Honorable Mention
A Mouthful Of Stars
DESCRIPTION
Waiting in the darkness of the hide, as this giraffe materialised out of the dark for a late night drink, I wanted to freeze the action at the moment when the giraffe raised its head after a drink, knowing that it would spray the last mouthful into the air. I waited for this moment, when it sprayed the droplets into the air, caught by the backlight against the inky blackness, like a galaxy of stars erupting from its mouth. AUTHOR
Wildlife photography is a passion and a means of artistic expression for me, as both, a lover of nature and as a designer. I grew up on the outskirts of Chennai, surrounded by nature and wildlife, waking to the sounds of sparrows, catching dragonflies, exploring monsoon-soaked fields, chasing fish and frogs when the streams overflowed. Experiences that shaped my love of the wild open spaces that we have since lost.To me, photography is the art of telling a story without words and through my images I try to bring those stories to life. Stories that convey a sense of place, of scale and context, the emotion of a moment, the awe of a spectacle, of love, of struggle, of life and death. Through these images I hope to kindle an interest in the wild, a curiosity to know more about the natural world, to bolster conservation and to challenge a new generation to get out there and explore the wonders of our planet.
