Winners Gallery
Finalist Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Rafael Fernandez Caballero Bermeo, Spain
Mako shark at sunset. "Mako sharks are the fastest animal in the ocean," says photographer Rafael Fernandez Caballero. "Spending sunset with a predator like this is magical. Not only for creating pictures, but for witnessing it speeding along amongst the orange rays. It makes your heart beat a little faster. Mako sharks are endangered and, according to some scientific studies, face extinction in just a few decades."
BEHIND THE LENS
Rafael Fernandez Caballero Spain
ABOUT THE IMAGE
- Taken while freediving
- Windy conditions
- 7:30am dive
- Access by boat
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Enjoy the vibrancy, beauty and impact of each year's finalist photography, celebrated in our Ocean Photographer of the Year coffee table book collection.
