Tom Cannon, Light at the end of the tunnel (Professional Category 2017)

AS THIS GENTLE giant descended from the surface into the living darkness of the bait ball below. I took a deep breath and followed. The sheer scale of the gathering of fish meant as I followed the shark below I could see no more than its huge tail. Several Seconds went by and suddenly rays of light slowly began to reappear, with a sudden burst, the tiny fish made way for the oceans largest fish, and the photo above was born, the Indian ocean in all its beauty. A moment I will never forget.

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