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Alessandra Meniconzi (Switzerland) Image Name: Never without my Raptor Photographer Name: Alessandra Meniconzi Year: 2020 Swiss winner, Alessandra Meniconzi best describes this image themselves: "The idea for this journey take up more than 18 years! My first amazing trip that introduce me to get to know one of the most fascinating and ancient methods of hunting with the Golden Eagle in Kazakhstan. At the feet of the Altai mountain (Mongolia), I met again the Berkutchi (hunters with Golden Eagle). They are men that with extreme patience and dedication have domesticated to their advantage the different qualities of the Eagle. The secrets of this practice have been passed on for generations. Where once training and hunting with eagles was the preserve of men only, now new traditions are emerging, including a surprising equality of opportunity for women. Zamanbol, 16 years old start at the age of 10 years old to trains Golden Eagle and Saker Falcon. She said to me that the tradition now is in her hand." ©Marcus Westberg/Sony World Photography Awards #Photography