like an underwater explosion Many camouflaged groupers rush to release their sperm when the females release their eggs.This photo, taken at Fakarava Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, earned Laurent Ballesta the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year (WPY) award.Roz Kidman Cox, chairman of the jury, said it was technically a Tour de Force.

Part of this scene Taken during the full moon but also a moment knowing when to take pictures.

The camouflage grouper spawns in slot July. It is known to attract up to 20,000 fish, with many reef sharks looking for food. Overfishing threatens grouper groups But this image was captured in a protected reserve.We spent five years in this place, 3,000 hours diving. to get this particular moment,” Laurent said.

I'm stuck with this picture because of the shape of the clouds. It looks like an upside down question mark. It's a question of the future of these eggs, because only one in a million will (survive) become adults, but they may be more symbolic of nature's future. It is a very important question about the future of nature.

In addition to celebrating WPY's grand prize, the French photographer also won an underwater category.
Vidyun R Hebbar, 10, from India, won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award for his image of a tent spider in its web. This picture is called Dome Home.

Blurred green and yellow in the background of a three-wheeled tuk tuk.

It's focus is very sharp,You can really see the little fangs if you make the shots explode. I love the way it's framed and the way you see the entire texture of the web. its lattice structure.Vidyun recalls:

It was challenging to focus on the tent spiders because the web vibrates with every passing vehicle.WPY started in 1964 and is organized by the Natural History Museum in London.The competition attracts tens of thousands of contestants each year. Scroll down to see the winners of each category.