This outstanding photo of a surfer held down by a wave has taken top honors in the Ocean Photographer of the Year competition.
have been announced, with a picture of a surfer held down by one of the world’s heaviest waves, taking the top prize.
“This is the unseen part of surfing,” says Thouard. “I have so much respect for both the wave and the surfers — surfing such a heavy wave is a huge challenge.” Lu said she was having difficulties on the dive before taking the photo and hesitated before going deeper. “There was a large school of baitfish under the platform for several weeks and, as a result, numerous other animals [were] there to feed off the baitfish: sea lions, bonita, and cormorants,” says Peterson. “The image depicts a cormorant hunting through a large bait ball.”Conservation category | Andre MusgroveMore than 5,000 candidates submitted photographs across all categories — an increase of about 2,000 on the number of entries last year.
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