La most beautiful naturalistic photo in the world? An Italian took it, Roberto Marchegiani. His "Jurassic Park", set in the Lake Nakuru National Park (in Kenya), triumphed at the Nature Photographer of the Year.
Roberto Marchegiani comments on the most beautiful naturalistic photo
"Like every year, The Guardian newspaper has chosen and published the best wildlife winning photos of 2020 competitions. I am very happy that my Jurassic Park photo is in this prestigious selection, for me and for the Nature Photographer Of The Year, together with the winners of other very prestigious contests such as the Wildlife Photographer of the Year, the World Press Photo and the GDT Gesellschaft für Naturfotografie eV ”wrote Roberto Marchegiani. Not only was “Jurassic Park” the most beautiful nature photo: it also won in the category mammals. Thus triumphing in a world-class competition, which he saw coming 19.547 images from 95 different countries.
How was "Jurassic Park" born?
From his Facebook page, Joy Of Light, Roberto Marchegiani talked about the birth of his “Jurassic Park”. “Thousands of years ago the earth was populated only by animals, the woods were pristine and the landscape was characterized by a primordial purity. In this scenario, the giraffe they kept an eye from above on the endless savannah, in an unreal silence, in a wild nature ”he wrote. Indeed, in the shot the giraffes seem Dinosaurs. And they are immersed in a Jurassic, surreal and dreamy landscape. To take it, Marchegiani organized his own safari during the rainy season: this is the period when the light is best. Just before sunset, he noticed a group of giraffes strolling through the forest. So he took up his 6000mm lens and, instead of taking a picture as they passed, he remained in his place waiting for them to “insert” themselves in the foreshortening identified. His stubbornness has rewarded him.
Who is Roberto Marchegiani, author of the most beautiful naturalistic photo
Born in 1963, Roberto Marchegiani was born in Ancona. Deeply in love with nature, he has been taking photographs since he was 14. Has a emotional approach, more than documentary, and always tries to enhance the aesthetics of what he sees. Over the years he has triumphed in major wildlife photography competitions: Memorial Maria Luisa, GDT, Windland's Nature's Best Photography, Glanzlichter, Oasis, Outdoor Photographer of the Year, Cadiz Photonature, Nature Photography of the Year, Nature talks Photo, International Landscape Photographer Of the Year, IGPOTY, IPA, MIFA, Biophotocontes, Sony World Photography Awards. Together with him, in Joy Of Light there is the son Riccardo. Who, born in 2001, seems to have inherited his incredible talent from his father.
The other Italians of the Nature Photographer Of The Year
Roberto Marchegiani was not the only Italian to have participated in the Nature Photographer Of The Year. In this latest edition he also made himself noticed Andrea Pozzi, in the category plants and mushrooms. His “The perfect marriage”, shot in the Chilean region of Araucanía, portrays the araucarias (primeval plants found in the wild only in certain areas of the planet). In the landscapes category, the works of Stanislaus Basileo, which with his “The enchanted forest” has portrayed a spectacular glimpse of the Po, e Alexander Carboni with his “Wild Is The Wind” (taken in the Giara Park, in Sardinia). Both have also been mentioned in other categories.