Human Connection Award: People & Planet Ocean 2023, MB - Oceanographic
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Finalist Human Connection Award: People & Planet Ocean

Martin Broen Quintana Roo, Mexico

20°25'22.5"N 87°17'42.9"W

"Turtle conservation is hard work," says Broen. "The sea turtles that come to the shore to lay their eggs under the cover of darkness have to be mapped and measured, and the eggs have to be collected and transferred to specifically built nests in a protected area. Once hatched 60 days later, the young turtles have to be guided back into the water. I tried to capture the hard work by these amazing people, often volunteers, in this nocturnal long exposure. Only their red headlamps illuminate their busy nighttime routines." 

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Human Connection Award: People & Planet Ocean 2023, MB

Martin Broen Argentina

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  • No wind
  • No moon
  • Taken at midnight
  • 0-60m from the water

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