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Finalist Adventure Photographer of the Year
Franco Banfi Russia
A freediver exercises dynamic apnoea below an iced platform, in the chilly salt water of the White Sea, at -2 degrees Celsius. "You have to be extremely prepared, brave and self-controlled to freedive," says photographer Franco Banfi. "Reaching this underwater world is an adventure in itself - a thick layer of ice freezes over the entry points every night due to very low temperatures, and every day one must new cut ice holes to regain access."
BEHIND THE LENS
Franco Banfi Switzerland
ABOUT THE IMAGE
- -2 degrees Celsius water temperature
- Site accessed by sled
- Taken while scuba diving
- No current
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