Constellation Skin

• Prize
  Silver in Nature/Underwater
• Photographer
  Gonagai
• Technical Info
  1/400, F11, Iso 3200
• Photo Date
  07-02-2024

Suspended in open water, a young humpback rises from the blue, turning to face the light. I kept a non‑pursuit distance on a single breath and waited for the half‑roll when the white pectoral fin glowed against the dark. Negative space isolates the animal and lets scars, tubercles and bubbles read like a star chart. Graded in deep cyan to honor ambient light, the portrait seeks simplicity over spectacle—an encounter built on patience, buoyancy and respect.