David FAIRS, The Breach (ANIMAL 2024)

Capturing the whale migration on the East Coast of Australia has become an obsession. These moments captured are the results of many years of honing my craft as a a photographer, in this instance using my drone to gain this unique perspective of these gentle giants. For years the technology was not there to be able to get a sharp enough image while maintaining the legal distance for aerial photos until now. I am so proud of this work and these photos represent success as a photographer to me. The first image was awarded highly commended in the Siena Drone photographer awards of 2023 and will be published by a leading nature publication this year.

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