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Australian Bushfire Photo Shot from a Drone Wins Wildlife Photography Award
Image of the Australian bushfire won photographer Robert Irvin Best Wildlife Photographer of the Year award | Image credit: Instagram
Titled Bushfire , the image is a drone shot that shows a line of fire burning in between the bushes, dividing it into two parts during the horrific Australian bushfires of last year.
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Robert Irwin, son of famous wildlife Australian zookeeper and wildlife expert Steve Irwin, has made his family proud after earning the first prize in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People s Choice Award contest. The son of the conservationist clicked the picture of the devastating Australian Bushfire and was nominated for the same last year.
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A grim drone image of a line of fire ripping through the bush in northern Australia has claimed the top prize in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People s Choice Award. Bushfire, which was taken by Robert Irwin (son of the late conservationist Steve Irwin) near the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve in Cape York, Queensland, received over 55,000 votes from people around the world to beat out the other 24 entries shortlisted.
Fires like the one pictured remain a huge threat to the far north peninsula which is home to various endangered species and 30 different ecosystems. However, the image also serves as a undeniable reminder of the unprecedented fires that devastated large parts of Australia in the summer of 2019/2020, with hundreds killed, thousands of homes destroyed, and more than 2.5 million acres (1 million hectares) burned.
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image captionA Line of Fire was taken when Robert Irwin spotted smoke and launched his drone even though the battery was nearly flat
A dramatic drone image of a devastating bushfire in Australia, taken by TV environmentalist Steve Irwin s son, has won a major wildlife photo award.
A Line of Fire won the Wildlife Photographer of The Year People s Choice Award with 55,486 public votes.
Taken near the border of the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve in Cape York, Queensland, it shows the split between conservation area and charred remains.
Robert Irwin, 17, said he was incredibly excited to win the award.