Magnus Lundgren

12.23.2020

Magnus Lundgren

Born in Sweden, Magnus Lundgren is a decades-long professional photographer who has been taking images for as long as he can remember. He is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading underwater photographers and is honored to work in the field of conservation photography. For him, conservation is the ultimate motivation.

A brown paper nautilus rides atop a jellyfish in Balayan Bay, Luzon, the Philippines. The nautilus uses its jellyfish host as both a food source, and as a convenient and threatening vehicle. Convenient Conveyance 12.24.2020 Spotlight - For a jellyfish, there are few hitchhikers more harmful than this juvenile brown paper nautilus, and for the nautilus, few rides could be more handy.

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