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Finalist The Ocean Unseen: Hidden Worlds
Lale Alev Ozten Low Kralendijk, Caribbean
A chocolate-lined top snail releases egg packages into the water during a night dive. This gastropod is a broadcast spawner, meaning males and females release sperm and eggs into the surrounding water, where fertilisation occurs by chance. Close inspection reveals the snail’s eye and the curved appendage used to release the eggs, offering a detailed view of reproduction in a small reef inhabitant.
BEHIND THE LENS
Lale Alev Ozten Low Türkiye
ABOUT THE IMAGE
- Scuba, Coastal Walk-in
- Canon G7 X Mark II + Fantasea Housing + Nauticam CMC-2 lens + Sea&Sea Strobes
- f/11, 1/320, ISO 200
Lale Alev Ozten Low is an underwater photographer and naturalist living on the island of Bonaire. Born and raised in Turkey, she discovered her love for the sea as a child in the Mediterranean, although growing up in Ankara meant water was mostly a summer affair. After spending her adult years working in technology in the USA, she moved with her husband to Bonaire in 2014 and made the island our home. She briefly worked in the dive industry before becoming a fish ID citizen scientist, which naturally led her to underwater photography. She feels incredibly fortunate to spend her days (or nights) underwater, observing fish, corals, creatures and their fascinating behaviour.
IMAGES BY Lale Alev Ozten Low
The Ocean Unseen: Hidden Worlds
2026 Kralendijk, Caribbean
