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National Geographic’s Photographer Of The Year Winners – 2016

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National Geographic represents the epitome of excellence in nature photography and this year has been no exception!  The stunning images submitted over 11 weeks have been judged and winners announced.

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My personal favourite was the drongo struggling for a meal amidst a bushfire.  Such a brave little guy!

Having clicked through all the galleries, I am amazed by the variety and quality of each photo and the skill of the photographers.  I don’t think I would have a chance but if you do, then read up on the rules and get ready for next year!

Photographer Of The Week – Mehd Halaouate

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This is my resurrected weekly series in which I will introduce a professional photographer who specializes in bird/wildlife photography.  I hope that you will be inspired by their work!   Mehd is not only an extremely talented photographer, he is also a personal friend of mine, I just wish I had half his talent!

Mehd used to work as a manager at Volvo, but now works as the program director  for World Parrot Trust in Indonesia. He is also working for Begawan Foundation with breeding Bali Starlings and managing their breeding station in central Bali.
He has been interested in birds since he was a little boy, growing up in Morocco.

Equipment:
We work with Canon cameras and Canon or Sigma lenses.

Mehd uses:
Camera: Canon 50D.
Lenses: Canon 100-400 IS USM, Sigma 105/2.8 Macro, Canon APO Teleconverter 1.4x EX, Sigma APO Teleconverter 2.0x EX
Flash: Canon Speedlite 540EZ

To protect his copyright, I will highlight some of the galleries on his website, please use the links below.

Arfak Mountains  (My trip report)

Halmahera

Sumba

There are more galleries in the Bird Photos tab.

Mehd also has some amazing photos on the World Parrot Trust – Sweden Facebook page

Photographer Of The Week – Ralph Paonessa

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This is an older feature I have resurrected.  Each week, I will highlight a gallery of superb bird photography by a professional photographer.  I am hoping to provide inspiration both for eco-travel and for us to improve our photography skills.

This week, I am showcasing the gallery of Ralph Paonessa.  I was attracted to his hummingbird photos.  These tiny little flying jewels are some of the most difficult birds to photograph, especially in motion!  Ralph has it all figured out and not only does he have some beautiful galleries, he also has some tips to help us try to photograph hummingbirds.  I wish I had seen them before I went to Central America!  His work is copyrighted so please do enjoy them on his website!

Photographer Of The Week – Bill Majoros

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This is an older feature I am resurrecting.  Each week, I will highlight a gallery of superb bird photography by a professional photographer.  I am hoping to provide inspiration both for eco-travel and for us to improve our photography skills.

This week, I am showcasing the gallery and blog of Bill Majoros.  He hails from North Carolina and his website has a really cool name – Third Bird from the Sun.  Since his work is copyrighted, please enjoy his superb photography on his website.  He also has a free instructional manual to download, not that I could hope to be as good as he is!

Photographer Of The Week – Arthur Morris

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This is a old feature I am resurrecting.  Each week, I will highlight a gallery of superb bird photography by a professional photographer.  I am hoping to provide inspiration both for eco-travel and for us to improve our photography skills.

This week, I am showcasing the gallery of  African Birds by Arthur Morris.  Since I am planning a trip there in the near future, I am excited to see what can be achieved, even though I don’t have near the skills Mr Morris has!   His work is copyrighted so I will simply link to his gallery.  He has a lot of other galleries linked at the top so enjoy!

Photographer Of The Week – Gary Jones

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This is an older feature I have resurrected.  Each week, I will highlight a gallery of superb bird photography by a professional photographer.  I am hoping to provide inspiration both for eco-travel and for us to improve our photography skills.

This week I am highlighting the dramatic bird photography of Gary Jones.  His photos are so crisp and bright you feel the birds could fly off the screen!  His work is copyrighted so please visit his blog to enjoy his stunning photos.

Photographer Of The Week – Steve Oakes

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This is a feature I am resurrecting.  Each week, I will highlight a gallery of superb bird photography by a professional photographer.  I am hoping to provide inspiration both for eco-travel and for us to improve our photography skills.

This week, I am showcasing the blog of British photographer Steve Oakes.  He has some amazing photos from the UK and various other places in Europe.  His work is copyrighted so please view his work on his blog directly.

Photographer Of The Week – Tim Laman

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This is a older feature I am resurrecting.  Each week, I will highlight a gallery of superb bird photography by a professional photographer.  I am hoping to provide inspiration both for eco-travel and for us to improve our photography skills.

This week, I am showcasing the gallery of Tim Laman.  He has some outstanding shots of Birds of Paradise, both from West Papua (where I was in March 2013) and in Papua New Guinea (where I want to go but am afraid to)!  Also check out his Bowerbird gallery, I’ve seen various Bowerbirds in West Papua and Australia but I don’t get shots like these!  Since his work is copyrighted, I encourage you to check out his amazing photos on his website.