Published 17:48 IST, September 28th 2020
'Love Heart of Nature': Shark in heart-shaped shoal wins Drone Photo Award; pic inside
The photograph featuring shark and salmons was selected as the best photo from entries in nine categories - including nature, sports and urban architecture.
The winners of this year’s Drone Photo awards, which were given as a part of the Siena Award Festival, have been announced. Although there were hundreds of the entries made from across the world, one particular picture which shows a school of salmons surrounding a hungry shark swayed everybody. The photograph was selected as the overall best photo from entries in nine categories - including nature, sports and urban architecture and Australian photographer Jim Picôt who captured the beautiful aerial shot was rewarded.
The photograph, which was recently shared on Twitter, shows a school of salmon forming a heart shape while evading a hungry shark. Apart from capturing the mesmerizing natural phenomenon, the drone shot also captures the beauty of the multicoloured ocean water.
Apart from the judges, the picture has also left netizens flabbergasted. Showing his amusement, a user wrote, “Simply wow! Looks surreal while another added, “Being Salmon.” Meanwhile, another comment read, “Good satire and a reminder about loan shark in India's neighbourhood.
The Siena International Photo Awards
The Siena International Photo Awards(SIPA) is a photography competition for professional, amateur and student photographers from around the world. It is judged by an international panel of experts that includes renowned photographers, editors and photography collectors. This year's Drone PhotoAward competetion saw an entry from 126 countries. As per SIPA the 45 top-ranked pictures will be showcased in the 'Above Us Only Sky' exhibition, which would be run from 24 October to 29 November at the Accademia dei Fisiocritici in Siena, one of Italy's oldest science museums.
Updated 17:47 IST, September 28th 2020