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Viral photo of widowed penguins comforting each other bags photography award

Viral photo of widowed penguins comforting each other bags photography award Photographer reveals sentimental back-story A heart-warming picture of two penguins hugging each other has bagged the photographer the top prize at the Ocean Photograph Awards 2020.   Shot by Tobias Baumgaertner, this endearing photo shows two fairy penguins embracing each other while looking at the skyline ahead. “These two Fairy penguins poised upon a rock overlooking the Melbourne skyline were standing there for hours, flipper in flipper, watching the sparkling lights of the skyline and ocean,” he wrote on Instagram. Originally posted in March, Baumgaertner had written that a volunteer approached him and told him that the white penguin was an elderly lady who had lost her partner and apparently, so did the younger male penguin on the left.

The Story Behind Two Widowed Penguins of Melbourne Skyline

Close A viral picture of two penguins hugging each other and enjoying the Melbourne Skyline has won the 2020 photography award. Two penguins hugging each other famous picture (Photo : Screenshot from: Tobias Visuals Instagram Page ) The Story Behind Two Widowed Penguins of Melbourne Skyline There s a heartwarming yet sad image that went trending these past days on social media feed. Two penguins seemed to be watching the beauty of Melbourne Skyline while the other one appears to comfort the other penguin. The picture has won the 2020 photography award. Aside from this award, this picture has also won the Community Choice Awards, as it went viral on Instagram.

Viral Photo of 2 Widowed Penguins Captured in Melbourne Wins Big at Photography Contest

2-MIN READ Viral Photo of 2 Widowed Penguins Captured in Melbourne Wins Big at Photography Contest Tobias informed that he stayed there for three nights before he was able to capture this shot. (Credit: Tobias Baumgaertner) The photographer is from Germany and he had clicked this picture in Melbourne’s St Kilda, Australia. St Kilda, a seaside suburb, is known for its small-sized penguins, who are 33 cm in height. FOLLOW US ON: A picture of two penguins has won the Ocean Photograph Awards by the Oceanographic magazine. The heart-warming photograph shows two penguins embracing each other while standing on the rock and looking at the Melbourne lights. Upon inquiring, the photographer of this award-winning picture, Tobias Baumgaertner was told that both the penguins had lost their partners recently and were often seen comforting the other.

Stunning Snapshot of Widowed Penguins Wins Photography Prize

Stunning Snapshot of Widowed Penguins Wins Photography Prize   A photograph of two widowed penguins cuddled up staring into the distance at St. Kilda Pier, Melbourne, taken by Tobias Baumgaertner, has won a prize at Oceanographic magazine’s Ocean Photograph Awards 2020.     The photographer claimed the Community Choice Award for his picture, which went viral earlier this year on Instagram after the photograph made the shortlist of the top five photos for the Award last month.   Following the personal win, Baumgartner wrote, “It has been an honour to be selected as one of the 5 Images and I cannot express my gratitude towards everyone who has supported me and my penguin image up to this point!” THANKS A MILLION, you guys are the best!”

Penguins comforting each other wins best picture of the year - and deservedly so

When he was taking the picture he was told by a volunteer who was familiar with the penguins that both penguins had recently lost their other halves. A volunteer approached me and told me that the white one was an elderly lady who had lost her partner and apparently so did the younger male to the left, he said. The volunteer revealed that the two penguins meet regularly comforting each other and standing together for hours watching the dancing lights of the nearby city. When he was taking the pictures, Tobias was with the penguins for a few days and documented everything. I spend three full nights with this penguin colony until I was able to get this picture, he said.

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