honorable mention
Vlad Kutsey ukraine
title
A battlefield on the rise terraces
The next shots were captured while driving a motorbike in Ha Giang region. My wife sat behind me as the second passenger, so she was the one who saw the "soccer field", and then she suddenly shouted to me: "Look, the football field is right on the rice terraces and the match is taking place there." A blue sky was approaching to sunset time, so I stopped my bike and immediately sent my drone to the "battlefield".
I am sure that many of you have wondered how many balls flew away into that abyss. And I have an answer for you. If you look closely at the first frame again, you can notice the kid who catches all the balls falling out of the field during the game.
Ha Giang Region, Vietnam
He has found his personal treasure slightly outside the comfort zone in the tropical jungles or somewhere at several thousands meters above sea level where the lack of oxygen slowly reminds that you’re just a guest of the harsh Mountain:)
His deep passion of capturing life through camera lens has driven him to develop many important skills (rock climbing, backpacking, wild camping in extreme conditions, surviving in the jungle environment and on the remote uninhabited islands) that have motivated him to reach and explore untouchable and pristine places around the world.
Vlad’s work has appeared in dozens of publications of the world’s famous companies, brands and magazines in print and online including National Geographic, Nat Geo Traveler, Canon, GoPro, The North Face, Garmin, The Village, Daily Mail and elsewhere. He also has won several national and international photography awards for his work.
Vlad’s passion has lead him to reach out and tell his stories through social media, blogging, video that follow his work to teach and inspire through workshops and social media meetups.
Vlad is an official GoPro, Osprey, Garmin, ЇDLO and Turbat Ambassador.
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entry description
Vietnam is known as a country of rise fields. Some of them are very huge (mostly in the north of the country).The next shots were captured while driving a motorbike in Ha Giang region. My wife sat behind me as the second passenger, so she was the one who saw the "soccer field", and then she suddenly shouted to me: "Look, the football field is right on the rice terraces and the match is taking place there." A blue sky was approaching to sunset time, so I stopped my bike and immediately sent my drone to the "battlefield".
I am sure that many of you have wondered how many balls flew away into that abyss. And I have an answer for you. If you look closely at the first frame again, you can notice the kid who catches all the balls falling out of the field during the game.
Ha Giang Region, Vietnam
about the photographer
Vlad Kutsey is a self taught freelance photographer from Kyiv, Ukraine, who has dedicated the last 10 years to his greatest inspiration — expedition & adventure photography.He has found his personal treasure slightly outside the comfort zone in the tropical jungles or somewhere at several thousands meters above sea level where the lack of oxygen slowly reminds that you’re just a guest of the harsh Mountain:)
His deep passion of capturing life through camera lens has driven him to develop many important skills (rock climbing, backpacking, wild camping in extreme conditions, surviving in the jungle environment and on the remote uninhabited islands) that have motivated him to reach and explore untouchable and pristine places around the world.
Vlad’s work has appeared in dozens of publications of the world’s famous companies, brands and magazines in print and online including National Geographic, Nat Geo Traveler, Canon, GoPro, The North Face, Garmin, The Village, Daily Mail and elsewhere. He also has won several national and international photography awards for his work.
Vlad’s passion has lead him to reach out and tell his stories through social media, blogging, video that follow his work to teach and inspire through workshops and social media meetups.
Vlad is an official GoPro, Osprey, Garmin, ЇDLO and Turbat Ambassador.
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