4 - Underwater Photographer of the Year

UPY Portrait - Highly Commended
'Alpenwatersalamander'
Luc Rooman

Every year I follow the amphibian migration as I did in 2024 where I searched for salamanders in my favourite freshwater lake.
Of course, this is not an easy pursuit because they are quite shy animals. Finally after spending hours in the water I found one that was willing to pose, and this is the photo.

Judge's comment: A flawless image of an animal which is not seen very often. Very nice lighting on the little thing and nothing to do better here. The vertical orientation fits so well to the leaf it's sitting on. Well done.

Tobias Friedrich

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