Photo of wildebeests in black and white wins major photo award
The imagae captures wildebeest crossing the Talek River in Kenya's Maasai Mara.
(Paul Goldstein via SWNS)
By Dean Murray
Photographer Paul Goldstein has won the Black and White category in the Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 competition.
His dramatic image - entitled 'A Cross to Bear' - captures wildebeest crossing the Talek River in Kenya's Maasai Mara.
He said: "There are almost 24,000 entries in this large and established competition and I was thrilled the judges recognized the old-fashioned virtues of patience, anticipation and imagination.
"It was early for wildebeest to be close to the water, although this was the Talek river not the much busier Mara one. I was surprised they came that close but once one or two have drunk and feel the cool flow on their shins the herd mentality kicks in.
"Slow shutter speeds are my jam and I was wanting to achieve a painting feel to the image. Very few of them work and these effects cannot be created after the event even with a lot of sorcery (cheating).
"Fortunately one ruminant still giving some perspective to this feverish activity that has continued for millennia. Well-known scenarios and behaviors need a new rendition, 'gnu light through old windows', if you like."
The Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 winners were announced on Saturday (Dec. 14).
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