Bronze in Fine Art/Digitally Enhanced / 2026 / Fine Art / Digitally Enhanced

• Prize
  Bronze in Fine Art/Digitally Enhanced
• Photographer
  MONICA L CORCUERA , Mexico
• Date of Photograph
  23/06/2023
• Studio
  Monica Corcuera
• Website
  http://www.monicacorcuera.com
• Instagram
  http://www.instagram.com/monicacorcuera_photos

In the heart of Mana Pools I witnessed a scene that felt both ancient and transcendent. The legendary elephant "Boswell" rose above the dry earth onto his hind legs, while the younger elephants gathered, watching with quiet reverence, as if attending a lesson passed down through generations. This image preserves not just the physical act of a powerful elephant rising to improbable heights, but the essence of mentorship in the wild. The master and his apprentices, a moment where instinct becomes legacy.
Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe.

Mexican award-winning Fine Art and wildlife photographer, conservationist and published author. She studied Fine Arts and
continued her artistic career in Mexico. Her work is deeply rooted in respect for nature and driven by a lifelong commitment to wildlife conservation. Through years of observation and ethical field practices, she portrays wildlife as
sentient beings rather than distant subjects. Her images focus on subtle interactions, generational bonds, and moments of quiet strength, inviting viewers to reflect on humanity’s responsibility toward nature.

Awards 2025 PHI AWARDS Special Category 3rd Place
2025 PHI AWARDS Digital Enhance 1st Place
2025 ONE EYELAND Wildlife - Mexico’s 1st place

2024 35AWARDS Peoples Choice & Catalogue Published
2024 ONE EYELAND Wildlife TOP 10 Wildlife Photographers - Golden Camara Awards
2024 ONE EYELAND WiLdlife TOP 10 Wildlife Photographers - GOLDEN X
2024 ONE EYELAND Book BEST OF THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHERS
2024 ONE EYELAND - GOLD BAR - TOP 100 PHOTOGRAPHERS
2024 MUSE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS, Nature Photography - Widlife Platinum Statuette
2024 MUSE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS, Nature Photography – Wildlife Golden Statuette
2024 MUSE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS, Nature Photography – Wildlife Bronze Statuette

2023 ONE EYELAND - TOP 10 Women Photographers – GOLDEN X
2023 ONE EYELAND Book BEST OF THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHERS
2023 ONE EYELAND – GOLD BAR – TOP 100 PHOTOGRAPHERS
2023 ONE EYELAND – Photographer of The Year NATURE - GOLDEN CAMARA
2023 ONE EYELAND – MEXICO 1ST. Photographer of The Year
2023 ONE EYELAND – TOP 10 Wildlife Photographer – GOLDEN X

2022 ONE EYELAND – Photographer of The Year Mexico
2022 35AWARDS – Top 20 Wildlife Photographer