Underwater Photographer of the Year 2020

Worth a look, IMO.

Link Underwater Photographer of the Year 2020 winners named | Daily Mail Online

I enjoyed that.

Thanks.

Great stuff!

The winning photograph of seals is beautiful. Almost makes me want to go scuba diving in Antartica.

The winning photograph of seals is beautiful. Almost makes me want to go scuba diving in Antartica.

ALMOST!

-1 degree C. That's cold water.

 

If you look all the way down near the bottom of the "Winners" page, there is a 2nd image by the winning "seals" photographer, in which he names 2 other photographers who were with him on this Antarctic expedition.

 

Interestingly (to me anyway), of them is Florian Schulz. Mr Schulz is a German wildlife photographer whose work I first became aware of when his images of the Alaskan wilderness (EDIT: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge) appeared in a Patagonia (the outdoor gear & clothing company) catalog.

 

Later, Patagonia sponsored a fund raiser for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, in which, if you donated X amount through them, they would reward your donation with a limited edition print of one of Mr Schulz's photographs. And so I have one of his photos. this is not THE photo but the one I have is one of this series, The Arctic From Above

Florian Schulz Photography

 

Below is a link to the Patagonia catalog I speak of. If you so desire, you may "flip" through the pages to view the various photos by Mr Shulz

The photo featured in the fund raising campaign can be seen on page 32/33

Patagonia Arctic 2016 Catalog (U.S.)

 

Funny how sometimes, things jump out at you.

Edited March 28, 2020 by Ricochetrider

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