Finalist Wildlife · January 2025
Wise Giants, the memory of life :
In the dark waters of Arctic Norway, a herring ball was slowly taking shape, surrounded by hunting orcas. As the light faded, the depths grew darker and the herring ball vanished from view. In the growing gloom, I turned and, as if emerging from the very depths, she appeared, this giant. Only four meters from me, it was clear she had just fed on the herring, a silent, graceful presence amidst the darkening waters. After three months spent in the Arctic Circle of Norway, waiting for a chance to witness these colossal creatures of the deep, I left with a deep sense of peace. The gaze she offered, the momentary stillness of time, and the pure connection to this otherworldly being, left an imprint of serenity in my body that I will carry with me forever.
- Award
- Finalist — Wildlife, January 2025
- Location
- Norway
- Camera
- ILCE-7M3
- Focal length
- 27mm
- Shutter
- 1/60s
- Aperture
- f/2.8
- ISO
- ISO 3200