2020 CPoY finalist, Henley Spiers

Finalist Conservation Photographer of the Year

Henley Spiers Philippines

11°20'13.5"N 124°06'57.0"E

Anemone fish seemingly gaze up at the horrors of a ghost fishing net that has covered their entire reef. “In this image, you see the inhabitants of the reef looking at this human destruction which would quite quickly stifle and destroy their entre existence,” says photographer Henley Spiers. A fleet of dive operators removed the net shortly after this image was taken.

BEHIND THE LENS

Henley Spiers United Kingdom (UK)

ABOUT THE IMAGE

Camera: Nikon D850
Nauticam housing and Inon Z330 strobes
Site accessed by boat
Taken while scuba diving

Henley Spiers, half British and half French, is a renowned photographer, writer, and trip leader who has fast become one of the most highly decorated underwater wildlife shooters in the world. Henley is perhaps best known for his black and white imagery, showcasing the beauty of the aquatic world with distinctive minimalism. Fine art prints of his work now adorn walls around the globe.