This year’s competition gathered more than 6,000 photos from 72 countries
World Wildlife Day today and the awards for this year’s UUnderwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) they immerse us in the dazzling and sometimes heartbreaking lives of the creatures in our planet’s seas.
This year’s competition gathered more than 6,000 photos from 72 countries, and many of them capture spectacular scenes below the water’s surface: skiffs gliding over the wavy sand at the bottom in the Cayman Islands, an orca gracefully diving into a school of fish nearby in Norway.
Many capture the heartbreaking effects of pollution and the climate crisis. One photo shows a humpback whale starving to death as its tail fin has become entangled in buoys and ropes and is broken. “Taking this photo was the saddest moment I’ve ever experienced on the ocean. Especially since I’ve spent so much time with minke whales under the surface of the water… and seeing how whales are such intelligent and sensitive creatures. The photo is a reflection of how our oceans are suffering, a product of human selfishness and irresponsibility,” said photographer Álvaro Herrero López-Beltrán.
In the link https://underwaterphotographeroftheyear.com/winners/2023-winners you can see this year’s awards and a few words from the award-winning photographers.
Source: Skai
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