Photography
#climate crisis
#contests
#fish
#oceans
![a fish opens its mouth to show another fish inside](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ocean-6.jpg)
Jack Pokoj, a lizardfish’s open mouth reveals its final meal, Philippines. All photographs courtesy of Ocean Photographer of the 12 months, shared with permission
The waters surrounding the Philippines had been fruitful for photographers this yr, producing a number of profitable photographs of the 2023 Ocean Photographer of the Year contest. From a boastful lizardfish to a tiny paper nautilus floating amongst volcanic particles, the lauded photographs doc marine life above and under the floor, glimpsing not solely the gorgeous fantastic thing about land and sea creatures but additionally the threats many face given a warming planet and rampant air pollution. A few of our favourite photographs are proven right here, and in the event you’re in Sydney, you’ll be able to see the complete assortment by Might 26, 2024, on the National Maritime Museum.
![a nautilus with a red eye is surrounded by innumerable bubbles](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ocean-2.jpg)
Jialing Cai, a Paper Nautilus drifts on a bit of ocean particles at night time, surrounded by heavy sediment, Philippines
![a polar bear walks toward a waterfall against a bright orange backdrop](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ocean-3.jpg)
Michael Haluwana, illuminated by the Arctic solar, a polar bear walks throughout a glacier that’s adorned by a waterfall, Arctic
![a red crab rests in the center of wispy gray tendrils](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ocean-4.jpg)
Andrei Savin, a crab sits within the centre of a sea anemone because it sways in ocean present, Philippines
![an airborne penguin flies across the water](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ocean-5.jpg)
Craig Parry, a gentoo penguin, the quickest penguin species on the planet, costs throughout the water, Antarctica
![a manatee lounges in water backlit by sunlight](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ocean-1.jpg)
Sylvie Ayer, a manatee enjoys the crystal-clear waters of the Homosassa River, Florida
![a red nautilus is atop a translucent blue jellyfish against a black backdrop](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ocean-8-scaled.jpg)
Renee Cappozzola, a feminine paper nautilus with egg case rides a small jellyfish, taken on a blackwater dive, Anilao, Philippines
![an aerial image of a polar bear grasping onto melting ice](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ocean-9.jpg)
Florian Ledoux, a polar bear cub contends with the fragility of melting ice, Svalbard, Norway
#climate crisis
#contests
#fish
#oceans
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