Runner-up | Creative Nature Photography


Magnus Lundgren

Runner-up | Creative Nature Photography

Prince William Sound, Alaska

Rush Hour

An underwater shot of a pack of Chum Salmons running up a cold Alaskan creek as they force their way to the sacred reproduction grounds in Prince William Sound. During their perilous journey from the ocean to the stream (where they hatched) to spawn, sometimes, these salmon go through passages with water levels so low they can't even breathe, but they keep going! Once at their spawning ground, these fearless females lay thousands of eggs inside a pit they dig with their powerful tails. The eggs are often fertilised by different males. As her last duty servicing the circle of life, she guards her egg until she dies.


Magnus Lundgren

Magnus Lundgren has been a professional photographer and writer since 1992 and is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading underwater photographers. His photography and storytelling focuses on travel, adventure and marine life conservation. Magnus is a member of the “Sony Imaging Ambassador” group and one out of only six members in the exclusive “Sony Wildlife Explorer Team”.