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3rd place Adventure Photographer of the Year

SEBASTIEN PONTOIZEAU Réunion Island

21°06´52” S 55°31´57” E

A freediver duck dives to capture a photograph of a humpback whale. “I was there that day with two friends specialising in humpback whale experiences off Reunion Island,” says photographer Sebastien Pontoizeau. “My friend Jeremy Goncalves wanted to capture a portrait of this whale. It is at this moment that I was able to realise this image, which shows two universes.”

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2021 APoY third place, Sebastien Pontoizeau

SEBASTIEN PONTOIZEAU France

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ABOUT THE IMAGE

  • Little swell
  • Captured mid-morning
  • Taken while freediving
  • Good underwater visibility

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