UPY Marine Conservation - Runner Up
David Alpert
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UPY Marine Conservation - Runner Up
'Double Trouble with a glimmer of hope'
David Alpert
In this double exposure, the base picture is from Hong Kong’s dry food market - a prominent outlet for shark fins. Overlaid is a blacktip reef shark in Misool - a former shark finning station. Through a private initiative, this once devastated marine ecosystem turned into a poster child for marine conservation.
Owing to sensitivities, the HK shot needed to be speedy and discrete. No time to change settings or compose. Misool was the opposite. The skittish blacktips avoid divers. No bait was used and I waited almost an entire dive to get this picture.
The juxtaposition of the starkly contrasting scenarios highlights the need for urgent action to address trade in exotic marine foods and increase the number of marine protected areas before it’s too late.
Judge's comment: A double exposure is used perfectly to transform a reportage image into something eye-catching and artistic, as well as challenging us to think about how we treat sharks.
- Alex Mustard
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