Nature nominee

This fairy-tale forest is located near the village of Lubykovytchi in Ukraine. The forest is quiet and damp. I walk gently along the path, enchanted by the colors of the last September days. Suddenly I notice an owl sitting on a big stump in the middle of the forest. The stars of its eyes merge with yellowing leaves and pull me into a fairy-tale atmosphere - where time stands still, and you're united with nature. For this photo, I adjusted the advantage of yellow on the camera to emphasize the autumn landscape.
Nikon D500+Sigma C 150-600 f5, 150 mm., ISO 320

Petro Katerynych (Kyiv, Ukraine) is a PhD student at the Institute of Journalism at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine. Author of the publication in the national ranking periodicals "Ukrainska Pravda" ("Ukrainian Truth") and "Den" ("Day"). He has interned at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the Presidential Administration of Ukraine. Winner of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Prize for Outstanding Achievements of Youth in Development of Ukraine and received a Mykhailo Hrushevskyi academic scholarship for PhD students. Photo contest awards:
ND Awards (2020) Honorable Mention (Nature, Macro), "Wiki Loves Earth" regional winner (2020). Winner of the Living Organisms category of the WikiScience Contest 2020, Gold Medal of the National Union of Photographers of Ukraine, FAPA (5 Honorable Mentions)