Capybara sliding through water surface, underwater close-up portrait showing whiskers and teeth. Gold Award OM System 2025, Commended UPY 2026. Photo by George Kao.

Capybara Underwater

Award-Winning Underwater Photography

A capybara sliding through the water surface, captured in an intimate underwater perspective. This image reveals the hidden power beneath the surface—shattering the stereotype of the docile capybara.

水面一線之隔，界定了牠的力量，也劃出了我的美學。仰望的視角，展現牠游刃於雙重世界的生命張力。

Awards & Recognition

Gold Award – OM System 2025 Underwater & Ecology
Commended – UPY 2026 Portrait

Technical Details

Camera & Housing: Canon R5 Mark II, Nauticam

Lens: RF 15-35mm

Strobes: SUPE D-MAX

Settings: f/22 · 1/250s · ISO 200

Location: Pingtung, Taiwan

Photographed by George Kao, PhD

© 2025 George Kao. All Rights Reserved.

Capybara underwater side profile close-up, showing whiskers and nose detail in turquoise water. underwater photography by George Kao.

An extreme close-up suspended in aquatic silence. This hyper-intimate perspective emphasizes raw texture and form, revealing a sculptural serenity rarely witnessed beneath the surface.

極致的貼近，抽離了喧囂，也定義了我的專注。微觀的視角，展現牠在靜謐水域中的雕塑感與生命紋理。