Golden Eagle Festival Mongolia

• Prize
  Bronze in Events/Other
• Photographer
  Sarah Jenkins
• Agency / Studio
  Sarah Jenkins Photography
• Technical Info
  Canon 5d iv 24-70mm f2.8 lens & 70-200mm f4 lens
• Photo Date
  October 2017
• Website
  https://www.sarahajenkins.com

Over two days in October the annual Golden Eagle festival is held in the desolate Altai Mountains in Western Mongolia. Around 100 traditional eagle hunters gather from around Bayan Ulgii province to participate in this event with their specially trained golden eagles. The festival celebrates both the honoured golden eagle and Kazakh heritage, where the nomadic hunters and their birds of prey compete in various competitions. Other Kazakh traditional games such as Kyz Kuar, a race between man and woman on horseback, entertain the local crowd.

• Biography
  Sarah lives in Sydney Australia, but her wanderlust for travel has taken her to all corners of the globe; to 148 countries and all seven continents. Her interest in disappearing cultures takes her to some of the more remote parts of the world. Sarah's images have been awarded international photography awards. Sarah is also the director and instructor of SignaturePhoto Photography Courses.
• Awards
  PX3 2025 - Silver Award (Portraiture), x2 Honorable Mention IPA 2025 - Jury Top 5 Selected (Portrait category), Honorable Mention Tokyo TIFA 2020 - Silver Place Winner Tokyo TIFA 2018 - Gold and 1st Place Winner (professional People category) PX3 - Bronze Award professional categories 2021, 2019, 2018 MIFA - Bronze Award professional categories 2015, 2017, 2019 TIFA - Bronze Award professional category 2021, 2017, Honorable Mention Professional Categories: 2 x 2021, 2 x 2016, 2023 IPA - Honorable Mention - OneShot Street Photography 2018/19 (Smartphone category) IPA - Honorable Mention professional categories: 2014, 2015, 2 x 2016, 4 x 2017, 5 x 2018, 2 x 2025, 1 x 2026 The Mono Awards 2020 - 3 x Highly Commended