Owine i-Original National Geographic Photo Contest ka-2012 kusigaba Sezindawo akafanelekile

Umnqobi wokuqala womncintiswano kazwelonke we-National Geographic Photo Contest ngo-2012 esigabeni esithi “Izindawo” akazange afaneleke ngemuva kokukhipha into esithombeni.

Umncintiswano wezithombe kazwelonke ungomunye wemincintiswano yezithombe ethandwa kakhulu emhlabeni. Ihlukaniswe izigaba ezintathu: Izindawo, Abantu neMvelo. Owinile Umklomelo Omkhulu ukhethwa kwabathathu, kepha ukuwina noma yimuphi walezi zigaba kusengumklomelo ohlonishwayo. Kulo nyaka, i- Owine Umklomelo Omkhulu wakhethwa emkhakheni weMvelo, nokho, ukunakwa kwabhekiswa kulowo owawina izindawo. Kubukeka sengathi uNat Geo ukhethe esinye isithombe somklomelo, kepha wasikhipha ngemuva kokuba ijaji lithole ukuthi umthwebuli wezithombe ususe into esithombeni.

Ukusuka enjabulweni kuya ekuhluphekeni

UHarry Fisch waziswa ukuthi isithombe sakhe, sinesihloko esithi "Ukulungisa Imithandazo eGanges", wayewine umklomelo weNational Geographic Photo Contest 2012 esigabeni se-Place. Umthwebuli wezithombe usitshela kubhulogi ukuthi wayejabule kanjani ukuthola i-imeyili ethi ezinkulungwaneni zezithombe, wakhethwa njengompetha.

UFisch wayelungiselela ukutshela abangane bakhe abaseduze ukuthi, ngemuva kweminyaka ehlupheka futhi ehamba ezimweni ezinzima, ukuphikelela kwakhe ekugcineni kwaba nomvuzo. Uthumele isithombe sokuqala, njengoba kuceliwe, kanti ijaji labona into eyengeziwe esithombeni.

Ijaji liphethe ngokuthi uFisch ususe into esithombeni, ngokweqiniso ngokusobala kwenqatshelwe yimithetho womncintiswano. Abathwebuli bezithombe abakwazi ukususa noma ukwengeza izinto esithombeni, noma ukusika kuvunyelwe. UNat Geo uthumele enye i-imeyili, ethi “Ukulungiselela Imithandazo eGanges” akakhokhelwa ngenxa yokususwa kwesikhwama sepulasitiki.

Umhleli wephephabhuku iNational Geographic uchazele umthwebuli wezithombe ukuthi kumele kuhlonishwe imithetho yalo mncintiswano. UMonica Corcoran wengeze lokho UFisch ubengavele anqume isithombe, ukuze kususwe isikhwama sepulasitiki noma wayengavumela isithombe ukuthi sinjengoba sinjalo, ngoba sasingenamthelela esinqumweni sokugcina sejaji.

Iphutha elincane

Umthwebuli wezithombe uzame ukuxhumana nabahleli bomncintiswano wezithombe, kodwa kwanhlanga zimuka nomoya. Wamukelwa ngempendulo efanayo, engeyinhle njengoba kusho ukushintshwa okuncane kwesithombe yokuhoxiswa. UFisch wengeze ngokuthi uzobamba iqhaza futhi kulo nyaka nokuthi ngeke enze iphutha elifanayo ngokwesibili.