Image of penguins 'hugging' wins photography prize Tobias Baumgaertner won the Ocean Photography Awards’ community choice prize for the image of the birds in Melbourne. By Press Association Wednesday 23 Dec 2020, 5:11 PM Dec 23rd 2020, 5:11 PM 46,975 Views 14 Comments A PICTURE OF two penguins standing “flipper in flipper” has won a photography award. Tobias Baumgaertner won the Ocean Photography Awards’ community choice prize for the image, which was taken in St Kilda, Australia. The photo of two little penguins, also known as fairy penguins, went viral after Mr Baumgaertner posted it on Instagram in March, claiming that the birds had both been widowed.