Nature nominee

The Golden Orb-Web Spider, otherwise known as the Joro Spider, is a common spider species found in Japan.

I was walking through a forest in Fukuoka Prefecture when I noticed an intense sun ray hitting on a large Joro Spider web. From certain oblique angles, the spider silk was dispersing the sunlight into a beautiful array of rainbow colours. It was a surreal moment. I used a macro lens and took several shots with different f-stops.

Chin Leong Teo is an internationally published, multi-award-winning Singaporean photographer.

He has won top prizes and has been conferred more than 900 awards in more than 300 international photography circuits, salons and exhibitions. His recognitions include multiple Fédération Internationale de l'Art Photographique (FIAP) Blue Badges for being the best author in photography salons, FIAP Gold Medals, and Photographic Society of America (PSA) Gold Medals.

In 2019, Chin Leong won the prestigious Pangea Prize at the Siena Photo Awards 2019, as well as 5 Remarkable Awards, making him the most awarded photographer at the event in Siena, Italy.

In May 2020, he won 1st prize in the Nature category of IPA OneShot: Movement Photo Awards.

In June 2020, he was listed as one of the world's top exhibitors in PSA Who's Who 2019 List, ranking world #5 for PTD (Photo Travel Division), world #10 for PIDC (Projected Image Division – Colour), and world #10 for PJD (Photojournalism Division).

Chin Leong's photography philosophy is to capture "all things beautiful God created" and to continue to grow and evolve his photographic sense and acumen.