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Incredibly social, the birth of a new one is a special time to get together and say hi (taken under permit)
By Arun Madisetti
posted (6 days ago)
4 votes

Hector's goby_December 2024 (CanonEF60,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Susanna Randazzo
posted (6 days ago)
2 votes

Different color sea fans. Taken at a depth of about 40ft on a recent trip to Raja Ampat during Xmas 2024. Taken by a friend using an Olympus OM-D with 2 strobes.
By Fynn Wu
posted (6 days ago)
2 votes

The colors of many Chromodorididae nudis are always striking and these species of Goniobranchus called kuniei is no exception.There are delicate nuances of complementary shades that help make it one of a kind_Jan 2025 (CanonEF60,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Susanna Randazzo
posted (5 days ago)
2 votes

Dear photographer fellow divers, This is my 1000 photo that I am posting here, I hope you all enjoyed all that beauty. A happy new year and may we all continue to enjoy everything that lives underwater and take beautiful pictures of it.
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted (3 days ago)
1 votes

Adult escorts are usually but not always related to the calf. An Aunt, sister, cousin, grandmother, or even its mother. They all look after the new one. (taken under permit)
By Arun Madisetti
posted (2 days ago)
1 votes

Goniobranchus kuniei nudibranch_Jan 2025 (CanonEF100,1/200,f16,iso200)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (2 days ago)
1 votes

Red Flabellina nudibranch_Nov 2024 (CanonEF60,1/200,f18,iso100)
By Susanna Randazzo
posted Yesterday
1 votes

Pagurus pubescens hermit crab covered in little scyphystoma polyps (polyps which produce medusae)
By Anton Plaksin
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

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shots taken with a WIDE ANGLE (or fisheye) lens having 1) a well defined close subject (usually strobe-lit) AND 2) a wide angle BACKGROUND with a second subject, usually a diver

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'Into The Woods' - A mutton snapper swims through the cor... by Tanya Houppermans
'Into The Woods' - A mutton snapper swims through the coral reefs of Grand Cayman
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24 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 22, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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2 double saddle butterfly fish hanging out by Jessica Fagan
2 double saddle butterfly fish hanging out
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Philippine Sea Guam
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Posing green moray by John Stofko
Posing green moray
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Atlantic (South America coastal) United States
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A very friendly hogfish hogging the camera. by Stuart Spechler
A very friendly hogfish hogging the camera.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Yaaawn by Gabriel De Leon Jr
Yaaawn
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 14, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Three-spot wrasse passing by. by Jessica Fagan
Three-spot wrasse passing by.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 14, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Philippine Sea Guam
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MM by Marko Perisic
MM
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22 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 11, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Balearic Sea Spain
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'Light Ray' - A southern stingray of Grand Cayman by Tanya Houppermans
'Light Ray' - A southern stingray of Grand Cayman
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 11, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Anemone fish looking out. by Jessica Fagan
Anemone fish looking out.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Philippine Sea Guam
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SMILE! A playful parrotfish seem to smile at my dome by Pietro Cremone
SMILE! A playful parrotfish seem to smile at my dome
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2016
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Final RoundThrough to 2016 awards final round judging

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Wow! Spectacular colors, excellent separation from the background, great angle and capture! Clear winner.
33 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 8, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Giants Manta Ray, San Benedicto Mexico by Alejandro Topete
Giants Manta Ray, San Benedicto Mexico
47 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 4, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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EYE IN THE SKY - A jellyfish shot in a particular angle r... by Pietro Cremone
EYE IN THE SKY - A jellyfish shot in a particular angle resembles an eye!
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23 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 3, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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a lot going on! by Pepe Suarez
a lot going on!
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 2, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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American salt water crocodile close-up by Daniel Flormann
American salt water crocodile close-up
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 1, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Green turtle comeback by Plamena Mileva
Green turtle comeback
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 1, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Spain
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cleaning by Marc Van Den Broeck
cleaning
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Tanzania
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niceface by Marc Van Den Broeck
niceface
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Tanzania
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Where the Sidewalk Ends. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea by Tony Cherbas
Where the Sidewalk Ends. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea
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12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 25, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Bismarck Sea Papua New Guinea
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outside the prisoners inside the free by Tony Neal
outside the prisoners inside the free
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8 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 23, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Irish Sea United Kingdom
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Turtle's planet by Plamena Mileva
Turtle's planet
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26 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 22, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Spain
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SUNBURST by Marko Perisic
SUNBURST
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 22, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Balearic Sea Spain
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School of Morish Idol, Isla Isabel Mexico by Alejandro Topete
School of Morish Idol, Isla Isabel Mexico
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33 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 20, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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BW by Marko Perisic
BW
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 16, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Balearic Sea Spain
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Eyes on me,San Benedicto Mexico by Alejandro Topete
Eyes on me,San Benedicto Mexico
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 14, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Scorpaena by night by Marco Gargiulo
Scorpaena by night
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 13, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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REFLECTION by Marko Perisic
REFLECTION
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 10, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Balearic Sea Spain
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DRIFTER by Marko Perisic
DRIFTER
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 8, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Balearic Sea Spain
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