honorable mention
Riccardo Marchegiani italyPhoto © Riccardo Marchegiani
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Utopia
To shot this picture I had to walk through the forest, until I reached the highest cliff and I was awarded with this beautiful view: a completely unspoiled valley with a 600 meters precipice on the middle of it, multiple waterfalls on the edge of the cliffs, a soft cloud that was wrapping the mountains, a beautiful green garden with yellow flowers and a Gelada monkey over it.
Once I got on the top I had to follow a Gelada colony on the edge of the cliff, it was quite dangerous and at the same time you couldn't get very close because these monkeys aren't very confident, so you have to approach them slowly with small movements.
I finally reached a spot where there was a nice view, I waited 30 minutes or even more standing perfectly still and when the Gelada arrived on the spot I was awarded with this beautiful shot, that shows nature at an uncontaminated condition, that's why I called the photo Utopia, because nowadays, in our anthropomorphized world, it's almost impossible to see a scenario like that, in a perfect wilderness state, like it has been frozen forever in time.
Italian artist, photographer and videographer Riccardo Marchegiani is recognized for his creative approach to visual arts.
His portfolio displays a wide range of emotions in landscapes,wildlife photography, nude art and videography; he catches a profound vision of nature and its relation with human beings, celebrating beauty in all of its forms.
His works had been recognized and awarded worldwide, by the most important contests since 2015
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entry description
Africa, Ethiopia, Semien Mountains, 3500mTo shot this picture I had to walk through the forest, until I reached the highest cliff and I was awarded with this beautiful view: a completely unspoiled valley with a 600 meters precipice on the middle of it, multiple waterfalls on the edge of the cliffs, a soft cloud that was wrapping the mountains, a beautiful green garden with yellow flowers and a Gelada monkey over it.
Once I got on the top I had to follow a Gelada colony on the edge of the cliff, it was quite dangerous and at the same time you couldn't get very close because these monkeys aren't very confident, so you have to approach them slowly with small movements.
I finally reached a spot where there was a nice view, I waited 30 minutes or even more standing perfectly still and when the Gelada arrived on the spot I was awarded with this beautiful shot, that shows nature at an uncontaminated condition, that's why I called the photo Utopia, because nowadays, in our anthropomorphized world, it's almost impossible to see a scenario like that, in a perfect wilderness state, like it has been frozen forever in time.
about the photographer
From my website:Italian artist, photographer and videographer Riccardo Marchegiani is recognized for his creative approach to visual arts.
His portfolio displays a wide range of emotions in landscapes,wildlife photography, nude art and videography; he catches a profound vision of nature and its relation with human beings, celebrating beauty in all of its forms.
His works had been recognized and awarded worldwide, by the most important contests since 2015
back to gallery