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Male Sockeye Salmon taking a breath.
By Wolfgang Zwicknagl
posted Friday, July 5, 2013
55 votes

Sockeye Salmons heading to their mating grounds at Adams River, Canada
By Wolfgang Zwicknagl
posted Monday, June 3, 2013
47 votes

Also the night dives in Chuuk bear some nice surprises
By Wolfgang Zwicknagl
posted Monday, October 28, 2013
37 votes

This is Rajan, the probably most famous Elephant on this planet. He is a retired movie star and working elephant but for some extra bananas he still does the model job from time to time ;-)
By Wolfgang Zwicknagl
posted Tuesday, May 7, 2013
36 votes

Finally, another shot from the Rajan serie. It´s my favorite one - no divers/models on it. Just HIM :-)
By Wolfgang Zwicknagl
posted Sunday, December 1, 2013
33 votes

Well, Rajan again. As there is no category for swimming mammals I have put him into the
By Wolfgang Zwicknagl
posted Tuesday, June 4, 2013
32 votes

bridge telegraph @Nippo Maru, Chuuk
By Wolfgang Zwicknagl
posted Monday, September 30, 2013
32 votes

Horseshoecrab which didn´t make it back to the Atlantic during mating the night before. Of course, after the shooting the crab got flipped and made it easily back...
By Wolfgang Zwicknagl
posted Monday, June 10, 2013
30 votes

Humpbackwhale family dancing in the sunlight...
By Wolfgang Zwicknagl
posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013
29 votes

One single jelly shot several times, croped and assembled into one Jellyfish Panorama.
By Wolfgang Zwicknagl
posted Wednesday, June 12, 2013
28 votes
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Night snorkeling with Silky Sharks in Socorro - what an e... by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
Night snorkeling with Silky Sharks in Socorro - what an experience!!!!
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 12, 2013
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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The Boiler @ San Benedicto - Panorama shooting by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
The Boiler @ San Benedicto - Panorama shooting
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 8, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Trigger fish - taken with my 60 mm Makrolens. by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
Trigger fish - taken with my 60 mm Makrolens.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 8, 2013
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Whitetip balcony @ Roca Partida, Islas Revillagigedos by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
Whitetip balcony @ Roca Partida, Islas Revillagigedos
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 5, 2013
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Finally, another shot from the Rajan serie. It´s my favor... by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
Finally, another shot from the Rajan serie. It´s my favorite one - no divers/models on it. Just HIM :-)
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33 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 1, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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360 degree panorama of Socorro Island and Nautilus Explor... by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
360 degree panorama of Socorro Island and Nautilus Explorer during a surface break - what a dive site!!
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 30, 2013
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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after molting, this shrimp started swimming around. a per... by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
after molting, this shrimp started swimming around. a perfect model...
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 9, 2013
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Micronesia
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Fly turtle fly by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
Fly turtle fly
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date posted posted: Monday, November 4, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Fishball in a kelp forest @ Channel Islands, US by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
Fishball in a kelp forest @ Channel Islands, US
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 4, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Also the night dives in Chuuk bear some nice surprises by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
Also the night dives in Chuuk bear some nice surprises
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37 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 28, 2013
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Andaman Sea Micronesia
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My buddy - obviously confused by the number of fish aroun... by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
My buddy - obviously confused by the number of fish around him...
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date posted posted: Friday, October 18, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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Another CFWA experiment - what you think? by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
Another CFWA experiment - what you think?
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24 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 18, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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Classic close focus wide angle shot... by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
Classic close focus wide angle shot...
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 11, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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Almost slapped by a humpback whale ;-) by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
Almost slapped by a humpback whale ;-)
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 11, 2013
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominican Republic
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Humpback baby - curiously watching me... by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
Humpback baby - curiously watching me...
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 9, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominican Republic
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just swimming around the corner we almost got caught in a... by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
just swimming around the corner we almost got caught in a fishermans net. these guys have been after a school of glassfish to use them afterwards as bait to catch some tunas....
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 9, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Some shrimps hanging upside down below a rock. Genus Rhyn... by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
Some shrimps hanging upside down below a rock. Genus Rhynchocinetes, most likely Rhynchocinetes durbanensis.
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 8, 2013
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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Crown-of-thorns starfish @ the andaman islands. by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
Crown-of-thorns starfish @ the andaman islands.
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27 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 8, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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bridge telegraph @Nippo Maru, Chuuk by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
bridge telegraph @Nippo Maru, Chuuk
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32 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 30, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Pacific Micronesia
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180 degree sunset Panorama, taken @Thorfinn by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
180 degree sunset Panorama, taken @Thorfinn
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 30, 2013
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific Micronesia
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The Ghost Salmon by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
The Ghost Salmon
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22 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 19, 2013
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Canada
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Purple haze @ Barren Island by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
Purple haze @ Barren Island
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date posted posted: Monday, September 16, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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Diving with the giant Mantas of San Benedicto by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
Diving with the giant Mantas of San Benedicto
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date posted posted: Monday, September 16, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Buddytime! Great to see how helpful a model can be, even ... by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
Buddytime! Great to see how helpful a model can be, even if the shooting is already done. The model carries the camera while the photographer relaxes on a spare tank after an exhausting session ;-)
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 3, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Pacific Micronesia
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Stranded Horseshoecrab@Slaughter Beach, Delaware by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
Stranded Horseshoecrab@Slaughter Beach, Delaware
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date posted posted: Monday, September 2, 2013
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Atlantic United States
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Adult humpback whale mother dancing between her cub and m... by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
Adult humpback whale mother dancing between her cub and me - a magic and exciting moment!
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 2, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominican Republic
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Nautilus photo session on Palau - probably the best place... by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
Nautilus photo session on Palau - probably the best place to see these living fossils.
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 1, 2013
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Pacific Palau
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