Prasenjeet Yadav photographs green meteor falling from space  

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In 2017, Prasenjeet Yadav gave a talk titled “Pictures to save biodiversity.” He recounted his still world-famous photo.

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This image of the green meteor flashing across the sky islands really is unique, as far as is known, there is no other image of a green meteorite in freefall. 

“I was there, and that’s what photography is all about—being there in the right place at the right time,” Yadav said. It shifted his understanding of the elements of a  photograph. “Every photograph has two elements, a memory, and a dream. And a memorable photograph is one where you can’t tell the difference.” 

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