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Peoples' Vote


Morena & shrimp
By Iñaki Bravo Carmona
posted Yesterday
2 votes

Weedy sea dragon with eggs at 30m depth on Bypass Reef in Sydney, Australia
By Oisin Deery
posted (4 days ago)
1 votes

Aeolid Nudibranch - Flabellina affinis
By Stefanos Michael
posted (3 days ago)
1 votes

Tec Diver in a German Lake
By Andy Kutsch
posted (2 days ago)
1 votes

Ghost shrimp photographed during shallow diving near Havelock island_Andamans_April2024 (Canon60, 1/200, f9,iso100)
By Susanna Randazzo
posted Yesterday
1 votes

Diver at the Giannis D wreck at Red Sea.
By Diogo Benchimol
posted Wednesday, April 24, 2024
1 votes

Hermit crab_Havelock Island_April 2024 (Canon100,1/200,f11,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (2 days ago)
0 votes

Aeolid Nudibranch - Flabellina affinis
By Stefanos Michael
posted (2 days ago)
0 votes

Hypselodoris bullokii_Jan2024 (Canon100,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (2 days ago)
0 votes

A diver photographs a giant grouper with school of fishes behind.
By Diogo Benchimol
posted Wednesday, April 24, 2024
0 votes
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White shark spotted Of the coast of the bluff by Ryan Groos
White shark spotted
Of the coast of the bluff
1 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 24, 2023
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: New Zealand
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White shark Sony a6600 by Ryan Groos
White shark
Sony a6600
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 24, 2023
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: New Zealand
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I took this picture at Blue MaoMao Arch, a popular dive s... by Simone Matucci
I took this picture at Blue MaoMao Arch, a popular dive site at Poor Knights Islands; That day thousands of blue maomao created an amazing tornado around the freediver. Such an incredible moment.
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10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 31, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: New Zealand
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Coming up for air. by Jamie Hall
Coming up for air.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 9, 2017
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: New Zealand
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Poor Knights blenny by Twila Grower
Poor Knights blenny
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 30, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: New Zealand
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Littoral pool by Alexey Zaytsev
Littoral pool
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5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 19, 2016
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Jellyfish - zero by Alexey Zaytsev
Jellyfish - zero
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 19, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Palm trees from seaweed, in cold water. by Alexey Zaytsev
Palm trees from seaweed, in cold water.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 19, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Sea horse well camouflaged on muddy bottom of Mahurangi H... by Daniel Poloha
Sea horse well camouflaged on muddy bottom of Mahurangi Harbour
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Tip Top ... ! HMSNZ Canterbury, New Zealand. Canon G10-is... by Stefan Follows
Tip Top ... ! HMSNZ Canterbury, New Zealand. Canon G10-iso400-f2.8-1/25
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 23, 2014
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Tasman Sea New Zealand
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Blue Moon ... Moon Jellyfish - Aurelia aurita. Poor Knigh... by Stefan Follows
Blue Moon ... Moon Jellyfish - Aurelia aurita. Poor Knights, New Zealand. G10-iso100-f4-1/100
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 16, 2014
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea New Zealand
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Tularia bractea in ambient light only, the strobe sync ca... by Daniel Poloha
Tularia bractea in ambient light only, the strobe sync cable failed me that day.
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 22, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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A couple of australasian snapper Pagrus auratus by Daniel Poloha
A couple of australasian snapper Pagrus auratus
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 22, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Blue cod Parapercis colias yawning by Daniel Poloha
Blue cod Parapercis colias yawning
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2014
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Common Dolphins by Niels Janin
Common Dolphins
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 18, 2014
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Big snapper Pagrus auratus turning around by Daniel Poloha
Big snapper Pagrus auratus turning around
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 15, 2014
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Prickly eleven-armed sea star Coscinasterias calamaria on... by Daniel Poloha
Prickly eleven-armed sea star Coscinasterias calamaria on a pillar of Ti Point Wharf near Leigh, New Zealand.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 4, 2014
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Hermit crab Pagurus novaezelandiae by Daniel Poloha
Hermit crab Pagurus novaezelandiae
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 18, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Blue cod Parapercis colias by Daniel Poloha
Blue cod Parapercis colias
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 31, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Common shrimp Palaemon affinis by Daniel Poloha
Common shrimp Palaemon affinis
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Shallow water kelp forests around Goat Island near Leigh ... by Daniel Poloha
Shallow water kelp forests around Goat Island near Leigh are a source of unending fascination
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 19, 2014
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Lunacy.....! Moon Jellyfish - Aurelia aurita. New Zealand... by Stefan Follows
Lunacy.....! Moon Jellyfish - Aurelia aurita. New Zealand, Poor Knights. G10-250-f5.6-iso100-Internal Flash
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 17, 2014
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea New Zealand
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Friendly octopus close-up by Daniel Poloha
Friendly octopus close-up
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 16, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Blue cod Parapercis colias by Daniel Poloha
Blue cod Parapercis colias
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 9, 2014
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Dendrodoris gemmacea/denisoni by Daniel Poloha
Dendrodoris gemmacea/denisoni
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 8, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Arm of prickly eleven-armed sea star Coscinasterias calam... by Daniel Poloha
Arm of prickly eleven-armed sea star Coscinasterias calamaria
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 6, 2014
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Common shrimp Palaemon affinis by Daniel Poloha
Common shrimp Palaemon affinis
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 20, 2013
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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