Teens Malia Means and Aidan Yu are constantly on the lookout for the perfect picture. It’s a search that takes patience, a lot of exploring, and a little luck. MORE ⬇️
“I was really happy but I really wasn’t expecting it so it was a great surprise,” said Yu.Both teens were named top 10 winners in the 10th Annual “Adventures in Nature” Photo Contest sponsored by the Nature Conservancy of Arizona. 16-year-old Mean took second place and a $2,500 prize for snapping a beauty near the Superstition Mountains.
“This year, we had 200 students from ages 13 to 18 across Arizona submit almost three hundred photos,” said Bretta Nelson with The Nature Conservancy. “I got incredibly lucky with that shot, honestly. I was laying in the dirt, and it just so happened the roadrunner came toward me, and I got the perfect shot,” said Yu who walked away with $500.
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