previous one, but this single parent and child study takes the plaudits.
Previous Winning entries
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