From the BBC:
“Robert
Irwin: Steve Irwin's son wins award for bushfire image”
A dramatic
drone image of a devastating bushfire in Australia, taken by TV
environmentalist Steve Irwin's son, has won a major wildlife photo award. A
Line of Fire won the Wildlife Photographer of The Year People's Choice Award
with 55,486 public votes. Taken near the border of the Steve Irwin Wildlife
Reserve in Cape York, Queensland, it shows the split between conservation area
and charred remains. Robert Irwin, 17, said he was "incredibly
excited" to win the award. "For me, nature photography is about
telling a story to make a difference for the environment and our planet,"
he said. "I feel it is particularly special for this image to be awarded,
not only as a profound personal honour but also as a reminder of our effect on
the natural world and our responsibility to care for it." Irwin revealed
he only just managed to take the shot after spotting smoke and launching his
drone even though it was running out of battery. His father Steve Irwin was
famous for his TV wildlife shows which regularly saw him handling crocodiles
and led to him being dubbed the "Crocodile Hunter". Steve Irwin was
killed by a stingray during a diving expedition off the Australian coast in
2006.
Around 25
images, out of 49,000 submissions to Wildlife Photographer of the Year, were
chosen by the Natural History Museum, which runs the competition. The public
then voted for the people's choice award. Natural History Museum director Doug
Gurr described Irwin's image as "stirring and symbolic". The bushfire
image and four others emerged as favourites, and will go on display in the
Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Natural History Museum in
London when the museum reopens.
^ This is a
really good picture (as are the other finalists.) They show 2020 in a new
light. ^
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