The Nature Conservancy, which is active in 79 countries and regions in order to take action to protect nature and raise awareness, organized a nature-themed photography contest this year as every year. There was also a Turkish photographer among the winners of the competition, which can be attended from any country.
Participated with ambitious photographs, the contest had different categories. Regardless of the category, the photo that won the biggest prize of the competition was a photo of a gorilla among dozens of butterflies.
Photographer awarded with $4,000 worth of camera kit
The photographer named Anup Shah, who participated in the competition from England, calmly watches the butterflies in the butterfly cloud; He was selected as the overall winner of the competition by photographing a gorilla with an affectionate expression. US songwriter, composer and photographer Ben Folds, who is on the jury of the competition; Commenting on the photo, he said, “I love photos that draw people in. Is it tolerance or joy on the gorilla’s face? It is difficult to determine and butterflies attract you. ” he said. Gorilla photo left behind 100,000 candidates.
Photographers from many countries participated in the competition and Turkey was among these countries. Şebnem Coşkun photographed the pollution in the seas caused by the wastes of medical products, the use of which has increased with the pandemic. This photo was selected 3rd in the ‘Man and Nature’ category.
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