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Laurent Ballesta

More than a hundred feet below the East Antarctic ice, French photographer and biologist Laurent Ballesta reveals a hidden bonanza of cold-water life. To capture this living mound of sponge, sea stars, and giant ribbon worms, Ballesta made a series of 32 dives in below-freezing temperatures, including the deepest, longest dive ever recorded for Antarctica.

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