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Tinnapat Netcharussaeng (Thailand) observes a blue shark during a long-awaited underwater encounter.
Tinnapat had spent years planning an expedition to photograph his favourite shark.
After many days failing to see one, his patience paid off and he swam alongside this blue shark, watching it move effortlessly through the water.
Blue sharks are among the most heavily fished sharks. An estimated 20 million are caught globally each year, often as bycatch.
They travel huge distances in their migrations, covering about 9,200 kilometres (5,700 miles) a year.
Behind the lens
Tinnapat Netcharussaeng
Thailand
Tinnapat has been in love with the ocean since he was young, watching documentaries every day and constantly snorkelling around Thailand’s reefs. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he decided to spend a lot of time at sea, staying on a boat to explore and capture the creatures in the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea. He’s now studying marine science and photography for his International General Certificate of Secondary Education and is hoping to work in this field to help conserve our oceans.
Image details
- Sony α1
- 12–24mm f2.8 lens
- 1/5 at f22 • ISO 50 • Seacam 160D strobe • Nauticam NA-α1 housing • Seacam Superdome port
- Off the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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