Edge of The Wave

• Photographer
  Sachov Alexej
• Prize
  Silver in Fine Art / Other
• Website
  https://sachov-art.com/

You would think that this image is a combination of the two photos: wave and sky. But that is exactly not the case. This upside-down underwater close-up picture was taken on a scuba dive during a storm in Egypt.

• Biography
  Alexej was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine. He obtained a diploma in rocket engineering and got photography education in the Kyiv School of Photography. In his artworks Alexej is trying to bring underwater photography to the new level - he investigates the water surface from the deep, uses allegories to show the underwater world like and the world above water or even like a cosmos. Alexej's education and philosophy of life define his style of photography: the photographs depict the beauty of the underwater world and the horrors of man-made ocean pollution.
• Awards
  His most latest/significant awards are: • 2022, 2 series obtained Jury Top 5 professional award by International Photography Awards • 2022, Juror’s Award in competition “Life is water” by Photo PlaceGallery • 2022, Gold, Silver and Bronze in Nature by Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3) • 2022, 2nd place in Nature & Wildlife of Monovisions Photography awards - “Cosmic corrals” • 2022, 2nd place in Abstract and 3rd place in Conceptual categories of Florida Museum of Photographic Arts competition - “The Edge”, “New Rules Underwater” • 2022, Commended by Siena Creative Photography Awards in category “series”, “The Edge of the wave” • 2022/21, Gold and Silver in FineArt of MUSE Photography Awards, series “The Edge of the wave” and “Mood changes of the sea” • 2021, The overall winner of Vienna Photography Awards • 2021, Landscape Photographer of the Year by Annual Photography Awards, series “Mood changes of the sea” • 2021, Gold and silver by Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3), series “Mood changes of the sea” and “Inside the Wave” • 2021, Gold in Nature/Panoram by Tokyo Photography Awards, series “Mood changes of the sea” • 2021, 2nd place in Editorial/Environmental by Neutral Density Awards, series “New Cosmos Underwater” • 2021, Merit award by B&W competition of All About Photo magazine, series “Inside the Wave” • 2021, Commended by Travel Photographer of the Year, series “The Edge of the wave” • 2021, Silver by World Nature Photography Awards, series “The Human cares” • 2020, 1st place in Photography by “Sustainability Stories” of United nations university, series “The Human cares” • 2020, Gold in Underwater by Budapest Photography Awards, photo “Watching You” • 2020, Highly commended by Travel Photographer of the Year, series “Aliens underwater”