Indian-Origin Engineer Karthik Wins National Geographic Photography Contest

New Delhi: Indian-origin software engineer, Karthik Subramaniam won the prestigious National Geographic’s “Pictures of The Year” award. He received the award for his photograph titled ‘Dance of the Eagles’.

The photograph captured a bald eagle intimidating its peers to claim a prime log while salmon hunting in the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve in Alaska.

“Every year in November, hundreds of bald eagles gather at Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve near Haines, Alaska, to feast on salmon. I visited there last November to photograph them,” Karthik quoted.

“The eagles also seemed to have some favourite spots to hang out, and usually, commotion ensues when an eagle wants an already occupied spot. This photo was taken during one such commotion,” he added in his statement.

He titled the photograph ‘Dance of the Eagles’ as a homage to a fictional dragon war in George RR Martin’s novel ‘A Dance with Dragons’.

As a prize, Karthik also received a six-month digital subscription to the magazine.

National Geographic’s ‘Picture of the Year’ contest invited aspiring photographers from across the country to submit their favourite image they captured in 2022, broken into four categories: Nature, People, Places and Animals.