Search the Contest

Entries by Category
Entries by Sea
Entries by Country
or enter search text

forum forum Stats Portfolios Annual Medal Winners slide show Annual Medal Winners spam voting policy photo contest RSS feed rules

Weekly Hotshot

Monthly Winners

Monthly winners will be shown by the 10th of the following month

Upload
Upload a Photo
My Contest Entries

Our UW photo contest is the longest running and most prestigious online. If you want to make a name for yourself this is THE place to do it. See some famous publications about winning photos.

How the Contest Works?

Underwater Photo Contest | Macro - Close-Up

15693 Entries Found: Page 244  of  582
Shots taken of a subject between 3 inches and 1 foot (7.5 to 30cm) in size (e.g. large fish or diver head) that dominates the frame - any background is incidental and occupies LESS THAN 50% of frame
A group shot of several grey peppered morays by Laura Dinraths
A group shot of several grey peppered morays
13 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Tuesday, December 24, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
view portfolio more shots by Laura Dinraths
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 
Close up of clown fish eye. Much patience and over an hou... by Hunter Smith
Close up of clown fish eye. Much patience and over an hour in the making. House reef Lissenung PNG.
21 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Monday, December 23, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bismarck Sea Papua New Guinea
view portfolio more shots by Hunter Smith
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 
Little Fluffy Clouds. Clown Anemone Shrimp - Periclimenes... by Stefan Follows
Little Fluffy Clouds. Clown Anemone Shrimp - Periclimenes brevicarpalis. Sail Rock-Thailand-EM5-NAEM5-iso200-250-f3.5-Oly 60mm-Inon-D2000-Photoshop/Lightroom
17 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Monday, December 23, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
view portfolio more shots by Stefan Follows
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

Wakatobi pygmy sea horse - always a joy to see on any dive. by Elaine Wallace
Wakatobi pygmy sea horse - always a joy to see on any dive.
19 Votes
VOTE!

date posted posted: Sunday, December 22, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
view portfolio more shots by Elaine Wallace view portfolio
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

How do I look? by Beat J Korner
How do I look?
shortlistedShortlisted!
20 Votes
VOTE!

date posted posted: Sunday, December 22, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
view portfolio more shots by Beat J Korner view portfolio
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 
Rudnaya Bay. Barbed huchback poacher-small fish living on... by Andrey Shpatak
Rudnaya Bay. Barbed huchback poacher-small fish living on the sand bottom with temperatures not more +7.
16 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Sunday, December 22, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sea of Japan Russia
view portfolio more shots by Andrey Shpatak
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 
A big red octopus hiding underneath some rocks by Laura Dinraths
A big red octopus hiding underneath some rocks
9 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Sunday, December 22, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
view portfolio more shots by Laura Dinraths
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 
A "turtibranch" - cross between a turtle and a nudibranch"" by Brian Pool
A "turtibranch" - cross between a turtle and a nudibranch""
15 Votes
VOTE!

date posted posted: Sunday, December 22, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
view portfolio more shots by Brian Pool
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

Cuttlefish pose. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
Cuttlefish pose.
23 Votes
VOTE!

date posted posted: Saturday, December 21, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
view portfolio more shots by Mehmet Salih Bilal
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

Big eye in Sipadan. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
Big eye in Sipadan.
28 Votes
VOTE!

date posted posted: Saturday, December 21, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
view portfolio more shots by Mehmet Salih Bilal
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 
Blue triggerfish picking for food by Laura Dinraths
Blue triggerfish picking for food
14 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Saturday, December 21, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
view portfolio more shots by Laura Dinraths
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

Laying Low - Crocodile Fish by Billy Watson
Laying Low - Crocodile Fish
22 Votes
VOTE!

date posted posted: Saturday, December 21, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
view portfolio more shots by Billy Watson view portfolio
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

Black bar soldier fish portrait in Maui, Hawaii. by Beat J Korner
Black bar soldier fish portrait in Maui, Hawaii.
19 Votes
VOTE!

date posted posted: Friday, December 20, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
view portfolio more shots by Beat J Korner view portfolio
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

Save our seas by Marco Gargiulo
Save our seas
39 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Friday, December 20, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
view portfolio more shots by Marco Gargiulo
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

Nosy trigger fish by Beate Seiler
Nosy trigger fish
shortlistedShortlisted!
20 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Friday, December 20, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
view portfolio more shots by Beate Seiler
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 
This lizard fish had his mouth full with Nemo. I found it... by Vincenzo Apuzzo
This lizard fish had his mouth full with Nemo. I found it in Lembeh. Taken with a d80, 105 vr,Ikelite housing and 2 X inon flashes. F18-1/125. ISO 320
17 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Friday, December 20, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Indonesia
view portfolio more shots by Vincenzo Apuzzo
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 
Night Rider. Common Seahorse: Hippocampus taeniopterus. K... by Stefan Follows
Night Rider. Common Seahorse: Hippocampus taeniopterus. Kit and settings used were EM5-NAEM5-iso 800-1/250-f6-12-50mm @ 43mm-Inon D2000-Inon UCL165. Love using B&W to try and bring somthing new to a common subject.
12 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Friday, December 20, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
view portfolio more shots by Stefan Follows
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 
Scribbled leatherjacket (filefish) swimming over seagrass by Laura Dinraths
Scribbled leatherjacket (filefish) swimming over seagrass
10 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Friday, December 20, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
view portfolio more shots by Laura Dinraths
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 
Seahorse in Portobelo, Panama very tricky to spot. by Brett Klempel
Seahorse in Portobelo, Panama very tricky to spot.
12 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Thursday, December 19, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (South America coastal) Panama
view portfolio more shots by Brett Klempel
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 
School of juvenile striped eel catfish over sand by Laura Dinraths
School of juvenile striped eel catfish over sand
19 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Thursday, December 19, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
view portfolio more shots by Laura Dinraths
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

Toadfish by Abimael Márquez
Toadfish
17 Votes
VOTE!

date posted posted: Wednesday, December 18, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
view portfolio more shots by Abimael Márquez
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

Pygmy sea horse 60mm D300 by Giroudon Jean-Pierre
Pygmy sea horse 60mm D300
21 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Wednesday, December 18, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
view portfolio more shots by Giroudon Jean-Pierre
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

Candy Crab 60mm D300 by Giroudon Jean-Pierre
Candy Crab 60mm D300
14 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Wednesday, December 18, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
view portfolio more shots by Giroudon Jean-Pierre
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 
Spotted Cleaner Shrimp by Blaine Harder
Spotted Cleaner Shrimp
10 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Wednesday, December 18, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) Jamaica
view portfolio more shots by Blaine Harder
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

Big eyes,Lembeh strait,nikon d800e,105 micro by Puddu Massimo
Big eyes,Lembeh strait,nikon d800e,105 micro
18 Votes
VOTE!

date posted posted: Wednesday, December 18, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
view portfolio more shots by Puddu Massimo
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

Spine Cheeck Anemone fish, female portrait by Marco Fierli
Spine Cheeck Anemone fish, female portrait
20 Votes
VOTE!

date posted posted: Wednesday, December 18, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
view portfolio more shots by Marco Fierli
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

A Lembeh Pygmy Seahorse shot in Tulamben, Bali. Nikon D20... by Kip Nead
A Lembeh Pygmy Seahorse shot in Tulamben, Bali. Nikon D200 and 60mm lens.
19 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Tuesday, December 17, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
view portfolio more shots by Kip Nead view portfolio
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 
15693 Entries Found: Page 244  of  582