Dong Shuchang in the Gobi desert of the Ningxia Hui autonomous region. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
The picture depicts an annular solar eclipse in the Ngari prefecture of the Tibet autonomous region on June 21, 2020, prompting Judge Steve Marsh to comment on the photograph as "moody, serene, perfectly captured and expertly processed".
Dong's photograph stood out from among 4,500 entries. He said he had been planning to join the contest for nearly two years.
