Dragon Whirlwind

• Photographer
  Masateru Kudo
• Agency / Studio
  Teru Kudo Photo Undersea
• Prize
  Honorable Mention in Nature / Underwater

A flock of bigeye trevally was creating a whirlwind to protect themselves. The swirling figure that covered from the bottom of the sea to the surface of the sea looked like a dragon to me. The behavior of marine life to survive sometimes gives us a miraculous view.

After the age of 40, he started scuba diving at the recommendation of a friend. Fascinated by the beautiful underwater world, he wants to convey the beauty to people who do not yet know the underwater world, so he self-taught to take underwater photographs. From the spring of 2020, he started full-scale activities as an underwater photographer as a freelancer.