It resembles a sack with a drawstring closure. When a female fish releases her spawning eggs and the male fish ejaculates his sperm, this photo is taken. Camouflage groupers are the name given to this type of fish. Laurent Pallesta, who took this photo in the Pacific Ocean's Fakarava Islands, is the recipient of this year's highest wildlife photographer award.
The chairman of the selection committee, Rose Kidman Cox, commended this as excellent technology. The fact that it was shot during the full moon adds to the film's uniqueness, but the exact timing is equally significant.
This film has been programmed to know when to shoot. This species of fish, sometimes known as the camouflage thief, breeds once a year in July. At this occurrence, tens of thousands of fish congregate. Sharks that hunt and eat them, on the other hand, are waiting for this moment.
Overfishing, not just sharks, is a threat to this species. This photograph was taken in a secure location. This species' breeding season lasts about an hour each year and begins and concludes on a full moon night. Laurent, the photographer, said that they were immersed in the same area for around 3,000 hours over five years for this precise moment.
The embryonic egg collection's form helped me get closer to this image. To see, it appears to be an inverted query. It's a matter of life and death for these eggs, as just one in ten million will make it to adulthood. It can also be interpreted as a metaphor for nature's future. This is the most crucial question about nature's future. This photograph has also won a prize in the field of underwater film, in addition to the main honour.