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UPY 2026 Behaviour - Commended
'Pelagic Thresher Shark'
Noam Kortler
The thresher shark is quite a rare shark to see. Threshers spend most of the time in deep water and are considered to be very shy. However, in Kimud Shoal, Malapascua, they come to the shallow waters in large numbers for one reason: to get cleaned. Giving me the chance to capture this amazing animal and this behaviour.
Judge's comment: This would have been a quite stunning portrait on its own; beautifully composed and lit, but the subtle behaviour gives it an extra dimension which is exactly the formula which promotes an image like this into the winners’ enclosure. Look and learn.
Peter Rowlands
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