Winners Gallery
Finalist Fine Art Photographer of the Year
Vanessa Mignon Indonesia
"I was diving the Liberty shipwreck, but there were too many divers on the site," says photographer Vanessa Mignon. "I looked around for other subjects to look at. Initially I saw a couple of nice crinoids so I got closer to them. In doing so, I noticed a little porcelain crab on an anemone. There was a bit of current so it took a few attempts to get this picture because the anemone was moving and folding in different ways, and the crab was also moving. Eventually I got this picture of the crab holding on to the edge."
BEHIND THE LENS
Vanessa Mignon France
ABOUT THE IMAGE
- 10m visibility
- Early morning
- Walk-in scuba dive
- Clear day
IMAGES BY Vanessa Mignon
Fine ArtPhotographer of the Year
2022 Australia
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