Winners of Ocean Photographer of the Year 2024 (20 photos)

The winning and commended images of the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2024 competition were just announced, with Rafael Fernández Caballe named as the overall winner for his image of a Bryde’s whale swimming up to swallow a bait ball of sardines off Mexico’s Pacific Coast. Contest organizers at Oceanographic Magazine were once again kind enough to share some of this year’s top images below, and their full gallery can be seen here.

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Overall Winner. A Bryde’s whale about to devour a heart-shaped bait ball off Baja California Sur, Mexico. (© Copyright Rafael Fernández Caballero / Ocean Photographer of the Year)