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Seventeen-year-old wildlife photographer Maksym Breush has won the Norfolk Wildlife Trust's 2026 Nature Photography Competition for an image he calls his 'dream shot'. The photograph captures a hobby bird with its talons poised to strike a dragonfly over water, a moment Breush spent three years and over 200 hours observing. The winning image was taken with a Canon EOS R and a Sigma 150-600mm lens at a shutter speed of 1/6400sec. Breush aims to showcase animal behavior and fleeting moments in his wildlife photography.
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17-year-old photographer Maksym Breush won a competition for a hobby bird hunting a dragonfly.
The shot required three years of effort and over 200 hours of observation.
The image was captured using a Canon EOS R and a Sigma 150-600mm lens.
Breush seeks to highlight animal behavior and fleeting moments in his work.