KUWAIT, Nov 21 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti photographer Mohammad Murad earned an Honorable Mention in the Wildlife Portraits category at the Nature inFocus Photography Awards 2025, held in Bangalore, India.
The competition's website published the winning images on Friday, noting that more than 1,250 photographers from around 40 countries submitted about 16,000 photos across eight categories promoting creative nature conservation photography.
Murad told KUNA that the recognition adds to Kuwait's growing presence in Asian and global wildlife photography contests, stressing that such international acknowledgment motivates him to continue producing works that highlight the beauty of wildlife and raise awareness of nature conservation.
He explained that his awarded photograph, portrays the features of a rare and endangered Pallas's cat whose eyes were fully covered by a snowstorm, forcing it to rely on its other senses for survival, a scene reflecting the species' remarkable resilience in extreme conditions.
Murad captured the image during a 19-day expedition in Mongolia, where temperatures dipped to minus 35آ°C.
The Kuwaiti photographer has earned numerous awards, including first place in last year's edition of the same competition in the Animal Portraits category for his image of the Arabian fox in Kuwait, underscoring the leading presence of Kuwaiti photographers in global wildlife and nature photography contests. (end) kmj.dm