#11 “Let It Snow”, Jury Selection, Wildscape & Animals In Their Habitat
The winter wonderland is vastly different from what the Sika Deer ideally prefers: forest areas with dense understories. Nevertheless, the image is striking for several reasons—the thick blanket of snow that turns everything it touches to white and a lone deer gently seated on what looks like soft pillowy snow.
By Philippe Ricordel.
Image credits: Nature In Focus Photography Awards
Given how many photographers from all over the world participated in the contest, we hoped that Rangarajan could share a little secret with us as choosing favorites from over 21 thousand pictures must not have been easy for the judges. Bored Panda asked Radha if by any chance he and the judging team had any personal photos they really liked even if they didn’t make it to the final categories.
“Judging is very subjective and personal by nature, so this is bound to happen! I can’t speak for the rest of the judging team, but over repeated viewings of the entries, I did have a few favourites that I kept rooting for, quietly. For various reasons, they didn’t earn enough scores to make it to the final round, but they will remain close to my heart!”