CO-EXISTENCE
Co-existence / Starlings from Burgenland
From 2009 in every autumn I visit Burgenland region of Austria to make photos about the Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) migration. They come in big crowds, in hordes in this region. They like this area because here is Austria’s greatest wine-growing region. Also here in eastern Burgenland it is Austria’s biggest wind-energy (wind turbine) park – exactly near vineyards where come the Starlings in big colonies. In addition, because the region is a biggest power generation area, here is a loads of different high-voltage wires, which like and prefer the Starlings for resting …
My pictures present a good example in which it is showing the co-existence, the unavoidable harmony between man and nature …
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Awarded photos:
Melvita NATURE IMAGE AWARDS 2013
International Photo Contest of Images and Photojournalism – France
– one of the most prestigious nature photo contest in the world –
1st Prize Winner / Urban Nature category
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PHOTOFORCHANGE IN EUROPE – Sustainable living in changing Economy
International Photo Competition 2012 – Belgium
1st Prize / Grand Award Winner
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MontPhoto 2012
International Competition of Nature Photography – Spain
– one of the most prestigious nature photo contest in the world –
1st Prize Winner / Ecologic Complaint category
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Think Tank Photo Contest – Be ready “Before the Moment” 2013
1st Prize Winner
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GDF Suez – Nature Photographs of the Year 2012 – Hungary
– the most prestigious nature photo contest in Hungary –
1st Prize Winner / Bird behavior category
XXXVIII. Hungarian Press Photo Contest 2019 – Hungary
– the most prestigious photo contest in Hungary –
2nd Prize Winner / Nature category
XXXVIII. Hungarian Press Photo Contest 2019 – Hungary
– the most prestigious photo contest in Hungary –
Special commended / Nature category
GDF Suez – Nature Photographs of the Year 2012 – Hungary
– the most prestigious nature photo contest in Hungary –
Highly commended / World in our hands category
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Canon – GDF Suez – Nature Photographs of the Year 2015 – Hungary
– the most prestigious nature photo contest in Hungary –
EDF DÉMÁSZ – Sustainable Special Prize
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Lenergy – Nature Photographs of the Year 2017 – Hungary
– the most prestigious nature photo contest in Hungary –
Highly commended
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International Nature Photo Contest “Golden Turtle” 2012 – Russia
Highly commended / The Human and the Nature category
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GDF Suez – Nature Photographs of the Year 2010 – Hungary
– the most prestigious nature photo contest in Hungary –
3rd Prize Winner / Bird behavior category
GDF Suez – Nature Photographs of the Year 2010 – Hungary
– the most prestigious nature photo contest in Hungary –
Highly commended / Bird behavior category
GDF Suez – Nature Photographs of the Year 2010 – Hungary
– the most prestigious nature photo contest in Hungary –
Highly commended / World in our hands category
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II. Krepuska Nature Photo Contest 2010 – Hungary
1st Prize Winner
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XXVIII. Hungarian Press Photo Contest 2009 – Hungary
– the most prestigious photo contest in Hungary –
2nd Prize Winner
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GDF Suez – Nature Photographs of the Year 2013 – Hungary
– the most prestigious nature photo contest in Hungary –
Highly commended / World in our hands category
Lenergy – The Nature Photographs of the Year 2018 – Hungary
– the most prestigious nature photo contest in Hungary –
3rd Prize / Sustainable energy category
Lenergy – The Nature Photographs of the Year 2020 – Hungary
– the most prestigious nature photo contest in Hungary –
2nd Prize / Sustainable energy category