Aakash Mayur Shah, Hierarchy of Scale (BIG AND SMALL - Entries close 31 March 2026)

In the tidal shallows, Australian pelicans command the frame through stature alone, their pale forms rising above a dispersed gathering of smaller waterbirds. The photograph turns a quiet wetland encounter into a study of proportion in nature, where scale governs attention, establishes rhythm, and subtly orders the life of a shared habitat.

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