Winners Gallery
2nd place Exploration Photographer of the Year
Steve kovacs United States
A rare deep water Cusk Eel larva. “This eel is suspected to be Acanthonus armatus but has not been definitively verified,” says photographer Steven Kovacs. “The photograph was taken about seven miles off the coast of Palm Beach, Florida during a blackwater dive at about 10 metres while drifting in waters more than 200 metres deep.”
BEHIND THE LENS
Steve kovacs United States (US)
ABOUT THE IMAGE
- Light swell
- Captured at night
- Taken while scuba diving
- Access by boat
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