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Brittany Ilardi

Brittany Ilardi

Matriarch

As apex predators, orcas are a sign of a healthy ecosystem. They are matriarchal, with females passing important knowledge down to younger generations. This mother spent the day teaching her calf valuable life lessons, as we watched for hours.

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World Photo Annual

2025

Nominee

Underwater

Professional

Matriarch

As apex predators, orcas are a sign of a healthy ecosystem. They are matriarchal, with females passing important knowledge down to younger generations. This mother spent the day teaching her calf valuable life lessons, as we watched for hours.

About Artist

Brittany Ilardi

Brittany is an underwater photographer based in Mexico. After starting off her career building spaceships in the California desert as an aerospace engineer, Brittany decided to shift her focus from outside the Earth’s atmosphere to under her seas. A scuba instructor and lifetime lover of the ocean, she is always smiling when in, near, or around water. After working and diving all around the world, from Mozambique to Indonesia and beyond, she decided to settle near her favorite body of water - the Sea of Cortez. She holds a deep love for nature and adventure, and is a passionate advocate for the environment and sustainability. Through photography, her goal is to create awareness of what’s going on beneath the waves and promote conservation.

Brittany Ilardi

Photographic Areas of Focus

Nature, Underwater, Wildlife

Location

Mexico

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