Stars burn brightly for China in astronomy photo competition
Sunrise of the Magic City © Jiajun Hua (China) [Photo/The Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year 13 (2021) competition/exhibition]
Shanghai is one of the most economically developed cities in China. The photo is taken 16 kilometers away from Lujiazui financial district. Every year there are only a few weeks when photographers can capture the scene of the Sun rising the Central Business District (CBD). The photographer waited for a few days and finally witnessed the Sun rising from the most prosperous area of Shanghai on a heavily polluted morning. The photo is composed of four different exposures from the same perspective, recording the process of the Sun rising.
・ Shanghai, China, Feb 7, 2021
・ Sony ILCE-7RM3 camera, 403 mm f/9 lens, ISO 320, 4 x 1/320-second exposures
The competition is divided into nine categories, with two other special prizes, and winners will be announced at an online award ceremony on Sept 16, two days before an exhibition of the winning images opens at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, South London.
The photographer who took the overall winning image will receive a prize of 10,000 pounds ($13,820), with individual category winners and the winner of the Young Photographer class each receiving 1,500 pounds.
