"Spinning Sponges"
The sponge in the foreground is illuminated by my strobes, while the ones in the background spin! No Photoshop.

"Sandy and the Jacks"
Large Southern Stingray along the sandy bottom of Stingray City dive site accompanied by some fish back up.
Shortlisted!

Secretary blenny (Acanthemblemari maria)

I will come for you in your dreams.
Taken 5 miles offshore looking for whales.

"Christmas Texture"
Christmas tree worms in a beautiful shade of orange, contrasting nicely against charcoal-colored coral! Texture achieved by shooting with a single strobe.

Eye of a chupare stingray or Caribbean whiptail stingray, Himantura schmardae

'It's Raining Squid' - Two Caribbean reef squid in the shallow waters of Grand Cayman during a rain storm
Shortlisted!

"Take a Breath"
A Hawksbill Turtle starts a breath up to prepare for the next dive.

Trumpet Fish in Black, Bonaire Island

Franco Banfi gets up close to a 12m Whale shark
Shortlisted!

"Going Down"
A Hawksbill Turtle decends towards the reef.

gentle giant

"Wrap Around"

"In the shadows"

Salt Lake, Bonaire

Golden Ball
Yellowline Arrow Crab with eggs
Shortlisted!

Von Raven wreck, Bonaire

"Porthole Frame"
A diver is framed through a porthole on the bridge of the USS-Kittiwake. The room this photo was taken in is painted, its bright colors coming out with my twin strobes.

Peppermint Shrimp in a purple tube sponge
Shortlisted!

Passing Storm at dawn at dive site Lighthouse Point, Bonaire

"Glowing Skeleton"
A skeleton shrimp photographed with my Nightsea fluorescence kit, causing it to glow!

"Framed"

Halloween Roughhead Blenny
Shortlisted!

"The Furnace"
Deep in the decks of the Kittiwake I found this object that I thought to be a stove. To create this glow, I detached my focus light and gently placed it inside.
Shortlisted!

Needlefish just below the surface gave a nice rippled reflection

I found this starfish climbing over mangrove tree roots. Once it got near the surface of the water, I was able to frame the photograph I wanted: both the over-under view, as well as the reflection of the starfish on the surface of the water.
Shortlisted!
Through to 2016 awards final round judging

"Full Extension"
A large Hawksbill Turtle extends his fins way out to create as much momentum for his dive as possible.