A picture of harmony that seems like trompe l’oeil. They looked like two black wings blowing in the wind. They were two auks resting in the snow. In harmony. Like a break in the middle of a battle. And many more are being targeted by razors in Norway. The image, by Clara Ochoa, was taken in Hornoya (Norway) and aims to show the weaknesses of this system. These birds are highly threatened by overfishing and avian influenza.
Image of Clara Ochoa, winner of the One Welfare Photography award.
This is the winning image of the One Welfare photography competition which can be seen today in the Caja Viva exhibition space. A total of 21 images have been selected for the exhibition which can be viewed until October 20. A total of 230 images were entered in the contest. The aim of the call is “to produce inspiring images that help us raise awareness about nature conservation and promote the concept of well-being through the relationship between animals, humans and environmental goods, which is what we are dealing with,” he explained. head of One Welfare, Rebeca Garcia Pinillos.
This woman from Burgos, based in England, is one of them great expert in animal welfare and in concept development one health, a health that tries to balance environmental, animal and human health in the same strategy. He has brought to Burgos the best images of this contest, but also a congress that will be attended by a hundred material specialists.
Rebeca García Pinillos, head of One Welfare, and president of the Caja Rural Foundation, Tomás Fisac.
This is the fourth One Prosperity global conference and a second scientific conference on well-being. The first appointment, planned to take place in Burgos, could not take place. “Everything was planned to be held in Burgos but the pandemic hit us and we had to make it virtual, but that’s why now we decided to do it live in Burgos too.”
The congress, which carries the slogan ‘Don’t choose extinction, choose health’, will bring together international experts on the relationship between human and animal welfare and the physical and social environment. Speakers like president of the world veterinary organization, Rafael Laguensand experts from South Americaas head of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Santo Tomás in Chile, Beatriz Zapata, of Europelike Lisa Wallas from the University of Liverpool, or from Africawith the participation of Sophie Masik from the World Federation for Animals Kenya.
A nod to Burgos
Contest Photography by One Welfare has ended in victory Clara Ochoa but also opens an exclusive category dedicated to the province of Burgos. In this way, they have recognized it Burgos image. Images such as the reintroduction of European bison have also been awarded. The congress will close with the presentation of awards for the best photographs in the general, bird, landscape, animal world and Burgos categories. In the first three rounds the winner was Clara Ochoa, in the animal world the winner was Miguel Ángel Artús and in the Burgos category, David Mediavilla.
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