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Gulf signal blenny in an tube wormhole, cosy!
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Monday, September 30, 2013
72 votes

Tarpon entering grotto at dawn During daytime silversides hide in caverns, swim-throughs, grottos and wrecks. As dawn settles the predators follow them.
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Monday, July 1, 2013
59 votes

MANTA MAGIC
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Wednesday, April 23, 2014
59 votes

Freediver meets Eagle Ray
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Sunday, December 15, 2013
58 votes

APOCALYPSE
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Tuesday, September 23, 2014
57 votes

On precious planet Earth, change is needed. Sometimes people are driven by fear or greed and that causes damage to the balance. One victim is the species sharks, the cruel act of finning decimated numbers by 70%, they deserve respect & protection.
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Tuesday, November 26, 2013
55 votes

Manatee in the springs to keep warm
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Monday, January 6, 2014
53 votes


By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Thursday, July 10, 2014
52 votes

Out in the blue
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Saturday, February 22, 2014
51 votes

The girl in the picture is my firstborn and she saw the light:-) more than 14 years ago under water...I guess this makes this image predestined! Shot with Olympus EPL-2, Panasonic 8mm, 1/320 f6.3 Iso 200, magic filter.
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Sunday, April 15, 2012
50 votes
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"A cry for the oceans" Sperm whale calf Picture taken u... by Ellen Cuylaerts
"A cry for the oceans"
Sperm whale calf
Picture taken under permit, Dominica, February 2014
41 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 5, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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"ORDER IN CHAOS" by Ellen Cuylaerts
"ORDER IN CHAOS"
33 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 2, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific United States
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"White belly blues" Spinner dolphins in milky water, K... by Ellen Cuylaerts
"White belly blues"
Spinner dolphins in milky water, Kona, Hawaii
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21 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 1, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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"Do I fit in your frame...or your world" Sperm whale Ta... by Ellen Cuylaerts
"Do I fit in your frame...or your world"
Sperm whale
Taken under permit
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44 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 28, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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THE GUARDIAN OF THE REEF by Simon Morris Cayman newest ... by Ellen Cuylaerts
THE GUARDIAN OF THE REEF
by Simon Morris
Cayman newest dive attraction sunk last April at Lighthouse Point
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 27, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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MANTA MAGIC by Ellen Cuylaerts
MANTA MAGIC
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59 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific United States
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HALLELUJAH Manta at night! Kona, Hawaii by Ellen Cuylaerts
HALLELUJAH
Manta at night! Kona, Hawaii
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Editor's Comment
So many amazing shots from this night dive, this is my favorite so far.
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 19, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Sperm whale check out Picture taken under permit by Ellen Cuylaerts
Sperm whale check out
Picture taken under permit
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 17, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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Shark called lefty because of a damaged eye! I've met her... by Ellen Cuylaerts
Shark called lefty because of a damaged eye! I've met her last year and saw her again at the start of this oceanic season, in good health!
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 15, 2014
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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BLISS Spinner dolphins in Kona by Ellen Cuylaerts
BLISS
Spinner dolphins in Kona
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 10, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Meeting by Ellen Cuylaerts
Meeting
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 8, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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'CRY BABY' Sperm whale calf by Ellen Cuylaerts
'CRY BABY'
Sperm whale calf
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41 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 7, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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Oceanic whitecap shark The season at Cat island has star... by Ellen Cuylaerts
Oceanic whitecap shark
The season at Cat island has started and it's very promising!
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45 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 5, 2014
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Cinematographer at work at the Ex-USS Kittiwake by Ellen Cuylaerts
Cinematographer at work at the Ex-USS Kittiwake
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41 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 18, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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CONTACT Spinner dolphins in Cook's Bay on a cloudy day by Ellen Cuylaerts
CONTACT
Spinner dolphins in Cook's Bay on a cloudy day
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22 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 14, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Yin Yang Manta dance at night in Kona Hawaii by Ellen Cuylaerts
Yin Yang
Manta dance at night in Kona Hawaii
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26 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Soul savers (Spinner dolphins in Hawaii) by Ellen Cuylaerts
Soul savers (Spinner dolphins in Hawaii)
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 9, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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A wonderful encounter with a pod of bottlenose dolphins, ... by Ellen Cuylaerts
A wonderful encounter with a pod of bottlenose dolphins, wild and free like they should be!
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 1, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Out in the blue by Ellen Cuylaerts
Out in the blue
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Editor's Comment
One of my favorites from your portfolio. Excellent shot.
51 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 22, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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The motion of the ocean... by Ellen Cuylaerts
The motion of the ocean...
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2014

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35 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 15, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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'Close encounter of a great kind' Sperm whale calf in Do... by Ellen Cuylaerts
'Close encounter of a great kind'
Sperm whale calf in Dominica
picture taken under special permit
Nikon D800, Nikkor 16mm, natural light
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33 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 9, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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A good day Sperm whale in Dominica Picture taken unde... by Ellen Cuylaerts
A good day
Sperm whale in Dominica
Picture taken under special permit
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 5, 2014
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date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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'Slightly unbalanced' Flabellina iodinea, fighting the ... by Ellen Cuylaerts
'Slightly unbalanced'
Flabellina iodinea, fighting the current, but on a great spot.
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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After the storm (EPL-2) by Ellen Cuylaerts
After the storm
(EPL-2)
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 28, 2014
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Sharpnose puffer by Ellen Cuylaerts
Sharpnose puffer
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date posted posted: Monday, January 27, 2014
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Bow down Emma 'Emma' is a well known tiger sharks at Tig... by Ellen Cuylaerts
Bow down Emma
'Emma' is a well known tiger sharks at Tiger Beach, Bahamas. Making the Bahamas a shark sanctuary and generating money from shark tourism, was a huge step in shark conservation. Maybe Australia can learn from them...RIP first culled
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23 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 26, 2014
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Silver arrows by Ellen Cuylaerts
Silver arrows
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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