Beautiful Hungarian nature photography became the world’s best

According to propeller.hu, the Hungarian nature photographer Zsolt Kudich’s photo was declared the best nature photo 2015 by the jury of Big Picture competition organized by one of the world’s largest museum of natural history, the California Academy of Sciences.

More than six thousand photos of 69 countries were nominated for the contest of the renowned academic institute. The award-winning recordings present the rich and diverse flora and fauna of our planet, inspiring us to protect the Earth and pursuing the sustainability of our environment – the press release told MTI.

The photo of the photographer from Budapest, which is called the Flying Egrets, was made in the Gemenc Forest and it represents a group of great egrets. The president of the jury consisting international experts, Suzi Eszerhas said, the Hungarian photographer’s work is “like a painting, cozy and elegant, it is simply beautiful”.

In addition to the Grand Prix, award sere handed out in another 6 categories, and the young photographers got a special recognition. Member of the jury was Art Wolfe, one of the world’s best-known nature photographer; Sophie Stafford, international image editor of BBC and Kathy Moran, nature photographer of National Geographic as well.