Winners Gallery
Finalist Human Connection Award: People & Planet Ocean
Seán O'Callaghan Norway
69°24'50.1"N
15°43'27.2"E
A whale watching trip boat encounters a dead sperm whale off Andenes in Norway. “While sad, its demise allowed researchers on the boat to gather data and opportunistic samples to learn from its loss,” adds O’Callaghan. “Measurement data is crucial for my PhD, so I sent the drone up to record the dead animal. One of the captains, Luis, moved into the shot with his boat to show the whale’s scale against a 12-metre-long boat. It really was a trip to remember.”
BEHIND THE LENS
Seán O'Callaghan Ireland
ABOUT THE IMAGE
- No wind or rain
- Site accessed with a whale watching boat
- Taken with a drone
- Afternoon
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