New Delhi: Indian-origin engineer cum hobbyist photographer Karthik Subramaniam’s beautiful photo has topped National Geographic’s ‘Photo of the Year’ contest 2023, beating over 5000 entries. His photograph titled “Dance of the Eagles”, which was photographed at the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve in Alaska, won the grand prize in the contest. “Every year in November, hundreds of bald eagles gather at the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve near Haines, Alaska, to feed on salmon. I went to photograph them last two Novembers,” Subramaniam said after winning the contest.
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The award-winning photo featured a bald eagle trying to steal a perch on a tree log from another bald eagle, which offered a vantage view of the shoreline at Chilkat Bald Eagle. The title of the picture is inspired by RRR Martin’s popular novel ‘A Dance with Dragons’.
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“Hours of observing their patterns and behavior helped me capture such moments,” said photographer Karthik Subramaniam, a software engineer with a passion for wildlife photography. “” Every year in November, hundreds of bald eagles gather at the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve near Haines, Alaska, to feed on salmon. I went there last November 2 to take his picture.
California-based software engineer, Karthika started capturing wild images as a passion in 2020. His Instagram profile is full of stunning wildlife photographs. His ‘Dance of the Eagles’ will be the cover page of the May edition of National Geographic.
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