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Silver 2023 Nature / Aerial

The Heart of Fire

  • Photographer
    José Miguel Picón Chimelis
  • Prize
    Silver in Nature / Aerial

As a landscape photographer, I always look for the opportunity to travel. It was an incredible experience to travel to Iceland this summer and see an erupting volcano with my eyes. The difficulty of taking the shot, due to the high temperatures and the complexity of the operation, had its reward, you don't always get the photo, but you always have to try again, in this case I only had this one chance...

His desire to find, in remote places, a unique moment that is difficult to capture stands out. In that search, his tenacity and effort stand out. Harsh extreme conditions that occur in these remote places and make capture difficult have led him to carry out strenuous sessions at very low temperatures or expose himself to the harshest conditions to bring back a precious souvenir.