Bug-eyed squat lobster No.2, Montani, Puerto Galera
Shortlisted!

Whip coral shrimp, Boulders, Puerto Galera

Softcorals on small wreck and diver, Manila Channel, Puerto Galera
Shortlisted!

Coleman shrimp on Fire urchin, Boulders, Puerto Galera

Room with a view - Amphipode in tunicate
Shortlisted!

This little guy was hiding next to a brick on the sandy bottom. I love the colors and darkened the background to make him pop out of the photo. I especially like that you can see his lure and "fishing line" along his forehead. Dumaguete,Philippines

Tomato Anemonefish, Fantasea Reef, Puerto Galera

Hairy Squat Lobster, Coral Garden, Puerto Galera

Green Hairy Shrimp with Parasite

Xeno Crab, Boulders, Puerto Galera

Pipefish, Giant Clam, Puerto Galera

Bug-eyed squat lobster, Montani, Puerto Galera

Mandarinfish Mating Dance- captured the moment when sperm and egg are just released!

Orange Cup Corals, West Escarceo, Puerto Galera

Flamboyant cuttlefish, Sabang Wrecks, Puerto Galera

BluEyed Beauty
This tiny frogfish was walking along the bottom - and was a perfect model. I adjusted the saturation to create a B&W image with just the blue popping to accent the eyes.
Shortlisted!

Hiding away( Anemone crab)

This v small frog fish stopped in front of the camera to do a bit of fishing - you can see some v v small skeleton fish dancing in front of him! Just one of the amazing sights in Dumaguete last spring.

Cardinalfish with eggs, Sabang Wrecks, Puerto Galera

Miamira sinuata

Ghoast Pipefish!

Squid at night, Puerto Galera

Soft corals, Puerto Galera

Reptile Snake Eel, Puerto Galera

Crab in anemony
Shortlisted!

Goby hosted in a sea pen.

Black & White
Zebra Moray (Gymnomuranea zebra), Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.
Olympus OMD EM5 MkII, 12-50mm Lens in Macro mode, Nauticam Housing, Dual Inon Z-240 Strobes. Settings 1/125, f/22, ISO200