The Blue Viper Strikes

• Prize
  Gold in Nature/Wildlife
• Photographer
  Robin Yong
• Agency / Studio
  Www.Robinyongphotography.Com
• Technical Info
  f2.0 100.00mm, ISO 250
• Photo Date
  10.01.2019
• Website
  https://www.robinyongphotography.com

The highly unpredictable and aggressive Blue Viper catches its prey. Found in Indonesia, this venomous, island-dwelling snake is an aggressive predator, with its tendency towards fight over flight making it an intimidating presence in the streets of Bali, where it accounts for one of the most common causes of venomous bites.

• Biography
  Robin Yong is a multi-award winning Travel Photographer. He enjoys traveling to exotic destinations to befriend and photograph the locals. He is best known for his work on the Omo Valley tribes in Ethiopia, the Venetian Masked models in Venice, the Bokator boxers of Cambodia and the Maikos of Kyoto. He calls these works his Travel Portraits, his Art of Travel Medicine. For most of his works, he does not use flash, reflectors or artificial lighting, depending solely on natural lighting alone. The photos are often dramatic, colourful and extremely beautiful.
• Awards
  Gold, Tokyo International Foto Awards 2017, People - Portrait Category CFFU Gold Medal, Around the World International Salon of Art, Photography 2017, Open Colour Category FIAP Gold Medal, 2nd Circular Exhibition of Photography "New Year Circuit 2018", Ruma Salon, Open Monochrome Category IUP Gold Medal, 5th Ozone Zone International Photo Salon 2017, Theme Love PP Gold Medal, Miracle Image 4th International Salon 2018 Digital, Theme (People) Category PSA Gold Medal, S-Kadar 1st International Exhibition of Art Photography 2017, Open Monochrome SIPC Gold Medal, Sandven International Photography Circuit, PhotoVivo Salon, Travel Category Best Movie Photo, Avalonia Festival Best Photo Series, WatchDog Film Festival Winner, Best Photography, Cult Critic Movie Awards Winner, Best Photography, Calcutta International Cult Film Festival Winner, Hedda Morrison Print Portfolio Competition - Canberra Photographic Society Silver Award with Distinction, Australian Institute of Professional Photography AIPP 2018 ACT/ NSW State Awards Travel Category Silver Award, Australian Institute of Professional Photography AIPP 2018 ACT/ NSW State Awards Travel Category Silver Award, Australian Institute of Professional Photography AIPP 2018 ACT/ NSW State Awards Portrait Category x 2 Silver, Tokyo International Foto Awards 2017, People - Culture Category IUP Silver, International Union of Photographers (IUP) 5th Anniversary Celebration Photo Circuits, Photo Travel Category TPC Silver Medal, Temasek Photo Circuit (TPC) 2018 PhotoVivo Salon, Colour Open Category Bronze, Tokyo International Foto Awards 2017, Advertising/ Travel/ Tourism Category Bronze Award, One Eyeland Awards 2017, Editorial / Feature Story, Professional Category Bronze Award, One Eyeland Awards 2017, Editorial / Travel, Professional Category Bronze Award, One Eyeland Awards 2017, People / Culture, Professional Category Bronze Award, One Eyeland Awards 2017, People / Portrait, Professional Category