Winners Gallery
2nd place Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Martin Broen Quintana Roo, Mexico
A seemingly giant blue crab. "On the way back from a scooter ride connecting seven different cenotes where the Ox Bel Ha cave system meets the sea, in the darkness of the cave I saw the silhouette of a creature cut against the light coming from the hole in the cave above. I had to stop to shoot the photo. The Blue Crab, “fishing” in the cave current, looked like a menacing samurai with its dark armour, perfectly framed by the shadows of the cave and textures of the mangrove behind."
BEHIND THE LENS
Martin Broen Argentina
ABOUT THE IMAGE
- Taken while on a technical dive using DPVs
- Walk-in location
- 25 degrees Celsius water
- Taken early afternoon
MORE IMAGES BY Martin Broen
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