Winners Gallery
2nd place Fine Art Photographer of the Year
Julien Anton Tahiti, French Polynesia
17°32'24.3"S
149°36'57.2"W
A close-up shot of a nurse shark’s eye. “The shark was resting under some coral when I approached. Seeing that it wasn't bothered by my presence, I tried to find a less common photographic point of view,” explains Anton. “I really loved the eye contact, and the graphic aspect of this shark’s skin. The monochrome aspect of the image gives the scene more intensity.”
BEHIND THE LENS
Julien Anton French Polynesia
ABOUT THE IMAGE
- Sunny and calm sea
- Site accessed by boat
- Taken while scuba diving
- Mid-morning
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