José Javier Delgado Esteban

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Silver Muse Photography Awards 2022

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The Komodo Dragon is the bigges...3,000 dragons left in the wild.

The Komodo Dragon is the biggest lizard on the planet reaching up to 3 metres in length. It lives in a small group of Indonesian islands. Rare in other reptiles the Dragons will hunt and ambush together. In December 2019 while the Indonesian government was considering the permanent closure of the park we were able to spend 10 days on the island of Flores. After several failed attempts to capture the shy dragons, we were able to document the beginning of a water buffalo ambush by a group of large male dragons on the island of Rinca. This image forms part of a series of 9 documenting such a hunt. There are around 3,000 dragons left in the wild. The Komodo Dragon is the biggest lizard on the planet reaching up to 3 metres in length. It lives in a small group of Indonesian islands. Rare in other reptiles the Dragons will hunt and ambush together. In December 2019 while the Indonesian government was considering the permanent closure of the park we were able to spend 10 days on the island of Flores. After several failed attempts to capture the shy dragons, we were able to document the beginning of a water buffalo ambush by a group of large male dragons on the island of Rinca. This image forms part of a series of 9 documenting such a hunt. There are around 3,000 dragons left in the wild.

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Silver Muse Photography Awards 2022

Copyright José Javier Delgado Esteban 2024

Updated Mar 2022

Location Rinca Island

Topics Black and White, Conservation, Fine Art, Wildlife

Summary

My series of #komododragons hunting a water buffalo at #rincaisland #komodonationalpark #indonesia has been awarded 2 Silver wins at the prestigious Muse International Photography 2021 Awards @musephotoawards in the categories Nature and Black & White

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