Kite Rider, by Ryszard Wierzbicki

One of the most spectacular action sports scenes when being at Koh Phangan island are kite surfers, playing with wind and waves. Natural Kite Park is a group of few young people passionate about kitesurfing. Tale Arques, together with Paweł Tomanek and Monika Burek are running upon the waves every time when the wind is strong enough to play with. Here on the picture Tale is spotted during a sunset ride with his kite.

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | April 28
Award Score: 66 (Value 12, Clarity 12, Composition 18, Style 12, Skill 12)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Motion Photography
Photograph Location: Baan Tai, Koh Phangan Island, Surat Thani, Thailand

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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