Kamil Jureczko, Microcosm on the Giant’s Back (ANIMAL 2024)

Each photograph showcases a delicate organism perched upon horned sea stars - colossal from their perspective. A skeleton shrimp, a tiny brittle star, and a sea star shrimp – each one no more than a few millimetres in size. In this miniature universe, these diminutive beings navigate the vast expanse of the ocean on the sea star's body, creating a breathtaking juxtaposition of scale and beauty.

Images have been resized for web display, which may cause some loss of image quality. Note: Original high-resolution images are used for judging.