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Finalist Conservation (Hope) Photographer of the Year

Merche Llobera Baja California Sur, Mexico

4°35'57.8"N 110°24'07.0"W

"This day was special," says Llobera. "We swam with sea lions and schools of fish appeared everywhere. Shortly before I wanted to leave, three cormorants dove into the water at full speed. A sea lion chased one of them, another kept trying to hunt and the third stopped right in front of me. Everything happened very fast but I managed to capture this image of the magical light and the swirling fish masses between the cormorants." 

BEHIND THE LENS

Ocean Conservation Photographer of the Year (Hope) 2023, ML

Merche Llobera Spain

ABOUT THE IMAGE

  • Slight current
  • 24 degrees Celsius water temperature
  • Noon shoot
  • Sunny overhead

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