SUMMARY
An award-winning photograph by Valentina Cucchiara, taken in Mexico's Cenote Nariz, has won the "Connecting Oceans" category of the UN World Oceans Day Photo Competition. The image depicts a lone diver in a vast, dark underwater cave, creating a sense of both terror and inspiration. Cucchiara used a Sony A1 with a Canon fisheye lens to capture the scene, highlighting the fragility of these subterranean aquifers which are vital freshwater sources but are under threat from tourism and development.
TAKEAWAYS
Valentina Cucchiara's underwater image won a UN World Oceans Day award.
The photo captures a diver in Mexico's Cenote Nariz, a large subterranean aquifer.
The image aims to inspire protection for these threatened freshwater sources.
Cucchiara used a Sony A1 and Canon fisheye lens for the award-winning shot.