Dr Krista Hupman, a marine mammal biologist, is shown here doing some much-needed dental work on Moana the leopard seal. It’s just one of the many tasks scientists at New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) perform as part of their mission to understand and protect the country’s natural resources.
The natural environment that the NIWA workers experience each day has inspired many of them to become amateur photographers. The NIWA Staff Photography Competition encourages them to share some of their best images, shown on their website (Niwa.co.nz). Divided into categories such as “our people” and “our work”, the 2019 competition attracted more than 400 entries.
Sam Fraser-Baxter, communications and marketing adviser at NIWA, took this photo of Dr Hupman and Moana. Although it did not win the competition, the photo captured a striking moment. For Dr Hupman, however, it was just another day at work.
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