Wildlife/Animals nominee

Baa Atoll in the Maldives is a famous place for the hordes of mantas that visit to feed on plankton. On this day I encountered a group of mantas much larger than I had excepted. From the way they were swimming, it seems that they were not at all worried about the presence of humans. A group of mantas were spiraling upward and I was able to capture the moment the leader of the group reached the surface flipped his body over and dove back down. This photo truly expresses the manta's suppleness and strength.

2023
2nd Place in “OPEN WATER” category / Ocean Geographic Pictures of the Year Competition 2023
2nd Place in Global Championship / World Shootout Competition 2022
JURY Member / 8th 35AWARDS
2022
Honor award / MontPhoto 2022
100 BEST PHOTOS / 7th 35AWARDS
100 BEST PHOTOGRAPHERS / 7th 35AWARDS
VIEWERS CHOICE / 7th 35AWARDS
Highly Commended in Wide Angle/ Underwater Photographer of the Year 2022
2nd Place in Underwater Photography Global Championship / World Shootout Competition 2021
2021
Highly Honored OCEAN / Nature’s Best Photography ASIA 2021
Highly Commended in Adventure Photographer of the Year / Ocean Photography AWARDS 2021　
1st Place in the “FISH BEHAVIOUR” category / Ocean Geographic Pictures of the Year Competition 2021
100 GREAT PHOTOGRAPHERS / 6th 35AWARDS
NOMINEE / 7th Fine Art Photography Award
2020
Bronze Prize / 2020 TIFA (Professional Nature-Underwater Category)
Finalist / 2020 Nature Photographer of the year
Honorable Mention / 2020 IPA (Professional Underwater)
2019
2nd Place / 2019-2020 Umbra International Photography Awards
Finalist / 2020 Siena International Photo Awards
Silver Prize / 2019 TIFA (Professional Nature-Underwater Category)
Honorable Mention / 2019 TIFA (Professional Nature-Underwater Category)
2018
Highly Honored OCEAN / Nature’s Best Photography ASIA 2018
Editor’s Favorite Week1, Week3 /