3rd place
bronze star award
Daniel Flormann
germany 
Photo © Daniel Flormann
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Sunseal
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entry description
The image shows the silhouette of a seal in Los Islotes, near La Paz, Mexico. Surrounded by strong rays of sunlight piercing through the water, the seal appears to be basking in the warm sun. The radiant light creates a halo around the seal, highlighting its sleek, streamlined form. This shape enables seal to swim at speeds of up to 40 km/h, and their flexible bodies make them highly agile. Seals are very intelligent and social animals, living together in large colonies.about the photographer
Since I was a child I was fascinated and slightly scared by sharks. Consequently, I became a diver by the age of 12. I started (underwater) photography in 2007 with the main focus on sharks and their relatives. This passion allowed me to go deeper into photography in general, but the love for all big animals underwater, especially sharks, never was reduced. In the end, with my pictures I would mainly like to show nature in its native beauty in order to make people think about how careless we deal with our oceans and especially the sharks (finning: Around 100.000.000 sharks are killed every year for their fins).back to gallery
