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NPOTY People's Choice Award - 2022



Name: Patrick Bentley
Picture title: Elephant Shadows
Category: People’s Choice Award
Nationality: Zambia
Occupation: Full-time photographer and conservationist already for 20 years.
Technical information
Camera: Hasselblad L1D-20c
Lens: 28 mm f/2.8
EXIF: 1/500 sec at f/7.1 (-0.7 e/v), ISO 100
Accessories: DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
Patrick Bentley | Elephant Shadows
Name: Patrick Bentley
Picture title: Elephant Shadows
Category: People’s Choice Award
Nationality: Zambia
Occupation: Full-time photographer and conservationist already for 20 years.
Technical information
Camera: Hasselblad L1D-20c
Lens: 28 mm f/2.8
EXIF: 1/500 sec at f/7.1 (-0.7 e/v), ISO 100
Accessories: DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone
Patrick says:
Having crossed the Luangwa River, an elephant matriarch leads her herd across the sandy riverbank into the National Park. Creatures of habit, have used this same crossing point for decades. Photographed from a licensed drone in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.


Patrick Bentley
Zambia
Patrick Bentley is an award-winning, fine art nature photographer from Zambia. He creates images using a variety of techniques and creative ideas to provide a fresh prospective on the natural world, with a particular emphasis on black and white, infrared, and aerial photography, sometimes in combination.