What's Undetermined The relationship between the two penguins and their emotional state in the photograph remains unclear. The suggestion that the two birds were “widowed” was based on speculation. Origin An award-winning photo circulated on the internet in mid-December 2020 appearing to show two “widowed” fairy penguins consoling one another as the duo romantically gazed at the city lights of Melbourne, Australia. Captured by Tobias Baumgaertner, the photograph was dubbed the community choice winner in the 2020 Ocean Photography Awards for Oceanographic Magazine and madeheadlines after receiving the award. But were the two penguins really widowed and comforting each other? That remains to be seen.