UN World Oceans Day Photo Competition 2022 – Ocean Critters
De winnaars van de UN World Oceans Day Photo Competition zijn bekend. Dit zijn de winnende foto’s in de categorie Ocean Critters.
Winnaar
Fotograaf: Viktor Lyaguskin, Georgië
Locatie: –
‘Aliens meet spaceship’
Caprellas, also known as skeleton shrimps, are very funny and tiny animals: they grow to a maximum of 6 cm long. They are very social and active, eating non stop and fighting with each other. The ‘spaceship’ is a Bolinopsis infundibulum, common northern comb jelly. Bolinopsis don’t sting but are carnivorous and eat everything they catch, even other comb jellies. In my image it is floating under the ice.
Tweede plaats
Fotograaf: Jennifer Johnson, Verenigde Staten
Locatie: Lembeh Street, Noord-Sulawesi, Indonesië
School of fish hovering around a tube-dwelling anemone, Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
This tube anemone is a member of the Cerianthidae family. They typically eat small invertebrates, and it poses no threat to the hovering school of fish presenting me with this beautifully ethereal underwater scene.
Derde plaats
Fotograaf: Gaby Barathieu, Frankrijk
Locatie: Mayotte Island
A school of catfish photographed in long exposure with flash triggering in strobe mode (5 triggers during exposure time). this technique gives relief and movement to a photo which freezes a present moment by nature.
Eervolle vermelding
Fotograaf: Aunk Horwang, Thailand
Locatie: Losin, Thailand
Juvenile fish using a giant jellyfish as their feeding ground, protective shelter, and locomotion. Found at Losin island, Thailand.
