The competition “Marine Photographer of the Year 2023” revealed that Winning images. The big winner was Jialing Cai, a 25yearold marine biologist. He photographed a small species of nautilus (from the mollusk family), a socalled Argonaut, in dark waters after a volcanic eruption in the Philippines. (See below.)
🐳🐠🐟🐙 This year’s edition received thousands of drone photos, underwater and coastal images from various locations around the world.
The mission of the award is Show the beauty of the ocean and the threats it faces, such as climate change and waste pollution.
1 of 21 An Argonaut floats on a piece of marine debris. Main category winning photo Photo: Jialing Cai/Ocean Photographer of the Year An Argonaut floats on a piece of ocean debris. Main category winning photo Photo: Jialing Cai/Ocean Photographer of the Year 2 of 21 Crab in the middle of a sea anemone. The image took second place in the main category Photo: Andrei Savin/Ocean Photographer of the Year Crab in the middle of a sea anemone. The image took second place in the main category Photo: Andrei Savin/Ocean Photographer of the Year 3 of 21 Humpback whale dies a slow and painful death after becoming trapped in ropes and buoys. Third place in the main category Photo: Alvaro Herrero LópezBeltrán/Ocean Photographer of the Year Humpback whale dies a slow and painful death after becoming trapped in ropes and buoys. Third place in the main category Photo: Alvaro Herrero LópezBeltrán/Ocean Photographer of the Year 4 of 21 Rainbow appears as a person surfs the famous Banzai Pipeline (Hawaii) Winning image in the “Adventure” category Photo: Todd Glaser/ Ocean Photographer of the Year Rainbow appears as a person surfs the famous Banzai Pipeline (Hawaii) Winning image in the Adventure category Photo: Todd Glaser/Ocean Photographer of the Year 5 of 21 Surfer stands in front of a large wave as the sun sets the sky red Second place in the “Adventure” category Photo: Gergo Rugli/Ocean Photographer of the Year Surfer stands in front of a big wave while the sun turns the sky red Second place in the “Adventure” category Photo: Gergo Rugli/Ocean Photographer of the Year 6 of 21 Diver explores the underside of a huge iceberg in East Greenland Third place in the Adventure category Photo: Franco Banfi/Ocean Photographer of the Year Diver explores the underside of a huge iceberg in East Greenland Third place in the category “Adventure” Photo: Franco Banfi/Ocean Photographer of the Year
Preservation (hope)
7 of 21 Manatee enjoys the crystal clear waters of the Homosassa River (USA) winning image in the “Nature Conservation (Hope)” category Photo: Sylvie Ayer/Ocean Photographer of the Year Manatee enjoys the crystal clear waters of the Homosassa River (USA) winning image in in the “Nature Conservation (Hope)” category Photo: Sylvie Ayer/Ocean Photographer of the Year 8 of 21 Two pale octopuses in a tube that is part of an artificial reef designed to attract octopuses and other marine life Second place in the “Nature Conservation (Hope)” category Conservation (Hope)” Photo: Jules Casey/Ocean Photographer of the Year Two pale octopuses in a tube that is part of an artificial reef designed to attract octopuses and other marine life Second place in the Conservation category (Hope category) “ Photo: Jules Casey/Ocean Photographer of the Year 9 of 21 At low tide, a coral reef is reflected perfectly on the surface Third place in the “Nature Conservation (Hope)” category Photo: Gabriel Barathieu/Ocean Photographer of the Year Reflected at low tide a coral reef is perfectly reflected on the surface Third place in the “Protection (Hope)” category Photo: Gabriel Barathieu/Ocean Photographer of the Year 10 of 21 Polar bear cub faces the fragility of melting ice Winning image in the “Nature Protection” category (Impact)” Photo: Florian Ledoux/Ocean Photographer of the Year Polar bear cub faces the fragility of melting ice Winning image in the category “Nature Conservation (Impact)” Photo: Florian Ledoux/Ocean Photographer of the Year 11 of 21 The walrus Freya sitting on a concrete pier in the harbor of Harlingen second place in the category “Nature Conservation (Impacts)” Photo: Jeroen Hoekendijk/Ocean Photographer of the Year Walrus Freya can be seen Sitting on a concrete pier in the harbor of Harlingen second place in the category “Nature Conservation (Impact)” Photo: Jeroen Hoekendijk/Ocean Photographer of the Year 12 of 21 people clean oilcontaminated sand on a beach affected by an oil spill third place in the “Nature Conservation (Impact)” category Photo: Sirachai Arunrugstichai/Ocean Photographer of of the Year People clean up oilcontaminated sand on a beach affected by an oil spill third place in the “Conservation of Nature (Impacto)” category Photo: Sirachai Arunrugstichai / Ocean Photographer of the Year 13 of 21 Whale shark and his remoras entourage are caught by the bright lights of the fishermen attracted Winning image in the Fine Art category Photo: Jade Hoksbergen/Ocean Photographer of the Year of the Year 14 of 21 The calm after the storm: Blue marlin swims between glittering scales after feeding second place in the “Fine Arts” category — Photo: Alex Postigo/Ocean Photographer of the Year The calm after the storm: Blue Marlin swims between glittering scales after feeding second place in the Fine Arts category — Photo: Alex Postigo/Ocean Photographer of the Year 15 of 21 Hidden but unmistakable, a gannet peers through a cloud of bubbles after searching Fish Dive Third Place in the Fine Art Category Photo: Henley Spiers/Ocean Photographer of the Year Hidden but unmistakable, a gannet peeks through a cloud of bubbles after diving for fish Third Place in the Fine Art Category Art” Photo: Henley Spiers/Ocean Photographer of the Year 16 of 21 Artisanal fishing fences stand proudly in the sea winning image in the “Human” category “Connection” Photo: Jingyi Wang/Ocean Photographer of the Year Artisanal fishing fences stand proudly in the sea winning image in the “Human Connection” category Photo: Jingyi Wang/Ocean Photographer of the Year 17 of 21 Small part of Ganvié, a floating village with around 30,000 inhabitants second place in the “Human Connection” category — Photo: Ioannis Pavlos Evangelidis/Ocean Photographer of the Year Small part of Ganvié, a floating village with around 30,000 inhabitants second place in the “Human Connection” category Photo: Ioannis Pavlos Evangelidis/Ocean Photographer of the Year 18 of 21 On a stormy, gray morning, a rider meets one of the Whale Stranding Victims Third Place in the Human Connection Category Photo: Jeroen Hoekendijk/ Marine Photographer of the Year On a stormy, gray morning, a rider meets one of the Whale Stranding Victims Third Place in the “Human Connection” Category Photo : Jeroen Hoekendijk/Ocean Photographer of the Year 19 of 21 The open mouth of a lizardfish reveals its last meal winning image in the wildlife category Photo: Jack Pokoj/Ocean Photographer of the Year The open mouth of a lizardfish reveals its last meal winning image in the Wildlife category Photo: Jack Pokoj/Ocean Photographer of the Year 20 of 21 A Gentoo penguin, the fastest species of penguin in the world, crosses the water Second place in the Wildlife category Photo: Craig Parry/Ocean Photographer of the Year A Gentoo penguin , the world’s fastest penguin species, crosses the water second place in the wildlife category Photo: Craig Parry/Ocean Photographer of the Year 21 of 21 Humpback whale lands gracefully on its back after catapulting its massive body from the depths Pacific Ocean Third Place in the Wildlife Category Photo: Nicholas Holton/Ocean Photographer of the Year Humpback Whale lands gracefully on its back after catapulting its massive body from the depths of the Pacific Ocean Third Place in the Wildlife Category “. Category Photo: Nicholas Holton/Ocean Photographer of the Year