Nature - Professional

Magic Moment

Eugenio Opitz
Venezuela

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Magic Moment"
Late afternoon in Henri Pittier National Park,Aragua state,Venezuela. The Henri Pittier National Park is the first national park of Venezuela.

Biography: I was born in Caracas Venezuela on January 26, 1958. I took my first pictures at the age of 12. In 1978 I graduated from High School in Caracas. After that I worked in Caracas at a photographic studio specialized in advertising. End of 1978 I enrolled at the �Universidad de Oriente� (Eastern University) on Margarita Island, Venezuela in order to study Marine Biology. Early in 1979 I gave up my studies of Marine Biology so I could devote myself to photography. From 1979 until 1980 I worked as a photographer contracted by the La Salle Foundation in Nueva Esparta State...

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