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'A Light Embrace' - A lemon shark glides through the late-afternoon sunlight off the coast of Grand Bahama
By Tanya Houppermans
posted Wednesday, March 1, 2017
34 votes

The Night Watch A great hammerhead at night near Bimini, Bahamas
By Tanya Houppermans
posted Thursday, February 19, 2015
32 votes

'Flyby' - A blacktip shark passes by with a group of remoras trailing along at Aliwal Shoals, South Africa
By Tanya Houppermans
posted Sunday, July 2, 2017
32 votes

'Portrait of a Hammerhead at Sunset' - A great hammerhead shark at dusk at Tiger Beach, Bahamas
By Tanya Houppermans
posted Monday, February 20, 2017
29 votes

'The Magic Hour' - This image of a Caribbean reef shark was taken just before sunset. With the sun low to the horizon, and the sea calm, the water acts like a prism, separating white light into its individual colors.
By Tanya Houppermans
posted Friday, March 3, 2017
29 votes

'Center of the Universe' - A sand tiger shark is surrounded by bait fish inside of the wreck of the Aeolus off the coast of North Carolina
By Tanya Houppermans
posted Tuesday, October 11, 2016
28 votes

'Girl Power' - A beautiful and powerful female tiger shark at Tiger Beach, Bahamas
By Tanya Houppermans
posted Monday, March 13, 2017
28 votes

'Whiskers'- A Steller sea lion comes in for a closer look off the coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
By Tanya Houppermans
posted Monday, April 11, 2016
26 votes

'Lemon Friends' - Two lemon sharks at the surface of the water at Tiger Beach, Bahamas
By Tanya Houppermans
posted Thursday, March 16, 2017
26 votes

'Life In The Big City' - The wreck of the U352 off the coast of North Carolina is reminiscent of a bustling city, with all of the residents busily going about their daily routines
By Tanya Houppermans
posted Monday, October 10, 2016
25 votes
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Surfacing A manatee takes a break from napping to surfac... by Tanya Houppermans
Surfacing
A manatee takes a break from napping to surface for a breath in Crystal River, Florida.
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24 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 31, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Controlled Chaos Bigeye trevally vying for position in a... by Tanya Houppermans
Controlled Chaos
Bigeye trevally vying for position in a massive school in the waters off of Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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That's A Moray! A spotted moray eel at Cocos Island, Cos... by Tanya Houppermans
That's A Moray!
A spotted moray eel at Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 27, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Got Anything To Eat? Whitetip reef sharks during their n... by Tanya Houppermans
Got Anything To Eat?
Whitetip reef sharks during their nightly search for food at Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2015
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Get Off My Lawn! An adorable, but grumpy-looking, frogfi... by Tanya Houppermans
Get Off My Lawn!
An adorable, but grumpy-looking, frogfish at Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 13, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Hypnotic A comb jelly (~4" long) at Cocos Island, Costa ... by Tanya Houppermans
Hypnotic
A comb jelly (~4" long) at Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 11, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Peek-A-Boo A Cocos Barnacle Blenny peeking out from a ho... by Tanya Houppermans
Peek-A-Boo
A Cocos Barnacle Blenny peeking out from a hole in the coral at Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 10, 2015
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
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In Good Company Bigeye trevally at Cocos Island, Costa Rica by Tanya Houppermans
In Good Company
Bigeye trevally at Cocos Island, Costa Rica
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 6, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Silver Swirl A school of bigeye trevally at Cocos Island... by Tanya Houppermans
Silver Swirl
A school of bigeye trevally at Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 3, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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When You Wish Upon A Starfish A porcupine fish approache... by Tanya Houppermans
When You Wish Upon A Starfish
A porcupine fish approaches a starfish on a rocky ledge at Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
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date posted posted: Friday, October 2, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Outta My Way! Whitetip reef sharks at night busily searc... by Tanya Houppermans
Outta My Way!
Whitetip reef sharks at night busily searching for food at Cocos Island, Costa Rica
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Awesome shark party! Well lit scene.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2015
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Let's Go This Way! A group of whitetip reef sharks durin... by Tanya Houppermans
Let's Go This Way!
A group of whitetip reef sharks during their nightly feeding at Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 27, 2015
date posted category: Sharks
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Low Fly-By A spotted eagle ray soars just above the sea ... by Tanya Houppermans
Low Fly-By
A spotted eagle ray soars just above the sea floor at Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Incoming A large school of bigeye trevally at Cocos Isla... by Tanya Houppermans
Incoming
A large school of bigeye trevally at Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Who's There? A small Cocos Barnacle Blenny peeks through... by Tanya Houppermans
Who's There?
A small Cocos Barnacle Blenny peeks through a hole in the coral at Cocos Island, Costa Rica
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 21, 2015
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Three Amigos Three hammerhead sharks swim near the rocky... by Tanya Houppermans
Three Amigos
Three hammerhead sharks swim near the rocky corals surrounding Cocos Island, Costa Rica
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 20, 2015
date posted category: Sharks
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Mesmerizing Side view of a comb jelly in the waters off ... by Tanya Houppermans
Mesmerizing
Side view of a comb jelly in the waters off of Cocos Island, Costa Rica
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 19, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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School's In Session A large school of bigeye trevally in... by Tanya Houppermans
School's In Session
A large school of bigeye trevally in the waters off of Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
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date posted posted: Friday, September 18, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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Light Show A comb jelly floats by during a safety stop a... by Tanya Houppermans
Light Show
A comb jelly floats by during a safety stop at Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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X Marks The Spot Whitetip reef sharks cross paths as the... by Tanya Houppermans
X Marks The Spot
Whitetip reef sharks cross paths as they search for food during their nightly feedings at Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 15, 2015
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Cocos Barnacle Blenny These blennies are only found in t... by Tanya Houppermans
Cocos Barnacle Blenny
These blennies are only found in the waters surrounding Cocos Island, Costa Rica. They are about 3.5cm long, and live in holes in the smooth coral.
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date posted posted: Monday, September 14, 2015
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Dolphin Reverie A dolphin swims throughout a school of b... by Tanya Houppermans
Dolphin Reverie
A dolphin swims throughout a school of bigeye trevally at Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 12, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Mini Frenzy Whitetip reef sharks search for food at nigh... by Tanya Houppermans
Mini Frenzy
Whitetip reef sharks search for food at night in the corals around Cocos Island, Costa Rica
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 10, 2015
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Abundance Sand tiger sharks and bait fish congregate abo... by Tanya Houppermans
Abundance
Sand tiger sharks and bait fish congregate above the wreck of the Caribsea off the coast of North Carolina
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date posted posted: Monday, August 24, 2015
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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We've Got You Surrounded A sand tiger shark is surrounde... by Tanya Houppermans
We've Got You Surrounded
A sand tiger shark is surrounded by bait fish on the wreck of the Caribsea off the coast of North Carolina.
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 20, 2015
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Traffic Patterns I can't help but wonder how the sand ti... by Tanya Houppermans
Traffic Patterns
I can't help but wonder how the sand tiger sharks figure out which direction they're going to go, or which group they're going to hang out with.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 18, 2015
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Shimmering Sand Tiger The skin of a sand tiger shark has... by Tanya Houppermans
Shimmering Sand Tiger
The skin of a sand tiger shark has a shimmering, almost metallic quality to it. Taken on the wreck of the Caribsea off the coast of North Carolina.
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date posted posted: Monday, August 17, 2015
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