'Octopus Attack' by Dennis Corpuz
'Octopus Attack' by Dennis Corpuz
From the winning photos of the 2022 Underwater Photographer Of The Year Competition
#2 'Octopus Attack' by Dennis Corpuz. Winner, Blackwater
'...A hungry paralarvae octopus ambushes a larval mantis shrimp. At night during this blackwater dive, we traveled a few kilometers away from the mainland of Anilao. We set up a buoy with a dropline attached with high-powered lumens light at 5, 10, 15, and 20 meters in approximately 200 to 1000 meters deep of water. We regularly observe the vertical migration of all deep-sea living creatures and try to photograph their behavior....'
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