UPY 2019 Marine Conservation - Highly Commended
Sirachai Arunrugstichai
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UPY 2019 Marine Conservation - Highly Commended
'Shark Classroom'
Sirachai Arunrugstichai
I was on an assignment for Save Our Seas Foundation to provide coverage of the numerous research, educational and public outreach works at the Bimini Shark Lab of Dr. Samuel Gruber. One day a non-profit organisation, Shark4Kids came to work with the Shark Lab on an educational program for a group of high school students in the mangrove forest of Bimini, so I tagged along and took this photo. I must have shot a few hundreds of photos during an hour in the forest, but I couldn't get anything original. As a photojournalist, I should not direct the scene in anyway, but as I dipped my head down underwater, trying to calm myself down from frustration, I just saw this scene happened right in front of my eyes, with funny reflection, and tiny colourful sharks on that surf shorts. I was very lucky to dipped my head, a serendipity.
Judge's comment: A graphic, eye catching image of the next generation of ocean advocates meeting a young lemon shark.
Alex Mustard
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