I am very pleased to announce I have been shortlisted for the @royalphotographicsociety & @sim_manchester
Science Photographer of the Year, I did not win but being placed next to some of the amazing entries is a great honour.
The image chosen is of an Iceberg, broken off from the
Haupapa / Tasman Glacier in Aoraki/Mount Cook.
Since the 1990s the terminus has retreated about 180 metres (590 ft) a year on average. The iceberg seen here is from a calving in February 2019.
The lake started to form in the 1970s as the glacier rapidly retreated - a phenomenon thought to have been largely caused by global warming.
Shot on Fuji Pro 400 H on my Mamiya RZ the film kept hold of the Misty atmosphere in a way the digital files couldn’t.
From The Royal Photographic Society
The competition celebrates the many realms of science and the powerful role of photography in its development. We have gathered a collection of outstanding images that show science in action, telling stories behind scientific exploration and application, and illustrating the many fascinating and crucial ways that science impacts our lives, and our natural world, every day.
From The Science and Industry Museum
We received over 1,000 entries for this year's competition from photographers of all ages and abilities, who captured images that show science in action, depict its impact on our everyday lives and illustrate how photography helps to record scientific events.
The shortlisted photographs will be used to create an exhibition for Manchester Science Festival, bringing together science, climate and art in a stunning showcase of images. After its first showing at the Science and Industry Museum, it will tour the UK and internationally.
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