Panoramic 2nd place winner

The Fish River Canyon is located in Namibia. It is one of the longest canyons in the world (with certainty, the largest in Africa), as well as the second tourist attraction visited in Namibia.

It presents a gorge of 160 kilometers, 27 kilometers wide and depths of 550 meters in some places. It has been eroded during the course of 650 million years by the forces of water, wind, gravity and earth movements.

Richard Le Manz is a Spanish conceptual photographer whose work is mostly recognized for raising awareness and criticism about climate change.

His artistic discourse is marked by his training in industrial engineering and his passion for travel and nature. He started in landscape photography, but soon understood photography not only to capture beauty, but also to reflect on the social and environmental problems that threaten our planet.

Le Manz makes use of his special ability to unveil new meanings in things, raising reflections on universal issues. Through his art and the power of his images he pays special attention to the current problems of the world, especially the environmental ones, and of our society. Sometimes absurd pairing, transformation, irony, and double meaning are some of the resources the artist uses to establish communication with the viewer.