Honorable Mention
Breakfast at the nest
DESCRIPTION
Gorillas need restful sleep to stay healthy. At dusk, they take the time to create a safe and comfortable place to rest: the nest. It can be on the ground or in the trees, depending on the gorilla's age and the type of habitat. Mountain gorillas gather leaves, twigs, and soft grasses to form a cozy structure that provides comfort and protection during the night. They prefer to build a new one each night to avoid parasites and bacteria that can accumulate in old nests.Canon EOS R5MII
Focal length: 343 mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure time: 1/400 sec
ISO 2500
AUTHOR
Benoît Rondelet is an amateur photographer, a committed witness to nature and humanity. He is passionate about living things, but his full commitment as a professor of thoracic surgery and lung transplant recipient has left him with little time to share this passion. The course of the COVID-19 pandemic as Medical Director of the UCL Namur University Hospital Group has invited him to explore other perspectives…Thus, his wildlife photographs are not limited to capturing moments; they aim to open windows onto the fragile splendor of unspoiled territories and build a bridge to the souls of the beings who inhabit them. This invitation seems to stem from a deep faith, where spiritual metaphysics, a moral imperative, scientific knowledge, and aesthetic sensitivity converge; he is at the crossroads of these paths! His photographs show us that what connects Man to Nature lies in the belief that it constitutes not only an ordered structure but also the Idea of a totality that we have a duty to respect, whether it be referred to as Cosmos, Nature, or Creation.
His socio-artistic approach is much more than a means of capturing images; it offers an intimate connection with the soul of the world, like an invitation to a great Humanist mass.
