Image © Ben Thouard. All images courtesy of Oceanographic, shared with permission
The 2022 Ocean Photographer of the Year contest highlights the vast array of colors and textures within marine environments. More than 5,000 entrants from around the world submitted to this year’s competition, with winning images framing the iridescent, billowing membranes of creatures spotted during blackwater dives, the speckled tentacles of baby squid, and a school of baitfish swirling into a choreographed pattern. The top prize was awarded to photographer Ben Thouard for his disorienting image of a surfer trapped under one of Tahiti’s infamous Teahupo’o waves, which are among the heaviest swells in existence.
Selected photos are on view through November 7 next to Tower Bridge in London, and you can see the entire 2022 collection on the contest’s site. (via Peta Pixel)
Image © Katherine Lu
Image © Brook Peterson
Image © Matty Smith
Image © Brooke Pyke
Image © Ishino Shota
Image © Gergo Rugli
Image © Martin Broen