Emerging Talent Award Runners-up Title: The tireless drover Name: Pavel Astrakhov Country: Russia Shooting situations This photo was taken in the Kaluga area in August 2008. This is the one day out of the entire year that he has the day off. Feelings towards this work and how it interprets "At the heart of the image" This work captures the lives of small populations in the corners of our immense Russia. I wished to see something greater, than simply the work of this boy. To take a good photo, it is necessary to understand and respect the human life which you have met and wish to capture. "The tireless drover" is an image of the small person who does the big work. Further comments I followed the young drover all day to achieve the desirable result shown here.