Humpback mother sleeping with her baby: the beautiful photo that won the most coveted award in the world

His image is considered the most beautiful in the world. The subject of the photo is an ethereal humpback mother sleeping next to her 2-week-old baby

He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him

His image is considered the most beautiful in the world. The subject of the photo is an ethereal mother humpback whale sleeping next to her baby just 2 weeks old. The touching photograph won the special prize of the HIPA photo contest, which this year had water as the theme.

The winners were announced on June 7 and the $ 120.000 Grand Prix went to Australia's Jasmine Carey. She took the photo while she was underwater in the Kingdom of Tonga, an island state of Polynesia located in the South Pacific.

“I grabbed my 5D Mark IV camera, which is encased in a waterproof case and slipped from a small tour boat into the waters of the Vavaʻu Islands in Tonga,” the photographer told The Guardian.

After spotting small bubbles breaking on the surface of the water every 4 minutes, the woman and a group of divers realized that there were special guests waiting for her under the sea. Bad weather and rain didn't stop her, so she dived and into the muffled silence of the deep sea, with raindrops ticking on the surface, Jasmine spotted the couple: a large female humpback whale and her baby. sleeping. Shortly thereafter a ray of light crossed the clouds and the waters to kiss mother and cub, called Zai. Looking at her smooth, velvety skin and her candid white belly, one can guess that she is no more than two weeks old.

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“She looked so vulnerable, but she was relaxed. So in the balance. So nourished, cushioned and strengthened by the water that embraced her and will embrace her forever ”she said.

Careful not to wake his mother, little Zai also curled up, gently rubbing himself on her belly.

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“Today we look at how the creators of the world see water through their lenses. Water is the main problem that affects us all and affects our lives and the survival of our planet, ”said the secretary general, Ali bin Thalith.

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Hamdan International Photography Award

The Hamdan International Photography Award is an international photography award, founded in 2011 under the patronage of the Crown Prince of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid bin Mohammed al Maktoum. It gives away a prize pool of US $ 400.000 annually, making it the largest and most coveted monetary prize among photo contests.

Now in its ninth edition, in 2020 it was dedicated to water:

“Today we conclude the ninth edition of HIPA, 'Water', the oldest friend of man on the planet. All the inhabitants of the Earth know water, but some fear it, ”said the secretary general, Ali bin Thalith. “Water affects us all, and affects our lives and the survival of our planet. "

As for the other awards, first place went to François Bogaerts from Belgium, followed by Shantha Kumar Shivam Laila from India in second place, Buchari Muslim Diken from Indonesia in third place, while Sourav Das from India took the fourth place. Yousef bin Shakar Al Zaabi from the United Arab Emirates won fifth place.

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In the General Color category, first place went to Fahad Al Enezi from Kuwait, second went to Yose Mirza from Indonesia, while Emirati photographer Rashed Al Sumaiti finished in third place.

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In the “General Black & White” category, first place went to Talal Al Rabah from Kuwait, followed by Polish photographer Anna Niemiec in second place and Indian photographer Sujan Sarkar in third place.

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But the humpback mother is a photo of disarming beauty, which could not fail to win the hearts of the jurors.

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