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UPY Portrait - Runner Up
'Japanese manefish'
Keigo Kawamura
Japanese manefish is not a fish that can be found by looking for it. It can only be encountered by diving when a perfect tide brings them close to shore. I have dived for 20 years and I took this picture when we met for the first time. Japanese manefish juveniles have mirror-like skin and have a glassy, crystal clear body, so I chose to light it from the back to reveal these characteristics.
Judge's comment: An extraordinary fish, a rarely seen character of the deep, exquisitely photographed for our eyes to feast on. A beautiful picture.
- Alex Mustard
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