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Photographer

Elza Bouhassira
University/School

Columbia University
Date of Photograph

June 14, 2017
Technical Info

Nikon D5500
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Website

https://www.elzabouhassira.com/

These six chicks are only half of this family of Hooded Mergansers; in total there were 12 little ones and one mother to watch out for them all. I shadowed the family for about an hour as they swam up the beach, dried off, and leapt back in. Taken at Lac d'Annecy, France.

Awards

September 2018, Honorable Mention in the Special: Travel/Tourism category at the International Photography Awards July 2018, Winner in the Getty Images FOTO Fourth Contest September 2017, Honorable Mention in the Nature: Wildlife category at the International Photography Awards