20 December 2011

Grand Prize Winner of the National Geographic Photo Contest 2011

This entry beat 20,000 other submissions from more than 130 countries.

Photographer: Shikhei Goh

Title: "Splashing" (also winner of the Nature category)

Description: a dragonfly riding out a rainstorm in Indonesia.

Photographer's note: This photo was taken when I was taking photos of other insects, as I normally did during macro photo hunting. I wasn't actually aware of this dragonfly since I was occupied with other objects. When I was about to take a picture of it, it suddenly rained, but the lighting was just superb. I decided to take the shot regardless of the rain. The result caused me to be overjoyed, and I hope it pleases viewers.

Location: Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia.

Prize: USD10,000

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