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“Prize Catch”

A fisherman drags a sailfish across the beach.
A fisherman drags a sailfish across the beach. Photo: © Jef Pattyn, Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Highly commended in the Oceans: The Bigger Picture category, this photo depicts a fisherman dragging a sailfish across the beach in Ecuador. In the fisherman’s other hand is a severed sailfish head.