Follow the Leader!

Photographer

Vicki Santello

Category

Black & White Photography - Nature

Company

Vicki Santello Photography

Submission Group

Professional

Year

2025

Country / Region

United States

A string of gulls follow a lone grizzly bear as she/he? searches for clams on the tidal flats. They know this apex predator will leave scraps behind and are commonly seen following bears. The common scene, however, was transformed into magic by the specular highlights on the thin film of water covering the sand! I specifically created a composition where the foreground was dominant and the wildlife was smaller in the frame. I got the image, kneeling in the sand, using a skimmer plate with ballhead.

Amateur
2025
2025 MUSE Photography Winner - Come Together at the Issac Theatre Royal by Chris Pegman
Liberty Stage / Issac Theatre Royal

Photographer / Company

Chris Pegman

Category

Commercial Photography - New Category

Country / Region

New Zealand

Professional
2025
2025 MUSE Photography Winner - “A Mother’s Farewell: A Human Cry Against Genocide” by Abdelrahman Alkahlout

Photographer / Company

Abdelrahman Alkahlout

Category

Minimalist Photography - Human Emotions

Country / Region

Palestinian Territory Occupied

Amateur
2025
2025 MUSE Photography Winner - Emergence of a butterfly by Eric Brunelle

Photographer / Company

Eric Brunelle

Category

Fine Art Photography - Nudes

Country / Region

Germany

Amateur
2025
2025 MUSE Photography Winner - The Cross from Ancient Times by Wang, Yong

Photographer / Company

Wang, Yong

Category

Nature Photography - River and Stream

Country / Region

China