
WINNERS GALLERY


2nd place Ocean Portfolio Award
Martin Broen Mexico
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“This is a HDR panorama stitching of the Dos Pisos cave system in the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico,” says photographer Martin Broen. “It is pitch black labyrinth of caves and formations that can compete in beauty of decoration with the best gothic churches in the world.”

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“This photo was taken after a one-hour scooter ride from the cave entrance, where the “Blue Abyss” sinkhole appears,” says photographer Martin Broen. “The image was taken to showcase both the diver going down into the sinkhole, but also the shape of the cave from where it starts.”

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“The alien-like textures of the ‘Hell Bells’ of Cenote Zapote in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico are created by bacteria,” says photographer Martin Broen. “These hollow bell-shaped forms make it feel as if you are exploring a different planet, instead an unknown world below our feet.”
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Martin Broen Argentina
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