Our highlights from the Canarian Photo Awards 2023
OVERALL WINNER
Santiago Leonardo Rodriguez
“Only by being in the right place at the right time can you take this type of photograph. At that very moment, I was there photographing the summit of the old volcano at La Palma when the sparks flew up. This is nature in its wildest state!”
AERIAL SILVER
Azim Khan Ronnie
“Vietnamese workers surrounded by incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau, near Hanoi, Vietnam. The bamboo bundles are arranged on the ground on sunny days so they dry out. To make the sticks, the bamboo is split in two and then coloured red, purple or yellow.”
LANDSCAPE SILVER
Medem Ignacio
“The last fresh waters carved arboriform patterns on the natural canvas of the Colorado River Delta. Dams built along the river in the US mean it no longer flows into the Sea of Cortez in Mexico.”
LANDSCAPE SILVER
Antonio Valente
“I’ve shot here at sunrise and sunset and in fog, but never with snowy hills. Winter sunset has its own charm but this place [Hirzel inKanton Zug,Switzerland]is one of a kind.”
NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY SILVER
Takuma Kimura
“In Okayama, Japan, there are many fireflies. Ever since I was a child, I have watched the fireflies dance – their light is like the brilliance of life itself.”
AERIAL WINNER
Phuoc Hoai Nguyen
“I took this picture at Hon Yen Beach, Phu Yen Province, in Vietnam – one of the most beautiful beaches in my country. This is the moment the local fishermen start work. Each time they release their nets, it creates a unique pattern – on this occasion, it resulted in the shape of a heart. I like to see this as a heart full of hope that the fishermen will pull in a net full of anchovies. I feel lucky that I can showcase the beauty of Vietnam through my photography.”
NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY GOLD
Juan Carlos Peguero Baeta
“If you ask me where the heart of the universe is, it’s undoubtedly in the constellation Cassiopeia, which is about 200 light years in si
