Beauty of caves

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Photographer

Petr Polach
Prize

Honorable Mention
Date of Photograph

19 November 2019
Technical Info

1/80, ISO 3200, f/9,0, Full Frame
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Website

https://www.polachpetr.cz

Nature is a great artist. The stalactite decoration of some flooded caves in Yucatan is fabulously beautiful. The picture was taken while diving in the Chun-Ya cave in the Mexican Yucatan.

Biography

I come from the Czech Republic. My photography has almost always accompanied my sports activities, including diving. I have adapted my photography equipment to be able to take photos under water and in flooded caves. Caves are characterized by an unfavorable situation for a photographer, that is: absolute darkness. Nevertheless, the world of flooded caves, in which a diver floats in a state of weightlessness between the beautiful stalactite decoration, has absolutely captivated me and forces me to capture this beauty in photographs and share it with people.
Awards

Some of my photographic achievements: * 1st place in the IPA 2025, category Sports/Extreme sports * 2nd place in the IPA 2025, category Special/Other * 3rd place in the IPA 2025, category Nature/Underwater * 1st place in the IMACRES Awards 2025, category Wildlife and Animals * 1st place in the PX3 2025, category Nature/Underwater * 1st place in the PX3 2025, category Nature/Other * 1st place in the IPA 2025, category Sports/Extreme spor * 2nd place in the TIFA 2024, category Nature/Underwater * 3rd place in the TIFA 2024, category Events/Sport * 2nd place in the Chromatic Awards 2024, category Nature * 3rd place in the BIFA 2024, category Events/Sport * 2nd place in the ND Awards 2024, non-prof category Nature:Seascapes/Waterscapes * 1st place in the IPA 2024, category Special/Other * 2nd place in the IPA 2024, category Nature/Other * 2nd place in the PX3 2024, category Nature/Underwater * 3rd Place in the Annual Photography Awards 2023, category Nature:Natural Landscapes * 3rd place in the BIFA 2023, category Nature/Underwater * 3rd place in the BIFA 2023, category Nature/Landscapes * Discovery Of The Year 2023, and 1st place in the ND Awards 2023, category Nature: Seascapes/Waterscapes * 3rd place in the IMACRES Awards 2023, category Wildlife and Animals * 3rd place in the Chromatic Awards 2022, category Sports(Amateur) * Grand Prize: Chromatic Discovery of the Year 2021 and 1st Place in the Nature, Amateur category in the Chromatic Awards 2021 * 3rd place in the Chromatic Awards 2021, category Sports, Amateur * Placing in the final in the Masterpiece by SanDisk Professional category in the Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2021 * 2nd place in the ND Awards 2021, category Nature: Underwater Professional * 1st place in the MonoVisions Photography Awards 2021, category Nature and Wildlife * 2nd place in the Ocean Art Safe Under The Sea 2020, category Underwater Art * 4th place in the Ocean Art 2019, category Macro