The Keeper of Bees

• Prize
  Gold in People/Portrait, 2nd Place winner in People
• Jury Top 5 Selection

  Tomohide Ikeya I was impressed to find such a way to express myself. It's a wonderful way to express the idea of human beings in the cycle of nature. I think I would have used the same image in Angelina Jolie. This is definitely one of the best works of the year.

• Photographer
  Jacob Morell
• Agency / Studio
  Studio Jacob Morell
• Technical Info
  Phase One Iq3 100mp Tri, 80mm F/14
• Photo Date
  03-06-2021

Asger Søgaard, is a beekeeping consultant, former director of the Danish Beekeepers Association, past president of Apimondia, the international federation of national beekeepers associations. Bees and beekeeping have been a part of human culture for thousands of years. Today bees and other pollinators face a series of challenges in the modern landscape of agriculture, causing colonies to collapse and an overall decline in numbers due to pollen scarcity, disease and pesticides.These are problems that can be mitigated through awareness among lawmakers and the public.