
Winners Gallery


Finalist Conservation (Hope) Photographer of the Year
Merche Llobera Baja California Sur, Mexico
"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

Merche Llobera Spain
ABOUT THE IMAGE
- Slight current
- 24 degrees Celsius water temperature
- Noon shoot
- Sunny overhead
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Enjoy the vibrancy, beauty and impact of each year's finalist photography, celebrated in our Ocean Photographer of the Year coffee table book collection.
