Name: Tamani Cédric
Picture title: Flamingo airport
Category: Human and Nature
Nationality: Switzerland
Occupation: Passionate photographer and when he’s not looking for incredible landscapes, is he a teacher in Fribourg (Switzerland).
Technical information
Camera: Nikon D800
Lens: 24-70mm f2.8 lens
EXIF: 1/500s at f6.3 ISO 250
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Tamani Cédric | Flamingo airport
Name: Tamani Cédric
Picture title: Flamingo airport
Category: Human and Nature
Nationality: Switzerland
Occupation: Passionate photographer and when he’s not looking for incredible landscapes, is he a teacher in Fribourg (Switzerland).
Technical information
Camera: Nikon D800
Lens: 24-70mm f2.8 lens
EXIF: 1/500s at f6.3 ISO 250
Tamani Cédric says:
The area around the salt mines of Swakopmund in Namibia is a nature reserve and bird sanctuary and has become a popular habitat for thousands of flamingos, cormorants, seagulls, Damara terns, and pelicans. Flamingos stay in salt mines because they find food like crayfish, mollusks, and insects or seaweed. As we were flying high over this area, I hoped to photograph the beautifully saturated colors of the salt mines and some flamingos from above. And I was not disappointed, the colors were so intense, that I screamed three times “wow” during the flight. When a small group of flamingos was just below us, the magic was absolutely perfect. I pressed the trigger of the camera several times, hoping that the pictures would be sharp. And luckily, they were and that very special moment with the start of the flamingos in a fascinating environment was caught in this photograph.
About Tamani Cédric:
Switzerland
Cédric Tamani is a 48 years old self-taught photographer from Switzerland, married and father of a daughter. His passion for photography started in 2002 with wildlife photography in the African bush. Observing these animals in their natural environment creates great emotions and deep satisfaction. Cédric’s deep passion for photography drives him in his explorative and interpretive process. The difficult challenge in nature photography is to create simple and expressive art. He gets inspired by unique places all over the world and the creativity and talent that exist in the photography world. He was an international judge for the “Brasil Photo Awards 2022”.
Awards:
- Second at the “International Landscape Photograph of the Year 2021”
- Overall second at the “One Eyeland World’s Top10 Black & White Photographers 2021”
- Bronze medal at the “Monochrome Awards 2021” in the category “Nature”
- Awarded at the “Pano Awards 2022“