Ocean Fine Art Photographer of the Year 2022, MB - Oceanographic

3rd place Fine Art Photographer of the Year

Martin Broen Baja California, Mexico

24°07'13.7"N 109°52'18.2"W

Blue whales in black and white. "Sometimes you plan a photo and sometimes you are just lucky to be in the right place at the right time for nature to amaze you, and that’s the case with this photo," says photographer Martin Broen. "All week we'd been capturing the mobula ray migration in Baja California when we saw whales on the horizon. Moments later we were freediving in front of these passing blue whales."