{"id":70464,"date":"2020-03-06T09:32:52","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T01:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gallagher-photo.com\/?p=70464"},"modified":"2020-03-06T09:32:52","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T01:32:52","slug":"uncaged-awarded-award-of-excellence-by-pictures-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gallagher-photo.com\/uncaged-awarded-award-of-excellence-by-pictures-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Uncaged awarded Award of Excellence by Pictures of The Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you to <a href=\"https:\/\/poy.org\/77\/19\/aoe02.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pictures of the Year<\/a> who have awarded my film, Uncaged, with an <strong>Award of Excellence<\/strong> in the Documentary Daily Life category at this year&#8217;s awards.<\/p>\n<p>This film chronicles the journey of Gu Xuan, a young Chinese conservationist who has dedicated himself to protecting China&#8217;s songbirds from poachers. You can view the film below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Uncaged: saving China&#039;s songbirds from the poachers&#039; nets\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s2n0Nz8W3wc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>In the forests on the outskirts of Beijing, birds hang silently from the trees, lifeless, entwined in nets. Bird poaching has become a silent epidemic across China, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands of migratory birds each year. They are caught each spring and autumn as they pass through the country, flying between Siberia and South East Asia, and are captured for the pet trade and for consumption as food.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This documentary follows Gu Xuan, a young Chinese conservationist, determined to break this cycle of death and destruction on the bird populations he loves. In the nation\u2019s capital, he single-handedly tracks down and confronts poachers as they illegally trap and sell birds. Risking his own safety in the face of abuse and intimidation, his determination and devotion to these animals drives him to continue, hoping for a day when they are fully protected.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gallagher-photo.com\/shop\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gallagher-photo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/SHOP-HEADER-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"507\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70474\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you to Pictures of the Year who have awarded my film, Uncaged, with an Award of Excellence in the Documentary Daily Life category at this year&#8217;s awards. This film chronicles the journey of Gu Xuan, a young Chinese conservationist who has dedicated himself to protecting China&#8217;s songbirds from poachers. You can view the film below. In the forests on the outskirts of Beijing, birds hang silently from the trees, lifeless, entwined in nets. 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