Bishop

• Prize
  Silver in Nature/Trees
• Photographer
  Gheorghe Popa
• Technical Info
  Sony A7r3, Sony 16-35mm F4, F/13, 1/500, Iso 320
• Photo Date
  25.05.2019

Bristlecone pine — the oldest trees on earth (White Mountains - California).

Gheorghe Popa is a pharmacist and a nature photographer by trade. He was born in 1982 in Aiud, a small town from Transylvania, Romania. Popa’s unique ability is his consistency to meticulously engage in his long-term projects, with environments and landscapes, often left unnoticed at first glance. His photographs create a monument to unique beauty that lies within untouched nature. Popa’s aim is to bring responsibility and attention to his viewers and encourage them to cherish and protect these environments. His imaginative photos of Cuejdel and Geam?na lakes gained him widespread recognition