The Camel Polo Player, by Shirren Lim

It was afternoon. The sun went hiding behind the clouds. The camel polo competition was over and the crowd slowly dissipated from the arena. I started walking aimlessly, led me to this man, who was still sitting atop his camel chit chatting with his mates. I asked him for a photograph and he gladly obliged. I went for a low angle shot as I liked the clouds cast themselves over him.

Nikon D810 | Exposure f/4.0 @ 1/250sec | Focal Length 24.0 mm | ISO 64
The Camel Polo Player, by Shirren Lim

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | July 31
Award Score: 68 (Value 13, Clarity 12, Composition 18, Style 12, Skill 13)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Portraiture Photography
Photograph Location: Bulgan, Western Mongolia

Photographer: Shirren Lim (Jakarta, Indonesia) Registered
Born in Penang Island, Malaysia, in 1970, Shirren would find herself moving cities over the course of her life. She is now based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Shirren took up photography in 2009, as she thought it would be an interesting habit, later she discovered it as her true passion. Shirren loves portraitures best. To her, the expressions people wear are so beautiful, so telling, so uncovered in their sincerity. With her photo-taking, she tries and does justice to capture humanity in its many forms. Shirren’s work has been described as intense and earthy with her simple composition cutting to the heart of the subject matter. As a child, she had flipped through many of her father’s National Geographic magazines, but it was Steve McCurry’s 1984 “Afghan Girl” that she recall two decades later. That is what she wants to do with her life. She believes, someday, she can able to capture that one moment that could change the world. Her work has appeared in several web and printed magazines.

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