🏆 3rd Place, Macro (Open Class), Puerto Galera Underwater Shootout 2026 This sea slug, just a few millimetres long, took me to the podium. 🐑 Macro photography is a team sport, and I didn’t do this alone. To my spotter Joseph josephconradmontes you found a subject this small in a sea of algae and sand, and then held the space while I worked. I couldn’t have asked for better eyes underwater. To my mentors Dennis Corpuz and Kate Jonker: thank you for the patience, the honest feedback, and everything you’ve taught me about composition and reading a subject. This trophy is as much yours as mine. A big thank you to arkipelagodiveresort our dive shop and home for the week. The team looked after us on every dive and made sure we were comfortable, fed and ready to go back in the water each morning. Thank you also to the Philippine Department of Tourism and Dive Philippines dotdivephilippines for a superbly run event promoting dive tourism, to Puerto Galera for the warm welcome, and to e...