TITLE: Grace!

This image was taken at Gould Bay Antarctica. There was a huge emperor penguin colony. Among the thousands of adult and young emperor penguins, I noticed this particular adult penguin. She was right in front me. She was calling and showing different postures. I felt that she was communicating with me and greeting me. The moment she bowed her head to me was so graceful that I was speechless and impressed. I pushed the shutter for the precious moment. Since there are no hunting of wildlife in Antarctica, penguins and other wildlife are not afraid of people. There is harmony between human and animals. The true enemy of emperor penguins is the warm climate. They will suffer from less ice. We must act together to protect them.

AUTHOR: Liwen Tao (United States)

I am recently retired endodontist. I started to learn photography 10 years ago for relaxation and hobby. Now photography is my passion, especially wildlife photography. I love the polar region. In order to provide more education to our young generation, I have published a children's photo book titled "Yukio's First Day Out", using my own photos to introduce polar bear's story.