Rowan Dear, The Mating Game (ANIMAL 2023)

The Annual aggregation of Giant Cuttlefish in Whyalla, is like being part of a David Attenborough show. This series of photos shows two males battling it out for a female, a male guarding two potential female partners, and then finally a male and female locking face to face to mate.

Images have been resized for web display, which may cause some loss of image quality. Note: Original high-resolution images are used for judging.