Emerging Talent Award Title: Ganges Bather Name: Danny Ghitis Country: USA Shooting situations An elderly woman is assisted in bathing in the Ganges river during one of the holiest days in the Hindu calendar, Makar Sankranti, on January 13, 2008. Feelings towards this work and how it interprets "At the heart of the image" The family I approached allowed me, without any words, to become part of their holiday ritual. The connection with the woman was intimate despite the brevity of this moment. Spiritual ecstasy can be achieved at 1/320 of a second. Further comments I believe photography is more than the elements of author and subject, but the relationship between both whose sum is greater than its parts.