It’s the International Day of Biological Diversity! At a time when the impact of destroying delicate ecosystems is becoming more and more prevalent, Liang Fu’s photographs focus on just one of the thousands of complex symbiotic relationships that sustain natural equilibrium. Their photo series, which was nominated for the Sony World Photography Awards, takes an intimate look at the behaviour of shrimps, groupers and moray eels. The photographer explains: “A cleaning station is like a mutual symbiotic community underwater. Every individual living in the community benefits from the others. The grouper and moray eel have their dead skin, bacteria and parasites cleaned by the shrimps and wrasse, while at the same time the cleaner species receive nutrients and protection from the fishes. I have spent years studying the symbiotic behavior between shrimps and different fish underwater. The photos I took are from different locations, showing a lively mutual symbiosis relationship.”
