Winners Gallery
Finalist Conservation Photographer of the Year
Henley Spiers Philippines
Anemone fish seemingly gaze up at the horrors of a ghost fishing net that has covered their entire reef. “In this image, you see the inhabitants of the reef looking at this human destruction which would quite quickly stifle and destroy their entre existence,” says photographer Henley Spiers. A fleet of dive operators removed the net shortly after this image was taken.
BEHIND THE LENS
Henley Spiers United Kingdom (UK)
ABOUT THE IMAGE
- Camera: Nikon D850
- Nauticam housing and Inon Z330 strobes
- Site accessed by boat
- Taken while scuba diving
Henley Spiers, half British and half French, is a renowned photographer, writer, and trip leader who has fast become one of the most highly decorated underwater wildlife shooters in the world. Henley is perhaps best known for his black and white imagery, showcasing the beauty of the aquatic world with distinctive minimalism. Fine art prints of his work now adorn walls around the globe.
MORE IMAGES BY Henley Spiers
WildlifePhotographer of the Year
2023 Baja California Sur, Mexico
Fine ArtPhotographer of the Year
2023 Isle of Noss, Scotland
Conservation (Hope)Photographer of the Year
2023 Raja Ampat, Indonesia
Collective Portfolio Award
2020 Philippines
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