Russian photographer Mikhail Korostelev became the first winner of Wildlife Photographer of the Year, the world’s most prestigious wildlife photography competition. This was reported by RIA News.
“Winning this competition is like winning an Oscar,” he shared his winning impressions.
According to Korostelev, this competition is organized by the Natural History Museum of London and all photographers save their best shots specifically for this.
According to the agency, his photo “Hippo Nursery” was the best in the “Underwater” category.
The man said that he immediately realized that the resulting frame would “explode”, so he saved it for the most prestigious competition, confident that the photo would win.
Previous photo of a golden horseshoe crab in the waters of Pangatalan Island (Philippines) brought French photographer Laurent Ballesta won the title of best wildlife photographer (for the second time in three years).
Russian scientist before said About meeting Nobel laureate Ekimov.