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Finalist Conservation Photographer of the Year

Jeroen Hoekendijk Netherlands

52°58'59.9"N N 4°39'56.9"E N

A beached sperm whale on the ‘Razende Boi’ sandbank, southwest of Texel Island, Netherlands, a common beaching spot for numerous whale species in the area. “I try to visit and photograph every stranded whale in the Netherlands,” says photographer Jeroen Hoekendijk. “This location is very inaccessible. I had only visited it once before, when a humpback whale got stranded on the same sandbank only six days before.”

BEHIND THE LENS

Pasfoto Image

Jeroen Hoekendijk Netherlands

ABOUT THE IMAGE

  • Canon EOS 600D
  • 70mm lens
  • 6 degrees Celsius, light wind
  • Site accessed on foot

Jeroen loves the sea. He studied Marine Biology at the University of Groningen and is currently working at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ). Much of his free time is spend with his camera, travelling to many locations along the North Atlantic and North Pacific, photographing cetaceans.