2005: The World in Our Hands - Winner
Alessandro Bee (Italy)
Behind bars
While visiting a zoo near Turin in Italy, Alessandro caught the gaze of this old leopard. Only a few months before, Alessandro had been in the Serengeti watching leopards being leopards in the wild. The contrast couldn't have been greater. He was amazed how its eyes expressed so much emotion - anxiety, confusion, even fear. But worst of all was the leopard's defeated posture.
Nikon D70 with Sigma 400mm f5.6 lens; 1/250 sec at f5.6; 200 ISO.
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