This photo is the exclusive visual story of the last buffalo shepherd in Dokuzpınar Village of Kayseri Province, Turkey. The buffalo shepherd is on his way back home with his herd, consists of about 500 hundred buffalos.His journey begins in early morning in Hurmetci Grasslands and ends near the bank of a creek while his herd is crossing the creek under the sunset light and dusty path.The shepherd sometimes rears up his horse and also his dog bites the ankles of slow buffalos in order to fasten the crossing.

This photo was among the Top 10 Photos and placed 7th best photo of the year in the New Adventure Photography Contest of Viewsonic Colorpro in 2021, which more than 6,500 photo entries from 41 countries accepted.

https://viewsonic.com/tr/newsroom/content/viewsonic-colorpro-award-2021-top-10-photos_4520

Artist: Meriç Aktar Camera: Nikon D750 Lens: Nikkor AF-S 105mm f1.4E Dimensions: 5760 × 3707 – 16 MB Resolution: 300 dpi ,21mpx Location: Kayseri,Turkey Date: 16/08/2021

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ARTIST : Meriç Aktar I am an award-winner photographer based in Antioch,Turkey. After graduating from Anadolu University Photography associate degree in 2014 in Turkey, I started to reflect photographs of people and nature around Anatolia into my frame. Photography is a passion event for me. First of all, I take pictures for myself. In other words, the photographs that I will keep my memories alive, document, share with my loved ones and leave as a legacy to my children are at the forefront for me. I think photography is life, and I love photographs with human-nature elements, and those from life itself. In some moments when I did not take a photo, I am worried that those moments will not happen again, I believe that the desire to take photos is the desire to notice the differences and freeze those moments. When you tell a story with your photograph and convey the emotion with aesthetic concern, it is inevitable that your photograph will leave a deep impression on the viewer. When taking photos, I always include the human element in my photos, except for nature photos. I always think that a photo without a human in it is an incomplete photo. Before taking a photo, I adjust my framing according to the composition rules in the right light conditions and try to take a photo that way.

mericaktar@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/mericaktar

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