Ocean Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022, RFC2 - Oceanographic

Finalist Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Rafael Fernandez Caballero Bermeo, Spain

43°27'48.1"N 2°42'28.2"W

Mako shark at sunset. "Mako sharks are the fastest animal in the ocean," says photographer Rafael Fernandez Caballero. "Spending sunset with a predator like this is magical. Not only for creating pictures, but for witnessing it speeding along amongst the orange rays. It makes your heart beat a little faster. Mako sharks are endangered and, according to some scientific studies, face extinction in just a few decades."