Walking Down, by Ryszard Wierzbicki

This photo was taken during trekking though the Annapurna Circuit, Himalaya, Nepal. While going down from the hills I was passing by many caravans of mules carrying goods to the local villages. This is one of the photographs showing the beauty of the scenery around and hard work of animals walking down.

Nikon D5000 with 18-200mm | Exposure 1/500sec @ f/5.3 | ISO 400 | Focal Length 66mm
Walking Down, by Ryszard Wierzbicki

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | October 28
Award Score: 57 (Value 10, Clarity 11, Composition 13, Style 12, Skill 11)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Travel Photography
Photograph Location: Annapurna Region, Manang, Gandaki Zone | Nepal

Photographer: Ryszard Wierzbicki (Swindon, United Kingdom) Registered
Ryszard Wierzbicki was born in 1963. Graduated with a Master degree of Social Sciences in Children Care Education from University of Gdańsk in 1992 in Poland. He worked in an orphanage and four other companies, going through positions of Educator, Marketing Specialist and Sales & Marketing Manager in various branches (child care, dentistry, orthodontics and IT). Apart of his regular jobs he continued developing his Scuba Diving qualification resulted of an instructor level in PADI. Emigrated to UK in 2006, from where he started his real traveling & photography experience and exploration of South-East Asia. Volunteering occasionally with Stu and the Kids charity organization of Thai and Burmese Orphans (stuandthekids.org). Established 2 forums for active travelers and photographers named Instant Travelling (instanttravelling.ning.com) and World Around (worldaround.pl) in 2010. Changed an ironed suit and laptop for cargo trousers, hoodie jacket, knapsack and started to manage freely the passion of photography, traveling and scuba diving.

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