Ocean Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022, SS - Oceanographic

Finalist Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Sean Scott Cape Arid National Park, Western Australia

33°54'56.2"S 123°29'49.0"E

Southern right whales off a beach in Western Australia. "This is a drone image taken in Cape Pasley in Western Australia," says photographer Sean Scott. "This is a remote part of the incredible Western Australia coastline. The beauty and ruggedness of the Cape Arid National park is second to none and is one of my favourite places in the world to explore. With my outback photography 4WD I camped out down here for more than a week to photograph and watch the beautiful southern right whales as the families socialised in some of the clearest water in the world. They travel up from Antarctica and hit the coast here before heading back."

BEHIND THE LENS

Ocean Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022, SS

Sean Scott Australia

ABOUT THE IMAGE

Early morning shoot
1m swell
Accessed by 4WD and walk-in
Clear sky

Sean Scott is a coastal landscape photographer with a gallery based at Burleigh Queensland Australia. Sean has spent the past 2 decades working as a wildlife and travel photographer to locations all over the world. He is currently an ambassador for Tourism Australia, Canon Australia, Aquatech Water imaging and various other travel and photography brands. Sean has always loved to share how he sees the world and found photography the best way to be able to do this. A keen environmentalist Sean uses his images to portray the delicate balance in nature and is very passionate about protecting the environment we all love to explore.