The skill of the world’s best in ocean photography is being showcased by Oceanographic Magazine’s Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023 contest along with the breathtaking beauty of our oceans and the life that they sustain.
Out of thousands of drone, underwater, and coastal photos submitted by ocean photographers worldwide, first place was awarded to 25-year-old amateur photographer and marine biologist Jialing Cai, who won the judges over with her image of a paper nautilus floating on a piece of ocean debris. The shot was taken on a blackwater dive after the Taal Volcano eruption in the Philippines.
