The birds in these photos are Bonaparte’s gulls preying on sardines at the White Rock Pier. The species is named after Charles Lucien Bonaparte, a French ornithologist and nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, who spent eight years in America contributing significantly to avian taxonomy and nomenclature. Through this series, I aimed to capture the elegance within a fleeting moment of predation.

Ellen Ma is a photon capturer who primarily shoots on Nikon. Her works range from portraits, to street and wildlife photography, often centred around documenting the natural interactions between people, animals, and their environments.