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Lucky shot of squid having just caught a lizard
By Marteyne Van Well
posted Tuesday, October 8, 2013
44 votes

A blenny close-up in Lembeh Strait
By Marteyne Van Well
posted Monday, January 6, 2014
43 votes

Lembeh Style: Two yellow pygmy gobies in the bottle
By Marteyne Van Well
posted Thursday, May 1, 2014
42 votes

A beautiful tiny tiger shrimp almost posing for a shot. Taken with a Canon EF 100mm lens with +5 diopter
By Marteyne Van Well
posted Monday, October 7, 2013
40 votes


By Marteyne Van Well
posted Wednesday, May 7, 2014
36 votes

Glossodoris rufomarginata on tunicates at dive site Bethleham in Anilao, Philippines. Taken with Canon EF100mm lens with +5 diopter
By Marteyne Van Well
posted Sunday, October 6, 2013
34 votes

Porcelain crab taken with Canon's 100mm macro lens with +5 diopter and 2 strobes
By Marteyne Van Well
posted Sunday, December 15, 2013
33 votes

Peaceful coexistence? A Whip Coral Goby with a Xeno Crab
By Marteyne Van Well
posted Wednesday, May 7, 2014
33 votes

A yellow crinoid shrimp taken at dive site 'Balanoy' in Anilao. Taken with Canon EF 100mm lens and +5 diopter
By Marteyne Van Well
posted Monday, October 7, 2013
32 votes

A cute little goby playing hide and seek. Canon EF100mm f/2.8l macro IS USM lens with +5 diopter. 1/160, f/11, ISO 160
By Marteyne Van Well
posted Friday, January 16, 2015
32 votes
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Up close with frogfish by Marteyne Van Well
Up close with frogfish
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 3, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Backlit orang-utan crab by Marteyne Van Well
Backlit orang-utan crab
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 3, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Shrimp in bottle - different crop by Marteyne Van Well
Shrimp in bottle - different crop
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 12, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Secretary blenny by Marteyne Van Well
Secretary blenny
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 25, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Orange-spotted blenny by Marteyne Van Well
Orange-spotted blenny
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 25, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Orange-spotted blenny, Hypleurochilus springeri, poking i... by Marteyne Van Well
Orange-spotted blenny, Hypleurochilus springeri, poking its head out of its home
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13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 25, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Seascape against the clouds by Marteyne Van Well
Seascape against the clouds
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20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 11, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Seascape of a Wakatobi reef by Marteyne Van Well
Seascape of a Wakatobi reef
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 11, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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A curious blenny peaking its head out of a hard coral by Marteyne Van Well
A curious blenny peaking its head out of a hard coral
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 11, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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An unusual nudi on the move by Marteyne Van Well
An unusual nudi on the move
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 6, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Periclimenes imperator, known as the emperor shrimp, livi... by Marteyne Van Well
Periclimenes imperator, known as the emperor shrimp, living commensally on a nudibranch
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 6, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Doto greenamyeri by Marteyne Van Well
Doto greenamyeri
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 4, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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A sea star shrimp on a baby blue sea star by Marteyne Van Well
A sea star shrimp on a baby blue sea star
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Editor's Comment
the focus on this little critter is just in the right place
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 4, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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This manta ray, named 'Falafal', is one of the resident m... by Marteyne Van Well
This manta ray, named 'Falafal', is one of the resident mantas at a cleaning station in the Laamu Atoll in the Maldives
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 25, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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A curious hawksbill by Marteyne Van Well
A curious hawksbill
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 6, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Up close and personal with a friendly green turtle (as se... by Marteyne Van Well
Up close and personal with a friendly green turtle (as seen through a Canon 8-15mm fisheye lens)
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 5, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Red-Gilled Nembrotha (Nembrotha rutilans) by Marteyne Van Well
Red-Gilled Nembrotha (Nembrotha rutilans)
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 3, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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A curious green turtle taking a peak at the dome port by Marteyne Van Well
A curious green turtle taking a peak at the dome port
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 1, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Two dancing sexy shrimps by Marteyne Van Well
Two dancing sexy shrimps
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 27, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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A curious hawksbill turtle taking a look at the dome port by Marteyne Van Well
A curious hawksbill turtle taking a look at the dome port
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 27, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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S t a n d i n g t a l l by Marteyne Van Well
S t a n d i n g t a l l
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10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 27, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Weedy Scorpionfish / Rhinopias frondosa by Marteyne Van Well
Weedy Scorpionfish / Rhinopias frondosa
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 18, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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A bearded yellow goby by Marteyne Van Well
A bearded yellow goby
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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H A P P Y! A little porcelain crab on an unusual blue a... by Marteyne Van Well
H A P P Y! A little porcelain crab on an unusual blue anemone
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14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2015
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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An orange sea star at Beatrice in Anilao, Philippines by Marteyne Van Well
An orange sea star at Beatrice in Anilao, Philippines
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Just lounging around.... Two coleman shrimp on a fire urchin by Marteyne Van Well
Just lounging around.... Two coleman shrimp on a fire urchin
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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"I believe I can fly" by Marteyne Van Well
"I believe I can fly"
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 30, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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