While traveling in southwest China, Emyr Pugh shot this picture of a master calligrapher in the village of Tunjiao, the grand prize winner in the World in Focus Photo Contest. Master Weng—a retired literature teacher—was preparing to write a traditional blessing.
"His desk was pushed up against a large window overlooking the main street of Tunjiao," Pugh says. "A wall across the street reflected light into his studio."
Using a collapsed tripod as a monopod, Pugh moved about to shoot from different angles. He says his work as a translator and interpreter in Inner Mongolia has opened doors to him.
"Communication is part of what I hope to achieve with photography. Being able to communicate one-on-one gives me the chance to photograph many people I couldn't approach otherwise."
Pugh won a ten-day safari for on in Tanzania, courtesy National Geographic Expeditions.
Click here to see a photo gallery of all the winning images.
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