The Golden Stare

• Photographer
  Sai Kiran Bhagavatula
• Prize
  Honorable Mention in Nature / Wildlife

The Terai forests, with their towering Sal trees, are a natural studio painted by golden dawn. A spotted deer emerged, its gaze meeting mine. In that shared moment, I felt a silent pact to capture the Terai's magic and translate its whispers into a language the world can understand.