Isaac Szabo’s Image
Isaac Szabo (USA) watches longnose gars spawn in a crystal-clear Florida river.
Wrapping his feet around a drowned tree, Isaac photographed this female longnose gar with several males during the mating season.
The presence of the turtle was, for Isaac, the “icing on the cake”, as it “gives a sense of the whole ecosystem”.
This river is one of more than 1,000 waterways fed by freshwater springs renowned for their clearness.
It’s vital to maintain the aquifers that supply these springs. Wildlife such as manatees rely on them, but they also provide drinking water to nearly half of Florida.