Face Off by Shunsuke Nakano, Japan
‘This is a photo of two male Asian sheepshead wrasse fighting. The one on the left is the harem king, who has defended his territory for more than 10 years and is estimated to be over 30 years old, while the other one is a young challenger. Despite staying for a week during the breeding season, I was only able to observe this scene once, for just 10 seconds. And this was the only photograph I was able to take.'
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Radiant Bond by Alvaro Herrero, Spain
Herrero captured the special relationship between a mother humpback whale and her newborn calf in French Polynesia. ‘For me, this photo really shows a mother’s love and communicates the beauty and fragility of life in our ocean. The mother is accompanying her calf to the surface, because the baby is still so small and clumsy. The calf is releasing a few bubbles showing it is still learning to hold its breath properly.’
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