Landscape 3rd place winner

A matter of patience and luck.
I remember being rather disappointed about the overcast weather in the early morning, since I had hoped for a beautiful sunrise. Instead, when I reached the edge of the canyon, one amazing lightning show over those hoodoos started to unfold, turning it all into quite a surreal experience. I was patient and lucky enough to capture one lightning bolt right in the middle of the frame.

I am an Austrian assistant doctor in surgery and I started photography as a hobby in summer 2013. From the very beginning I was just fascinated with the endless possibilities of aesthetical and emotional expression. Always looking for that unique moment, that one gesture, that smile, that unpredictable incident and that magic touch of light made me look at our world with different eyes. For me, photography is all about that moment, the compositional balance and beauty of color. Using the available light to make the subject shine quickly became a passion, regardless of wheter it is about a landscape or a portrait.