A retired doctor who had never before used a digital camera has won a major prize in a nationwide travel competition with his brand new Nikon D70.
The digital SLR helped Dr KK Aravind scoop top spot in the Action category of the Wanderlust Travel Photo of the Year – a contest that attracted more than 4,000 other entries. His prize includes a photographic commission to Canada.
The contest was organised by Wanderlust magazine and The Independent newspaper.
?I was thrilled? said Aravind who took the winning picture during a cruise on the Yangzi River in China.
He heard he?d been shortlisted via a message on his answerphone when he arrived home after another sightseeing holiday, this time in India.
For details of more of this year?s winners keep an eye out for upcoming issues of AP.
Picture credit: KK Aravind
