Night 1st place winner

A few years ago, I decided to shoot star trails with my Nikon FE 35 mm film camera. I liked the option of getting a clean star trail image in a single exposure plus I didn't have to worry about the camera running out of power, especially in extremely cold weather. I wanted to use that entire roll of film just for star trails. I captured this 30+ minute exposure right at the start and was very excited to see the results. However, it took me a long time to finish that roll of film. I was tempted to shoot random photographs and get the roll of film developed but I stuck with the initial plan and kept shooting star trails with it. It took me more than a year to finish that roll of film. After developing the film I was really pleased with how this photograph turned out when I looked at it on the light-box but not so happy with the quality of the scans. After another year I finally was able to get it scanned correctly and after some dodging and burning this was the result.

Hello my name is Prajit Ravindran. I am a Software Engineer by profession but Landscape Photography is my passion. I started my journey into world of photography in 2007. I dabbled into different genres of photography before focusing on landscape photography. When I moved to Utah in 2011, I fell in love with the state. During the last 10+ years I have driven 150000+ miles exploring the rich, diverse landscape that Utah has to offer. I am currently based in Salt Lake City. My passion project for the last 4 years has been to capture images of the crescent moon and its alignment with planets or features of the landscape. My goal is capture unique images that represent real moments of magic found in nature. I'm constantly striving to make unique images that stand out from the millions of images we see every single day.


Awards and Recognition:

Included in Time magazine's 51 photographers to follow in the US - time.com/instagram51

Honorable mention 2019 International Photography Awards(IPA)

Second Place 2018 International Photography Awards(IPA)

Placed in the top 100 at the 2017 International Landscape Photographer of the year.

Honorable mention 2017 International Photography Awards(IPA)

Honorable mention 2016 International Photography Awards(IPA)