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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Niall Hampton

“I saw my girlfriend diving towards them…” Freediver’s awe-inspiring underwater photo steals the shoal

Diver swims towards giant shoal of fish deep underwater .

I sat down with Benjamin Yavar (AKA @ben.freediver), winner of the Photography category of 2024’s ViewSonic ColorPro Awards, who captured this incredible underwater photograph of a diver swimming towards a shoal of sardines in Moalboal, Philippines.

Now in its fifth year, ViewSonic’s Color Pro Awards continues to recognize excellence in photography, videography and digital art. The theme of the 2024 awards was ‘Momentum’ and the organizers challenged photographers and creators to explore the meaning of the word “beyond physical motion, delving into emotional and symbolic dimensions”.

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