1st place
gold star award
Bence Mate
hungary 
Photo © Bence Máté
title
Dust Bath
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_Photographer_of_the_Year#Ranking
In 2005 he experimented the one-way glass photography technique, making fundamental changes in hide photography practice. This technique has been widely used all over the world, and most hides are equipped with such glasses.
Since 2008 he has been designing wildlife photography hides in different parts of the world (Hungary, Costa Rica, Brazil, Norway, South-Africa and Transylvania, Romania). His enterprise operating in Hungary welcomes photographers with the most exclusive hides in the world.
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entry description
African wild dog puppies play in the dust. After leaving their den and starting to follow their parents they learned the secrets of hunting in team within a few months’ time. Wild dogs are the most efficient hunters as 80% of their attacks are successful; however, it is one of the most endangered species on Earth. Due to the decrease of their habitat as well as poaching there have been about 3,000 of them left. I had been looking for them for 5 weeks, and when I found them, I was lucky to shoot them in absolutely ideal conditions.about the photographer
Wildlife photographer, born in Hungary, 1985. In 2010 he won the prestigious BBC Wildlife Photography of the Year award in London. He is the most effective photographer in the 53-year-old history of the competition, being the only contestant winning the first prize in both the young and adult categories.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_Photographer_of_the_Year#Ranking
In 2005 he experimented the one-way glass photography technique, making fundamental changes in hide photography practice. This technique has been widely used all over the world, and most hides are equipped with such glasses.
Since 2008 he has been designing wildlife photography hides in different parts of the world (Hungary, Costa Rica, Brazil, Norway, South-Africa and Transylvania, Romania). His enterprise operating in Hungary welcomes photographers with the most exclusive hides in the world.
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