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By Owen Palmer
posted Thursday, October 12, 2023
20 votes

Tesselated Blenny Oil Rig Diving 60 miles off the Texas Gulf Coast Panasonic LX100 w/ Nauticam Housing Light & Motion Sola 9600 Lights
By Owen Palmer
posted Tuesday, October 17, 2023
16 votes


By Owen Palmer
posted Monday, November 6, 2023
15 votes


By Owen Palmer
posted Monday, September 25, 2023
14 votes


By Owen Palmer
posted Sunday, January 7, 2024
13 votes

While drift diving a shallow reef, this 2 meter Honeycomb Moray Eel came out of a crevasse near South Ari Atoll, Maldives.
By Owen Palmer
posted Wednesday, October 11, 2023
12 votes


By Owen Palmer
posted Tuesday, January 2, 2024
12 votes


By Owen Palmer
posted Thursday, January 18, 2024
12 votes

Sea Clown Triopha Monterey Bay, California Panasonic LX 100 w/ Light & Motion Sola 9600 Shore Dive - 56F with low visibility & high surge
By Owen Palmer
posted Friday, October 13, 2023
11 votes


By Owen Palmer
posted Sunday, January 7, 2024
11 votes
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Comb Jelly while doing a safety stop in Socorro Island, M... by Owen Palmer
Comb Jelly while doing a safety stop in Socorro Island, Mexico. Lumix LX100 w/ Nauticam Housing
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 1, 2024
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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I found this spectacular red & white spotted pygmy goby w... by Owen Palmer
I found this spectacular red & white spotted pygmy goby while diving off South Ari Atoll in the Maldives. I was lucky to capture this normally timid fish before it darted back into a coral crevasse.
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 19, 2024
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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"Smile for the Camera" Green Moray Eel Socorro Island, ... by Owen Palmer
"Smile for the Camera"
Green Moray Eel
Socorro Island, Mexico
Lumix LX100 w/ Nauticam Housing
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 12, 2024
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Lemon shark from below while drift diving in Jupiter, Flo... by Owen Palmer
Lemon shark from below while drift diving in Jupiter, Florida
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 7, 2024
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Atlantic United States
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Oceanic Manta Ray Socorro Island, Mexico Panasonic LX10... by Owen Palmer
Oceanic Manta Ray
Socorro Island, Mexico
Panasonic LX100 w/ Nauticam Housin
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 20, 2024
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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"Silvertip" Silvertip Shark Socorro Island, Mexico Pan... by Owen Palmer
"Silvertip"
Silvertip Shark
Socorro Island, Mexico
Panasonic LX100
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 7, 2024
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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"Patterns from the Deep" Oceanic Manta Ray Socorro Isla... by Owen Palmer
"Patterns from the Deep"
Oceanic Manta Ray
Socorro Island off Baja Mexico
Panasonic LX100
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 6, 2024
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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"Guiding Light" This Hawksbill Sea Turtle was swimming t... by Owen Palmer
"Guiding Light"
This Hawksbill Sea Turtle was swimming to catch a breath of air on Molasses Reef in Key Largo, FL. I love how the light rays wash over the turtle.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 23, 2024
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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"The Nose Knows" Sharpnose Puffer on the Spiegel Grove w... by Owen Palmer
"The Nose Knows"
Sharpnose Puffer on the Spiegel Grove wreck in Key Largo, FL
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 22, 2024
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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"Hooked" Silky Shark while drift diving in Jupiter, FL. ... by Owen Palmer
"Hooked"
Silky Shark while drift diving in Jupiter, FL. This shark had large fishing hooks on both sides of its mouth.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 18, 2024
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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"Queen Lilly" Queen Conch in the sand and sea grass of K... by Owen Palmer
"Queen Lilly"
Queen Conch in the sand and sea grass of Key Largo, FL
Panasonic LX100 w/ Nauticam Housing
Light & Motion Sola 9600 Lights
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 15, 2024
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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I found this spectacular Leaf Scorpionfish chilling on so... by Owen Palmer
I found this spectacular Leaf Scorpionfish chilling on some staghorn coral while diving around Beqa Lagoon, Fiji.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 10, 2024
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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"Octopus Friend" This is an octopus coming out of their ... by Owen Palmer
"Octopus Friend"
This is an octopus coming out of their shelter while a snorkeler swims by to check them out.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 7, 2024
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Pacific French Polynesia
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"Clowning Around" Fiji Anemonefish (aka Clownfish) Beqa... by Owen Palmer
"Clowning Around"
Fiji Anemonefish (aka Clownfish)
Beqa Lagoon, Fiji
Panasonic LX100
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 7, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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"Eye of the Queen" Queen Conch - Key Largo, FL Panasoni... by Owen Palmer
"Eye of the Queen"
Queen Conch - Key Largo, FL
Panasonic LX100 w/ Nauticam Housing
Light & Motion Sola 9600 Lights
3rd place Monthly HotShots
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 2, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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"Leopard of the Reef" Leopard Blenny Beqa Lagoon, Fiji ... by Owen Palmer
"Leopard of the Reef"
Leopard Blenny
Beqa Lagoon, Fiji
Panasonic LX100 w/ Nauticam Housing
Light & Motion Sola 9600 Lights
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 30, 2023
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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"Reef Hawk" Hawksbill Sea Turtle Moorea, French Polynes... by Owen Palmer
"Reef Hawk"
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Moorea, French Polynesia
Panasonic LX100 w/ Nauticam Housing
Light & Motion Sola 9600 Video Lights
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 10, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific French Polynesia
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"Among the Plumes" Slender Filefish Glover's Reef Beliz... by Owen Palmer
"Among the Plumes"
Slender Filefish
Glover's Reef Belize
Panasonic LX100 w/ Nauticam Housing
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 6, 2023
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic Belize
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Tesselated Blenny Oil Rig Diving 60 miles off the Texas ... by Owen Palmer
Tesselated Blenny
Oil Rig Diving 60 miles off the Texas Gulf Coast
Panasonic LX100 w/ Nauticam Housing
Light & Motion Sola 9600 Lights
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16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 17, 2023
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico United States
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Sea Clown Triopha Monterey Bay, California Panasonic LX... by Owen Palmer
Sea Clown Triopha
Monterey Bay, California
Panasonic LX 100 w/ Light & Motion Sola 9600
Shore Dive - 56F with low visibility & high surge
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 13, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Pacific United States
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"Smile for the Camera" Lemon Shark Jupiter, Florida Pa... by Owen Palmer
"Smile for the Camera"
Lemon Shark
Jupiter, Florida
Panasonic LX100 with Light & Motion Sola 9600
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 12, 2023
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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While drift diving a shallow reef, this 2 meter Honeycomb... by Owen Palmer
While drift diving a shallow reef, this 2 meter Honeycomb Moray Eel came out of a crevasse near South Ari Atoll, Maldives.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 11, 2023
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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"Grumpy Old Man" - Red Lipped Batfish - Isla Fernandina, ... by Owen Palmer
"Grumpy Old Man" - Red Lipped Batfish - Isla Fernandina, Galapagos Islands
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 4, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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At a black pearl farm in Raiatea, French Polynesia, I cam... by Owen Palmer
At a black pearl farm in Raiatea, French Polynesia, I came across this Network Pipefish. I waited patiently for nearly an hour before the pipefish finally got into position
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date posted posted: Monday, October 2, 2023
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific French Polynesia
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This is an underwater picture of an active oil rig 65 mil... by Owen Palmer
This is an underwater picture of an active oil rig 65 miles off the Texas Gulf Coast. I recently had the pleasure of descending upon this rig and discovering the vibrant ecosystem below living on these artificial reefs.
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date posted posted: Friday, September 29, 2023
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico United States
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Coral Guard Crab during a recent trip to French Polynesia... by Owen Palmer
Coral Guard Crab during a recent trip to French Polynesia. These crabs have a symbiotic relationship with the coral. The crabs act as a protector against coral predators and harmful debris. In return, they receive shelter and a coral mucous meal.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 27, 2023
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific French Polynesia
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"Shadow Hunter" - I found this Silky Shark while doing a ... by Owen Palmer
"Shadow Hunter" - I found this Silky Shark while doing a deep blue water drift dive off the coast of Jupiter, Florida. I was able to capture this image just as one of the Silky Sharks was passing behind me.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 27, 2023
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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