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Name: Hong Chen
Picture title: The Lion Going Down
Category: People’s Choice
Nationality: Hong Kong origin and currently residing in the United States
Occupation: Photography is my hobby
Technical information
Camera: Canon EOS-1DX
Lens: Canon 200-400mm f/4L IS USM1.4
EXIF: F/8, 1/1600 sec, ISO400, 400mm
Accessories: Hand held on the car
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
Hong Chen | The Lion Going Down
Name: Hong Chen
Picture title: The Lion Going Down
Category: People’s Choice
Nationality: Hong Kong origin and currently residing in the United States
Occupation: Photography is my hobby
Technical information
Camera: Canon EOS-1DX
Lens: Canon 200-400mm f/4L IS USM1.4
EXIF: F/8, 1/1600 sec, ISO400, 400mm
Accessories: Hand held on the car
Hong says:
When we were photographing a lion sitting on a big rock in the Serengeti (Tanzania), suddenly another lion under the rock roared. The lion on the rock instantly got up and rushed down… I was excited when I saw this and quickly pressed the shutter.
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Hong Chen
Hong Kong origin and currently residing in the United States.
Twelve years ago, the camera became my third eye to explore the wonder of the world.
- National Awards 1st Prize (Hong Kong) of Sony World Photography Awards 2020.
- 4 Honorable Mentions of Px3 Paris 2020.
- 5 Honorable Mentions of Monochrome Photography Awards 2020.
- One Gold and 2 Honorable of Tokyo International Foto Awards 2020.
- One Gold and one Honorable of MIFT.
- 1st Place in Nature, Sunset. Honorable in Wildlife of IPA int’l Photography Awards 2021.
- 2021 Benjamin Mkapa Awards and Exhibition in Nairobi National Museum.