Special Mention | Conservation Focus


Staffan Widstrand

Special Mention | Conservation Focus

Triton Bay, Western Papua

A Shark For A Fin

A fisherman displays his fresh harvest of shark fins. Sharks are captured live and their fins are cut off before throwing them back into the sea, where they eventually die. Shark fins are a key ingredient in shark-fin soup, and an increase in demand for the fins is causing great harm to the populations of the apex predators.


Staffan Widstrand

Staffan Widstrand is a multiple award winning photographer based in Sweden. He is a National Geographic Explorer and a Sony Imaging Ambassador. Most of his work is about highlighting the joy of our natural heritage, and trying to inspire wide audiences to better protect and take care of it. Staffan is the author of 19 books in 9 languages.