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Finalist Exploration Photographer of the Year

Matt Bagley Australia

38°31'35.6"S N 145°21'57.2"E N

A Southern Bottle Tail Squid in the palm of a hand. “It's sometimes easy to forget the impact we can have on the environment and the creatures we share it with,” says photographer Matthew Bagley. “Using the alluring light of a dive torch during a night dive, it’s always surprising what comes out of the darkness.”

BEHIND THE LENS

2021 EPoY finalist, Matt Bagley

Matt Bagley Australia

ABOUT THE IMAGE

  • Small swell
  • Taken while freediving
  • Night dive
  • Access via shore walk-in