Winners Gallery
Finalist Adventure Photographer of the Year
Grant Thomas Tonga
Paddle boarders float above a reef at sunset. “This image is one of a series of images aimed at demonstrating the innate bond humans have with the ocean, whether we are physically in it or just floating on the surface,” says photographer Grant Thomas. “In creating this picture, timing was everything; I had to shoot exactly at low tide to be close enough to the reef, while simultaneously capturing the sun as it hit the horizon.”
BEHIND THE LENS
Grant Thomas United Kingdom (UK)
ABOUT THE IMAGE
- Taken while snorkelling
- Sunset, at 6pm local time
- No swell
- 20m underwater visibility
Grant Thomas is an award-winning underwater photographer, writer, and expedition guide with a fascination for the natural world. Originally from the United Kingdom, he moved to Asia to work as a scuba-diving instructor. His work has taken him around the world, from the warm tropical waters of Indonesia to the glacier-covered landscape of the Arctic.
IMAGES BY Grant Thomas
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