Alex Wang, Life Between the Tides (ANIMAL & NATURE 2026)

Along New Zealand's rugged coastline, every tide brings both danger and opportunity. Black Oystercatchers raise their young on open shores where crashing waves, shifting sands and relentless winds shape every day of their lives. These images follow a family's quiet resilience—from surviving the surf, to nurturing fragile chicks, to protecting the next generation—revealing the remarkable strength hidden within ordinary moments.

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