0

The 2026 Winner's Experience

Antonino Saccone won the 2026 WhyCoexist competition. These are photographs from the trip.

Antonino Saccone, 2026 winner

Days on the reef, a beach clean as the light went, tortoise tagging with the research team, and the drone up over the lagoon.

You can watch his winning entry and the announcement on the 2026 Winner page.

The 2026 winner and a fellow traveller setting up a drone under the palms.

From the trip

  • A researcher showing a young tortoise to two of the trip party.Tortoise tagging
  • A lionfish resting against orange coral.On the reef
  • The trip party at the water’s edge at dusk, framed by palms.The beach at dusk
  • An aerial view of the island shoreline, sandbar and reef flats.The island from the air
  • The 2026 winner pulling on a dive mask on the boat.Heading out to dive
  • Filming frigate birds with a long lens on a tripod.Filming frigate birds

See the Winner’s Gallery

WhyCoexist? Competition

Register your interest in the 2027 Competition of a Lifetime

    Help Us Protect Our Oceans

    Sign up to find out how you can help with marine conservation, and we will send you the projects your support makes possible.

    More about Co-Exist Projects

      CO-Exist Projects

      Coexist Projects Corp is a Florida not-for-profit corporation and a recognised U.S. tax-exempt public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

      Explore

      Support Our Work

      Why Coexist? Competition

      Legal