Mollusks and Models: Winners of the Ocean Art Underwater Photo Contest
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A touching image of a dying mother octopus with its young has been crowned overall winner of the 2022 Ocean Art Underwater Photo Contest.
Kat Zhou took the picture in Palm Beach, Florida winning a diving trip as well as prestige. This year’s competition debuted a mobile phone category, the organizers hope that this accessible category will inspire new underwater photographers.
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Overall there were 14 different categories with the judges evaluating thousands of entire from 96 countries.
To see the full list of winners check out the competition’s website.
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