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Finalist Conservation Photographer of the Year

Shane Gross Indonesia

1°27'17.8"N 124°44'15.7"E

Fisherman haul in a purse seine net full of tuna in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. “We were between recreational dives and saw the fisherman hauling in the day’s catch,” says photographer Shane Gross. “I asked permission from our boat captain to get in the water. He asked the fisherman and we got the ok.” Gross eventually had to exist the water as the visibility disappeared due to volume of blood and fish oil in the water.

BEHIND THE LENS

2020 CPoY finalist, Shane Gross

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ABOUT THE IMAGE

  • Camera: Nikon D500
  • Housing: Aquatica
  • Flat calm sea conditions
  • Mid-morning

Shane Gross is a Canadian marine conservation photojournalist and Emerging League member of the International League of Conservation Photographers. He is currently based in The Bahamas working to conserve queen conch, Nassau grouper, seagrass and mangrove habitats, among others. Shane's work has been recognised by the Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Underwater Photographer of the Year, Nature Photographer of the Year and many others. He is widely published around the world and his first book, Bahamas Underwater, is out soon.

MORE IMAGES BY Shane Gross

WildlifePhotographer of the Year

2023 Alaska, United States

Ocean Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2023, SG

Conservation (Hope)Photographer of the Year

2023 Saskatchewan, Canada

Ocean Conservation Photographer of the Year (Hope) 2023, SG

Collective Portfolio Award

2020 Bahamas

2020 Collective Portfolio Award, third place, Shane Gross

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