Milky Way over Turquoise Wonderland

Photographer

Petr Horalek

Category

Special Category - Long Exposure Photography

Company

Petr Horalek Photography

Submission Group

Professional

Year

2023

Country / Region:

Slovakia

I visited the northern beach of the small island Soneva Jani and couldn’t believe my eyes. The whole beach shined with engaging turquoise light while the gems of the Southern Cross constellation appeared in the sky, such as the Gum Nebula or Carina Nebula. Locals say the bioluminescence of plankton peaks in early January, but this year the activity prolonged a month more. Not every night before or after it was that strong, but this night was just simply EPIC. You could easily walk on the beach with the plankton stuck on your feet so much that your legs worked like small torches. You could swim in the lagoon and see each of your movements illuminated by the plankton in the water. You just felt like in a turquoise wonderland.

Credits

More Gold Winners
Amateur
2023

Photographer

Peter Voss

Category

People Photography - Environmental

Country / Region:

Germany

Professional
2023

Photographer

RANJAN KUNDU

Category

Black & White Photography - Street

Country / Region:

India

Amateur
2023

Photographer

João Coelho

Category

Editorial Photography - Documentary

Country / Region:

Portugal

Amateur
2023

Photographer

Bodo Gebhardt

Category

Fine Art Photography - Nudes

Country / Region:

Germany