{"id":1676,"date":"2024-09-18T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agenziafederigi.com\/?p=1676"},"modified":"2024-09-18T23:07:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T23:07:58","slug":"one-whale-of-a-meal-wins-the-2024-ocean-photographer-of-the-year-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/agenziafederigi.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/18\/one-whale-of-a-meal-wins-the-2024-ocean-photographer-of-the-year-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"One Whale of a Meal Wins The 2024 Ocean Photographer of the Year Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bryde’s whales\u2014pronounced “broodus”\u2014are part of the baleen family, which includes humpbacks and blue whales. One particularly hungry marine giant was captured by Rafael Fern\u00e1ndez Caballero<\/a>, making him the 2024 Ocean Photographer of the Year<\/a> (previously<\/a>).<\/p>\n “The image captures perhaps the most special\u2014and craziest\u2014moment of my life,” Caballero says in a statement, reflecting on the excitement and astonishing timing that enabled him to document the Bryde’s whale feeding on a baitball\u2014a tight, spherical gathering that fish form to help protect themselves from predators. Caballero’s photo was chosen as the top image from more than 15,000 entries across categories from underwater to surf to drone shots.<\/p>\n