Gabriel Jensen

Gabriel Jensen is the 2025 Underwater Close Up Photographer of the Year, biochemist, and photonaturalist. His award winning images highlighting the exotic underwater microfauna of Florida’s urban waterways have been featured by Forbes, NOAA, REEF, BBC Wildlife, The Smithsonian, and National Geographic. As a board member of the South Florida Underwater Photography Society, he works to connect local underwater image makers and empower them to be ambassadors for our oceans.