Third Prize: "Kingdom in the Clouds" Kimberly Walker, Evansville, Indiana
During a trip to Bhutan, Kimberly Walker visited Tiger's Nest, or Taktshang Goemba, a Buddhist monastery and pilgrimage site. The excursion entailed a two-hour hike in fog and rain. "Halfway up the hill, the trail winds to a ridge at eye level with Tiger's Nest," says Walker. "There I waited for the clouds to part, then captured this fleeting moment, which exemplified the image in my mind of Bhutan as a kingdom in the clouds."
