Bence Mate
Play The Game (Series)
DESCRIPTION
Following a grassland habitat reconstruction, I teamed up with the National Park in a ground squirrel rewilding project. These animals, which had been considered a common one and had played a significant part in the ecosystem, became totally extinct from the region by the 1990s.
From an airport where they were not welcome, we moved 156 ground squirrels to their new home, where they have grown into a 3000 strong, unique population within five years.
After all this time, the regular appearance of rare predators praying them, such as the saker falcon, eastern imperial eagle, and steppe polecat was noticed as well.
To strengthen the condition of the population, the animals are fed seeds periodically in the field when the young emerge from the ground and when they form fat reserves for the winter.
AUTHOR
Wildlife photographer, born in Hungary, 1985. In 2010 he won the prestigious BBC Wildlife Photography of the Year award in London. He is the most effective photographer in the 53-year-old history of the competition, being the only contestant winning the first prize in both the young and adult categories.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_Photographer_of_the_Year#Ranking
In 2005 he experimented the one-way glass photography technique, making fundamental changes in hide photography practice. This technique has been widely used all over the world, and most hides are equipped with such glasses.
Since 2008 he has been designing wildlife photography hides in different parts of the world (Hungary, Costa Rica, Brazil, Norway, South-Africa and Transylvania, Romania). His enterprise operating in Hungary welcomes photographers with the most exclusive hides in the world.
Most significant awards:
BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year (international), 2010
BBC Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year (international), 2002
Wildlife Photographer of the Year (Hungary), 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015
Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year (Hungary), 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Eric Hosking Award for the best portfolio, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011
Bird Photographer of the Year (England), 2005
GDT – European Wildlife Photographer of the Year (Germany),
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