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NPOTY People's Choice Award - 2022



Name: Lassi Rautiainen
Picture title: Hunting Bear
Category: People’s Choice Award
Nationality: Finland
Occupation: Professional nature photographer and wildlife guide. Started in 1975.
Technical information
Camera: Nikon D500
Lens: Nikon 600mm/4.0
EXIF: 1/80 sec, f/4.0, ISO 1600
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
Lassi Rautiainen | Hunting Bear
Name: Lassi Rautiainen
Picture title: Hunting Bear
Category: People’s Choice Award
Nationality: Finland
Occupation: Professional nature photographer and wildlife guide. Started in1975.
Technical information
Camera: Nikon D500
Lens: Nikon 600mm/4.0
EXIF: 1/80 sec, f/4.0, ISO 1600
Lassi says:
In April snow cover is so hard that even humans can walk on snow because it’s cold at night but warm by daytime. And first bears awake in April. Every April I try to take shots if some interesting happens. In that case, the raven “attacked” pushing the bear back. Ravens do it to other mammals too hoping that they will go away. The picture was taken in Finland in Kuhmo near the Russian border.


Lassi Rautiainen
Finland
Journalist + photographer freelancer 1979 – 2000
Photographing bears 1979 – now
Education ground school teacher 1979 – 1984
Slide shows in many countries 1988 – now
Organizing bear photo safaris + wildlife guide 1991 – now
The best nature photo in Europe mammals + birds 2005
The best nature photo in Finland 2007
Many awards in competitions 1996 – now
Culture prizes
About 25 books