Invitation

• Prize
  Silver in Nature/Wildlife
• Photographer
  Frank Fenqiang Liu
• Technical Info
  1/4000 sec, f/9.0, ISO 500, Nikon D850.
• Photo Date
  February 12, 2020

During the breeding season in Florida, great egrets grow long, wavy plumes on their backs. A male great egret chooses a nesting site and builds a nest with sticks and twigs. The great egret in this photo was eager to start his courtship displays before completing his nest. He worked hard to find a mate by raising his lovely plumes, curving his neck into an S shape and moving his body up and down. Sometimes he ducked his head low and then suddenly stretched his neck, pointing his bill to the sky. Photographing his moves felt like witnessing an amazing show in nature.

• Biography
  Fenqiang Liu is a fine art nature photographer based in Orlando, Florida. His work captures breathtaking moments of natural beauty and transforms them into captivating art pieces. With an education and experience in drawing, Chinese literature, cinema, and photography, Liu utilizes his unique blend of cultural influences from both the East and West, along with his artistic background and mastery of photography, to express his thoughts and emotions in a distinct and meaningful way. He has achieved resounding success in photography and earned numerous prestigious international photo awards.
• Awards
  reFocus 2023 Color Photo Contest - Category & Gold Winner. WPE International Photography Awards 2023 – Gold & 2nd Place. AAP Magazine #32 B&W – 3rd Place. The Independent Photographer 2023 B&W Award – Finalist. Best Photo Awards 2022 – 1st Prize. reFocus 2022 B&W Contest - Category & Gold Winner. Siena Creative Photo Awards 2022 - Category Winner. MonoVisions 2022 - Black & White Nature and Wildlife Series of the Year. All About Photo 2022 - Merit Award. Fine Art Photography Awards 2022 - 1st Prize. PX3 2022 - Gold. Tokyo Foto Awards 2022 – Gold. reFocus 2022 One Shot Contest – Gold & Silver. 2022 CARTE BLANCHE, B/W Category, Lucie Foundation – Finalist. FMoPA 2022 – "Best in Competition." Dodho Magazine #21 published the "Secret Garden" series. Dodho Magazine 2022 Monochromatic Awards – Top 25. Chelsea International Photography Competition 2022 - Selected Artist. The Independent Photographer 2022 B&W Award and Open Call Award - Editor's Picks. Chromatic Awards 2021 - 1st Prize. Monochrome Awards 2021 - 1st Prize.