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Finalist Adventure Photographer of the Year

Daan Verhoeven Mexico

20°42'30.3"N 88°12'23.3"W

"Freediver Surya Lecona Moctezuma dives down in between light beams in a Mexican cenote," says Verhoeven. "I was looking for the contrast between not just the light and dark areas, but the sudden appearance of linear geometry in a natural setting, so I asked Surya to dive right in the middle of the beams. I dived after her, positioning myself directly above."

BEHIND THE LENS

Ocean Photographer of the Year, DAAVER17

Daan Verhoeven Netherlands

ABOUT THE IMAGE

  • Cloudy day - beams appeared briefly
  • Midday
  • Shot while freediving
  • Walk-in location

Daan Verhoeven has been freediving since 2004 and has chronicled the sport in images and film since 2012. His work has been published as widely as the NY Times and the Guardian to Das Bild and National Georgraphic, in books and articles, and he has filmed for TV, commercials and feature length documentaries, such as ‘The deepest breath’ on Netflix. He lives in Cornwall with his wife Georgina Miller, where they run their school and club Aquacity Freediving. He has two dogs and in his spare time translates his father’s philosophical work.

IMAGES BY Daan Verhoeven