Ocean Fine Art Photographer of the Year 2022, BP

Finalist Fine Art Photographer of the Year

Brooke Pyke Western Australia

21°57'51.9"S 113°54'27.2"E

"This day was special. The kind of day you wish would never end," says photographer Brooke Pyke. "The ocean was the glassiest I have ever seen it - a dream. I swam alongside this whale shark for around 40 minutes admiring its perfect reflection. Trying to capture this perfection was a challenge - if I dived down it disturbed the water. As I began to let the shark go, I caught a glimpse of a new angle and had to capture it. I will never have this moment again."