UPY 2025

UPY  Macro - Highly Commended
'Mr. & Mrs Yellow Hairy Goby'
Jeffrey Chua de Guzman

Yellow hairy gobies are one of the cutest fish in the sea, but they are tiny tiny tiny and often dart to and fro – left and right. Never staying still for more than a few seconds, They live in spiny corals to protect themselves from predators, like wrasses. This is a subject that demands exceptional patience, clicking the shutter at just the right moment. And sometimes that patience is rewarded with sheer luck. My goal was a simple portrait, when suddenly another goby popped its head into the frame.