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Jawfish with eggs about to hatch
By Suzan Meldonian
posted Sunday, August 21, 2011
58 votes

Call of the Wild.....
By Suzan Meldonian
posted Friday, September 2, 2011
55 votes

Eyes of Scallop super close
By Suzan Meldonian
posted Thursday, January 12, 2012
50 votes

ornate frilled seahorse
By Suzan Meldonian
posted Saturday, March 3, 2012
50 votes

Plump little bumblebee shrimp.. having fun with the 10x now.
By Suzan Meldonian
posted Tuesday, March 13, 2012
49 votes

Honey- I'm watchin' the kids tonight! Taken with 105 mm + 10x diopter
By Suzan Meldonian
posted Tuesday, April 26, 2011
48 votes

....Helloooooo... Here I am! Blue Throat Pike Blenny -really bellowing hard for a lady
By Suzan Meldonian
posted Friday, May 27, 2011
47 votes

Blue throat Pike Blenny
By Suzan Meldonian
posted Wednesday, February 29, 2012
47 votes

2 days aaaand counting! Phew! Male Yellowhead jawfish with eggs, Blue Heron Bridge
By Suzan Meldonian
posted Wednesday, February 20, 2013
47 votes

Rock Beauty
By Suzan Meldonian
posted Monday, September 19, 2011
46 votes
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A little pygmy squid with 2 littler friends playing tag by Suzan Meldonian
A little pygmy squid with 2 littler friends playing tag
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 5, 2019
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Ceram Sea Indonesia
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Exploring the mangroves of Raja Ampat by Suzan Meldonian
Exploring the mangroves of Raja Ampat
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8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 5, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Ceram Sea Indonesia
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Life under the Sawandarek Jetty by Suzan Meldonian
Life under the Sawandarek Jetty
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 5, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Ceram Sea Indonesia
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Larval fireworm by Suzan Meldonian
Larval fireworm
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 5, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Ceram Sea Indonesia
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Golden-lined spinefoot, The golden-lined spinefoot is a s... by Suzan Meldonian
Golden-lined spinefoot, The golden-lined spinefoot is a species of rabbitfish. Like all rabbitfishes, it has venomous spines on the dorsal,
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5 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 5, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Ceram Sea Indonesia
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Dendronephthya soft corals adorn the mangrove roots somew... by Suzan Meldonian
Dendronephthya soft corals adorn the mangrove roots somewhere in Raja Ampat, Indonesia
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10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 5, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Ceram Sea Indonesia
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A Batfish rising to the occasion of sunlight by Suzan Meldonian
A Batfish rising to the occasion of sunlight
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 5, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Ceram Sea Indonesia
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A Batfish rising to the occasion of sunlight by Suzan Meldonian
A Batfish rising to the occasion of sunlight
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date posted posted: Friday, April 5, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Ceram Sea Indonesia
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Common Goby close up by Suzan Meldonian
Common Goby close up
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13 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 29, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Common Goby glose up by Suzan Meldonian
Common Goby glose up
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 29, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Peacock mantis with eggs by Suzan Meldonian
Peacock mantis with eggs
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 29, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Anna's Chromodoris-butt shot by Suzan Meldonian
Anna's Chromodoris-butt shot
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 29, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Teardrop crab tidying up his eggs by Suzan Meldonian
Teardrop crab tidying up his eggs
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 29, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Cyerce sp by Suzan Meldonian
Cyerce sp
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 29, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
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Moorish Idol by Suzan Meldonian
Moorish Idol
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 28, 2018
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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American crocodile by Suzan Meldonian
American crocodile
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2018

Final RoundThrough to 2018 awards final round judging
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 24, 2018
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) Cuba
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The largest mammal ever to live on earth. The Blue Whale by Suzan Meldonian
The largest mammal ever to live on earth. The Blue Whale
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 24, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Indian Ocean Sri Lanka
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Sharknado- what can I say, except that I used up all my a... by Suzan Meldonian
Sharknado- what can I say, except that I used up all my adrenaline on this one dive.
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 3, 2018
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Cuba
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Capturing an over under is difficult with a heavy housed ... by Suzan Meldonian
Capturing an over under is difficult with a heavy housed camera, so I balanced the housing on my head to get this shot. Call me crazy. It was only way to do it.
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Editor's Comment
Splits shots are difficult! Great job capturing the moment here.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 3, 2018
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Cuba
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American Alligator in a pond in south FLorida. by Suzan Meldonian
American Alligator in a pond in south FLorida.
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16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 13, 2017
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United Kingdom
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A Zancleopsis jellyfish, photographed on a Black water di... by Suzan Meldonian
A Zancleopsis jellyfish, photographed on a Black water dive, here in Florida out over 500' depth, in the Gulf Stream current
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8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 13, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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A Callianira -type of comb jellyfish, smaller than a thim... by Suzan Meldonian
A Callianira -type of comb jellyfish, smaller than a thimble, photographed on a black water dive over 500 ' depth in the Gulf Stream Current.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 13, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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This is one of the few shots in existence of this larval ... by Suzan Meldonian
This is one of the few shots in existence of this larval form of a Tripod fish. It is a creature from the deep, originally found at 15,000 feet in the Marianas Trench. Discovered while on a Black water dive over a depth of 600 feet in the Gulf Stream
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2017
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Final RoundThrough to 2017 awards final round judging

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Editor's Comment
Incredible shot of a very rare sighting. Just wonderful.
36 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Red lined jorunna by Suzan Meldonian
Red lined jorunna
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 26, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Fighting tiger by Suzan Meldonian
Fighting tiger
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21 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 1, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Here's looking at you ! by Suzan Meldonian
Here's looking at you !
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13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 1, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Bwnnnaaaaaaah ! Taken with 105mm lens by Suzan Meldonian
Bwnnnaaaaaaah !
Taken with 105mm lens
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15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 1, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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