Thursday 3 June 2021

BBC: Optical illusion of orangutan wins award

  mind-bending photograph of an orangutan with the sky reflected in water has won first prize in the Nature TTL Photographer of the Year 2021 competition.

An image of an orangutan climbing a tree with the sky reflected in water belowIMAGE COPYRIGHTTHOMAS VIJAYAN

The image, by Canadian photographer Thomas Vijayan, is called The World is Going Upside Down. It beat 8,000 entries from around the globe to win the top prize of £1,500.

"Thomas's image is really unique, and immediately stood out to the judging panel," said Will Nicholls, founder of Nature TTL.

"The unique perspective and composition means you are immediately trying to figure out what exactly you are looking at."

Mr Vijayan took the photo in Borneo, where he selected a tree that was in the water so he could get a good reflection of the sky and create the upside-down effect.


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