Local Mortdale Resident Honoured in International Wildlife Photography Awards

Mortdale local Nicolas Remy has been recognized with a highly commended award in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Often referred to as the "Oscars" of wildlife photography, the awards are presented annually by London’s Natural History Museum. Nicolas traveled to the UK to attend the event and celebrate his achievement.

His award-winning image features a crested hornshark feasting on a Port Jackson shark egg, captured during one of his regular dives at Cabbage Tree Bay, Manly. The image beautifully highlights the hornshark extracting the egg's nutritious yolk from its unique corkscrew-shaped casing.

Nicolas shared his thoughts on the recognition, stating, "I've been entering the Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards since 2016, and each year I see more of my images progressing to the finals. Receiving this highly commended award means a lot—it's a great honor."

Nicolas’s journey in underwater photography began at Bass Point near Wollongong. After returning to his native France and diving across the Mediterranean, Red Sea, South Africa, and Southeast Asia, he settled back in Australia seven years ago. He now teaches underwater photography and has been recognized in other international competitions, including winning the Conservation Hope category in the 2022 Ocean Photographer of the Year (OPY) awards.

In addition to his own photography, Nicolas and his wife Lena have launched the Underwater Club, an online underwater photography school with members from 18 countries.

For more on Nicolas and Lena's stunning underwater work, visit nicolaslenaremy.com.

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