Winners Gallery
Finalist Adventure Photographer of the Year
Chong Wan Yong Sri Lanka
8°35'28.1"N
81°27'14.0"E
“In Trincomalee in Sri Lanka, we set out to find whales but to no avail. Instead, we were greeted by a serene, sunny day and I suggested a spontaneous underwater photo shoot,” says Wan Yong. “As my skilled freediver friends took their positions, hanging upside down beneath the boat, I snapped a shot. I captured them like otherworldly spidermen, defying gravity and basking in their unique moment of underwater grace.”
BEHIND THE LENS
Chong Wan Yong Malaysia
ABOUT THE IMAGE
- Sunny
- Site accessed by boat
- Water temperature of 31 degrees Celsius
- Taken while snorkelling
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