Floating together

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Photographer

Wen Hua Chen
Prize

Honorable Mention
Date of Photograph

2015-2017
Technical Info

1/640 / ISO: 400 / CANON EOS 5D Mark IV / EF8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM
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Website

http://www.zola-studio.com

The humpbacks arrive in Tonga after a journey of more than 3,700 miles—one of the planet’s longest animal migrations.Tongan waters are the birthing and mating grounds for a certain population of humpback whales, and they arrive specifically for these purposes.

Biography

Zola Chen, a marine ecology photographer, dived in Tonga, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Japan and other places because of her love for cetaceans. Zola has participated in many underwater photography projects such as the Research Project of Lemon shark in Dongsha island, Cetaceans study in the eastern Taiwan. Zola has participated in many underwater photography projects such as the Research Project of Lemon shark in Dongsha island, Cetaceans study in the eastern Taiwan, the Kuroshio’s Voyage Project, and the Megamouth Shark Documentary Program.
Awards

2023 Newyork AWORD/Wildlife/Silver Winner Newyork AWORD/Black & White Photography-Wildlife/Silver Winner Newyork AWORD/Nature Photography-Underwater/Silver Winner Newyork AWORD/Wildlife/Silver Winner Newyork AWORD/Nature/Silver Winner ANALOG SPARKS AWORDS/Natrule/Animal/Silver BIFA Awards Nature/Underwater/Gold BIFA Awards/Nature/Underwater Nature Category 2nd Place BIFA Awards/ Nature/Underwater Bronze Fine Art Photo-Professional Wildlife/Animals nominee/Floating With Humpback Whale (Single) Fine Art Photo-Professional Wildlife/Animals nominee/Floating With Humpback Whale (Series) Fine Art Photo-Professional People nominee/Underwater Light With Women (Single) MUSE Awards/Black & White/Wildlife Platinum MUSE Awards/Fine Art/Nature/Gold MUSE Awards/Fine Art/Other/Silver MUSE Awards/Wildlife/Silver MONOCHROME/WILDLIFE/HONORABLE MENTION 2023 Journey Soot The Frame Awards Winners Whale Journey 2023 March Soot The Frame Awards Winners-Humpback mother and calf ALL ABOUT PHOTO AWARDS MERIT AWARD'S Winners 2022 Taiwan Ocean Culture Photography Competition-judge 2022 ColorPro Award -BREAKTHROUGH-TOP 100 Winner BIFA Awards -Subcategory Winner Nature-Underwater/Silver IPA Awards/Nature-Underwater/Official Selection IPA Awards/Nature-Underwater/Official Selection IPA Awards/Nature-Wildlife/Honorable Mention TIFA Award-Nature Underwater Official Selection BIFA Awards-Nature-Underwater/Honorable Mention Monovisions Black White-People/Honorable Mention Monochrome Awards/Wildlife/Official Selection NewYork Awards/Black & White Wildlife/Silver NewYork Awards/Wildlife/Silver Soot The Frame Awards/October Winners 2021 The Phoblographer 2021 Woman Photographer BIFA Awards/Subcategory Winner Nature Underwater/Silver Muse Awards-Nature -Category Winner Of The Year MUSE Awards-Black&White /Platinum Muse Awards-Nature/Wildlife Gold 2020 IPA Awards/Nature-Underwater Honorable Mention IPA Awards/Fine Art Book Honorable Mention