ENTRY DESCRIPTION
This image was taken at Ras Mohammed National Park during my first visit to the Red Sea. It happened to be the summer spawning season of the reef fish of that no-fishing marine park. On the penultimate day of my liveaboard trip, I saw a shoal of jack fish (bigeye trevally) suddenly appearing from the bottom, just a few meters away from me. I instantly responded to this big event by shooting the schooling jacks downward. I saw them gathering to prepare spawning and also to protect them from attacking by predators. The shoal is moving slowly and changing its shape - circular, elliptical and then Möbius strip with a rhythm of slow waltz. For me, they are truly a beauty of shape and rhythm.

AUTHOR
Wayne is an amateur underwater photographer. He started his underwater photography on his macro trip to Anilao in 2016. He was deeply impressed by the beauty and behavior of the critters there under the focus light. He has always been enthusiastic about underwater macro photography since then and frequently visited Lembeh, Romblon and Anilao. After one and a half year, Wayne started to shoot wide angle during his trips to Maldives, Port St Johns, Port Elisabeth, Channel Islands (USA), the Red Sea, Raja Ampat, Jardines de la Reina (Cuba), Tromso (Norway), Trinco (Sri Lanka) and Fakarava (French Polynesia). Since 2017, Wayne’s photos have been recognized in top underwater and nature & wildlife photography competitions.

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