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2024 has been the year of the bait ball in Bonaire. This tired turtle is looking for a place to rest, oblivious of the cyclone of big eye scan just meters away. Shot with a Nikon Z8/Nauticam housing/INON z330 strobes.
By Leslie Howell
posted (3 days ago)
4 votes

Cirkewwa Marine Park
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (5 days ago)
2 votes

Cratena nudibranch_September2024 (CanonEF100,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (6 days ago)
1 votes

Thuridilla hopei_October 2024 (CanonEF100,1/200,f14,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (4 days ago)
1 votes

Hypselodoris bullokii nudibranch_March 2024 (CanonEF100,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (3 days ago)
1 votes

collors
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted (2 days ago)
1 votes

eyes
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

Goniobranchus collingwoodi nudibranch ( named also G. tumulifera) _February 2024 (Canon EF100,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted Yesterday
0 votes

Pterois miles Please Help!I'm falling.
By Cumhur Gedikoglu
posted Tuesday, December 24, 2024
0 votes

BLENNIE - Ecsenius lineatus ILE DE LA REUNION 2024
By Didier Pasquini
posted 05:47 CST Today (2 hours ago)
0 votes
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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
Wrasse - Pteragogus trispilus by Stefanos Michael
Wrasse - Pteragogus trispilus
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 7, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Waiting patiently. A shark egg waiting for the right m... by Peet J Van Eeden
Waiting patiently.
A shark egg waiting for the right moment to give life. Affectionately called mermaid's purse
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 2, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Hermit crab peeping from its home in a multicolored seafan by Peet J Van Eeden
Hermit crab peeping from its home in a multicolored seafan
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 1, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Longarm octopus by Oksana Maksymova
Longarm octopus
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 1, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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A close- up view of the inside of a red fanworm resemblin... by Peet J Van Eeden
A close- up view of the inside of a red fanworm resembling feather dusters
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 1, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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This is a photo of a feeding anemone crab. Taken in Cocon... by Glenn Ian Villanueva
This is a photo of a feeding anemone crab. Taken in Coconut Dive Site in Anilao, Batangas.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 30, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Green Sea Turtle - Chelonia mydas by Stefanos Michael
Green Sea Turtle - Chelonia mydas
1 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 29, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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This is a photo of an octopus seeking refuge in the dead ... by Glenn Ian Villanueva
This is a photo of an octopus seeking refuge in the dead sea shells. Found in Anilao Pier, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines which is a common sighting in the area. Octopus is one of my favourite subjects.
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2021

Final RoundThrough to 2021 awards final round judging
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 29, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Octopus by Abimael Márquez
Octopus
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 27, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Tube blenny close up_El Morro_Puerto Vallarta_2021 (Cano... by Antonio Venturelli
Tube blenny close up_El Morro_Puerto Vallarta_2021
(Canon 100mm,t1/250,f/13,iso160)
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 27, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Bearded Fireworms - Hermodice carunculata devouring a dea... by Stefanos Michael
Bearded Fireworms - Hermodice carunculata devouring a dead fish.
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 24, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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hi clown by Marc Van Den Broeck
hi clown
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 21, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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Reticulated Filefish - Stephanolepis diaspros by Stefanos Michael
Reticulated Filefish - Stephanolepis diaspros
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 21, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Wide-eyed Flounder - Bothus podas by Stefanos Michael
Wide-eyed Flounder - Bothus podas
1 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 19, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Canon 5 D IV, 105mm Sigma, f13 1/200, Red Sea.... by Ralf Schmidt
Canon 5 D IV, 105mm Sigma, f13 1/200, Red Sea....
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 19, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Red-lined flabellina - Coryphellina rubrolineata by Stefanos Michael
Red-lined flabellina - Coryphellina rubrolineata
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 18, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Upside-down Jellyfish - Cassiopea andromeda by Stefanos Michael
Upside-down Jellyfish - Cassiopea andromeda
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 17, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Close up of a Crab, Canon 5D IV 50mm Sigma Art & closeup10+ by Ralf Schmidt
Close up of a Crab, Canon 5D IV 50mm Sigma Art & closeup10+
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 16, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Close-up of a Spotted Cleaner Shrimp at rest... by James Funk
Close-up of a Spotted Cleaner Shrimp at rest...
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 16, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Close up of Syngnathus typhle from Oslo fjord. Canon G16 ... by Athanassios Lazarides
Close up of Syngnathus typhle from Oslo fjord. Canon G16 & Sola 1200 Photo
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 15, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Norway
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Pagurus anachoretus by Stefanos Michael
Pagurus anachoretus
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 15, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Ribbon eel bokeh by Kelvin H.y Tan
Ribbon eel bokeh
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 14, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Green Sea Turtle - Chelonia mydas by Stefanos Michael
Green Sea Turtle - Chelonia mydas
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 11, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Red Sea Goatfish - Parupeneus forsskali by Stefanos Michael
Red Sea Goatfish - Parupeneus forsskali
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 8, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Cuttlefish Portrait II by Luca Keller
Cuttlefish Portrait II
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 7, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Common Lionfish - Pterois miles by Stefanos Michael
Common Lionfish - Pterois miles
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 7, 2021
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Porcelain Crab on a sea anemone by Romir Aglugub
Porcelain Crab on a sea anemone
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 6, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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