"Haunting Images: Winners of Underwater Photography Contests Capture Whales and Marine Life in Watery Graves"

An eerie photograph capturing whale skeletons lying in shallow waters off Greenland has won the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024 competition. The image, titled "Whale Bones," depicts the remains of minke whales that were hunted by local hunters in Greenland and then dragged back into the sea after being stripped of their skin, blubber, and meat. The photograph serves as a poignant reminder of human impact on marine life. Other winning images from the competition include underwater scenes featuring tanks, lemon sharks, brittlestars, a gray whale eye, and a crab-eating macaque.