Contests

“I had been waiting a long time to get such weather conditions to come together in favor of the shot I had in mind. So, although I was hesitant to fly the drone in the given circumstances, I decided to bring the drone up in the air and kept flying until I got the shot I wanted. When I pressed the shutter and knew I got it, I felt intensely happy – getting up early in the cold winter pays off!”

“The world has some amazing views and natural phenomena for us to become aware of. That I can experience at least a part of these is something to be thoroughly grateful for. As a photographer, it makes me happy to share these moments and enable others to see different parts of the world as well.”

“Dream-Catchers”, the image you see, is one of my most beloved artworks up to date and is an ode to the early risers that wake up every morning to chase their dreams and make them come true. It was taken in the coastal village of El Palmar, in southern Spain, on an autumn morning while the first sun rays reflected on the water.”

“The winning photograph encapsulates all the moments we went through on our trip. It was the last day, and we decided to stop by Skógafoss another time. It was one of the few days with no rain during our stay, and you could see a beautiful double rainbow.”

“With the photo I intend to show how caring the mother is toward her calf, keeping an eye on her calf while it swam closer to the surface. I created the composition in a way that this gesture is accentuated. With the editing, I wanted to convey a mysterious mood.”

“The atmosphere at that moment inspired me enormously. On one side, the tall mountains surrounded the lake while the sun rays illuminated the peaks gently. On the other side, shadows of mountains covered the entire lake bringing mood to the scene.”

“Back in October I set out with some friends to the region of Rimouski and before we set foot into the forest we had spoken about that dream shot in the car and low and behold, it came true. I couldn’t believe it was happening! The fox was extremely curious and almost flirtatious in a way with the camera!”

“There is a similarity in how I see the giant mountains for photography and the universe for astronomy. We are tiny or almost non-existent in front of both. It is a fascinating fact, how small we are!”

“Magic happens anyhow, and this is one of the lessons photography has taught me. I need to be there, as technically prepared as I can, but in the end, creativity and magic happen way beyond technique (at least during shootings).”

“Creating digital photographs gave me belief, and I tend to understand myself better. I can express and convey my emotions through photography. And the winning edit does that exactly.”