Sandstorm

• Prize
  Bronze in Nature/Underwater
• Photographer
  Sam Cahir, Australia
• Date of Photograph
  28 December 2018
• Studio
  Predapix
• Socials
• Website
  http://www.predapix.com

The ultimate ambush predator, the great white shark, explodes out from the cover of darkness, whipping up a sandstorm as it engages itsÕ prey. Juevenille white shark - Neptune Islands, South Australia

• Biography
  Sam Cahir is an international award winning underwater photographer specialising in sharks. Based in Melbourne, Australia, Sam’s work has featured on television, newspapers, magazines, calendars, books, scientific papers and numerous websites worldwide. He is a valued part of the Fox Shark Research Foundation team (FSRF) located in South Australia, whose mission is to inspire the appreciation and understanding of Great White Sharks through research and education.
• Awards
  2010 - Gold Medal - UnderwaterPhotography.com Awards 2011 - Runner Up UnderwaterPhotography.com Awards 2012 - Runner UP UnderwaterPhotography.com Awards 2012 Sony World Photography Awards - Commended 2013 Best in Show - Our World Underwater Photography Awards 2013 Winner - Our World Underwater - Wide Angle Unrestricted 2014 3rd Place - Beneath The Sea - International Imaging Competition 2014 IPA International Photography Awards - Honorable Mention - 2014 Natural History Museum Wildlife Photographer of Year- Finalist 2015 IPA International Photography Awards - Honourable Mention x 4 2016 Natural History Museum Wildlife Photographer of Year- Finalist 2016 PX3 - Silver - Underwater 2016 PX3 - Bronze - Underwater 2016 PX3 - Honourable mention 2019 Silver - Tokyo International Photo Awards - Underwater 2019 Bronze - PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris - Underwater 2019 Gold - IPA International Photography Awards - Professional 2019 Honorable Mention - IPA International Photography Awards 2020 PX3 - Honorable Mention x 2 2020 IPA International Photo Awards - 2 x Honorable Mention