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Crystal River, Florida manatee ©Amanda Cotton
By Amanda Cotton
posted Thursday, January 29, 2009
44 votes

Freediver at night. Tiger Beach, Bahamas ©Amanda Cotton
By Amanda Cotton
posted Thursday, November 20, 2008
34 votes

Truk Lagoon (Chuuk), Micronesia. Gas Mask sits on the deck below the forward mast of the Nippo Maru wreck. ©Amanda Cotton
By Amanda Cotton
posted Thursday, October 16, 2008
27 votes

Mask in the interior of one of the many wrecks of Truk Lagoon, Micronesia ©Amanda Cotton
By Amanda Cotton
posted Monday, December 15, 2008
27 votes

Florida sunset from a fish's point of view. ©Amanda Cotton
By Amanda Cotton
posted Tuesday, October 21, 2008
26 votes

Lemon shark mid feeding at the surface. Tiger Beach, Bahamas. Thank you Mike and Connor for helping me get this shot. ©Amanda Cotton
By Amanda Cotton
posted Tuesday, November 25, 2008
25 votes

Camera's point of view at the end of a dive. ©Amanda Cotton
By Amanda Cotton
posted Wednesday, December 10, 2008
25 votes

Tiger shark coming in for a closer look at tiger beach, Bahamas. ©Amanda Cotton
By Amanda Cotton
posted Monday, December 1, 2008
24 votes

Beneath a beautiful tiger shark at Tiger Beach, Bahamas. ©Amanda Cotton
By Amanda Cotton
posted Friday, December 12, 2008
24 votes

Cave Diver. Technical Diving. Cave diving in Jackson Blue, Florida. ©Amanda Cotton
By Amanda Cotton
posted Saturday, October 18, 2008
22 votes
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27 Entries Found
©Amanda Cotton Freediving at night in the Bahamas with... by Amanda Cotton
©Amanda Cotton
Freediving at night in the Bahamas with a pod of dolphins was a pretty magical experience.
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 5, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic (South) Bahamas
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Crystal River, Florida manatee ©Amanda Cotton by Amanda Cotton
Crystal River, Florida manatee
©Amanda Cotton
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44 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 29, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Diver above Japanese Zero inside cargo hold of Fujikawa M... by Amanda Cotton
Diver above Japanese Zero inside cargo hold of Fujikawa Maru. Truk Lagoon, Micronesia. ©Amanda Cotton
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 6, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Pacific Micronesia
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Mask in the interior of one of the many wrecks of Truk La... by Amanda Cotton
Mask in the interior of one of the many wrecks of Truk Lagoon, Micronesia ©Amanda Cotton
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 15, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Pacific Micronesia
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Beneath a beautiful tiger shark at Tiger Beach, Bahamas. ... by Amanda Cotton
Beneath a beautiful tiger shark at Tiger Beach, Bahamas.
©Amanda Cotton
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 12, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Bahamas
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Camera's point of view at the end of a dive. ©Amanda Cotton by Amanda Cotton
Camera's point of view at the end of a dive. ©Amanda Cotton
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Editor's Comment
great idea
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 10, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Taking a break in between shark sightings in the Bahamas.... by Amanda Cotton
Taking a break in between shark sightings in the Bahamas. ©Amanda Cotton
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 9, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Lionfish on coral. ©Amanda Cotton by Amanda Cotton
Lionfish on coral. ©Amanda Cotton
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 4, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Cave diver next to the infamous "Big E" in Hole in the Wa... by Amanda Cotton
Cave diver next to the infamous "Big E" in Hole in the Wall at the Mill Pond in Marianna, Florida. Technical diving.
©Amanda Cotton
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 2, 2008
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: United States
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Tiger shark coming in for a closer look at tiger beach, B... by Amanda Cotton
Tiger shark coming in for a closer look at tiger beach, Bahamas.
©Amanda Cotton
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24 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 1, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Lemon shark mid feeding at the surface. Tiger Beach, Bah... by Amanda Cotton
Lemon shark mid feeding at the surface. Tiger Beach, Bahamas. Thank you Mike and Connor for helping me get this shot.
©Amanda Cotton
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 25, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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One of the many lemon sharks at Tiger Beach, Bahamas. ... by Amanda Cotton
One of the many lemon sharks at Tiger Beach, Bahamas.
©Amanda Cotton
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 21, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Freediver at night. Tiger Beach, Bahamas ©Amanda Cotton by Amanda Cotton
Freediver at night. Tiger Beach, Bahamas
©Amanda Cotton
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editor's comments

Editor's Comment
a dramatic silhouette
34 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 20, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Tiger shark with videographer diver at Tiger Beach, Baham... by Amanda Cotton
Tiger shark with videographer diver at Tiger Beach, Bahamas. ©Amanda Cotton
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 19, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Diver above prop on Rio De Janeiro wreck of Truk Lagoon (... by Amanda Cotton
Diver above prop on Rio De Janeiro wreck of Truk Lagoon (Chuuk), Micronesia. ©Amanda Cotton
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Pacific Micronesia
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Diver shines his light through a Zero Fighter Plane insid... by Amanda Cotton
Diver shines his light through a Zero Fighter Plane inside the cargo hold of the Fujikawa Maru wreck in Truk Lagoon (Chuuk), Micronesia. ©Amanda Cotton
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 29, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Pacific Micronesia
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Turtle gliding through the waters off the coast of Cozume... by Amanda Cotton
Turtle gliding through the waters off the coast of Cozumel, Mexico. ©Amanda Cotton
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 28, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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One of the many jellyfish we encountered swimming above t... by Amanda Cotton
One of the many jellyfish we encountered swimming above the wrecks of Truk Lagoon (Chuuk), Micronesia. ©Amanda Cotton
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 24, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Micronesia
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Pink Anemone Fish in Micronesia ©Amanda Cotton by Amanda Cotton
Pink Anemone Fish in Micronesia ©Amanda Cotton
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 23, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Technical Diving. Cave diver entering into the no light z... by Amanda Cotton
Technical Diving. Cave diver entering into the no light zone of north Florida's caves. Jackson Blue, Florida. ©Amanda Cotton
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 22, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: United States
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Florida sunset from a fish's point of view. ©Amanda Cotton by Amanda Cotton
Florida sunset from a fish's point of view. ©Amanda Cotton
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2008
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Cave Diver. Technical Diving. Cave diving in Jackson ... by Amanda Cotton
Cave Diver.
Technical Diving.
Cave diving in Jackson Blue, Florida.
©Amanda Cotton
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 18, 2008
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: United States
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Garibaldi of Channel Islands, California. ©Amanda Cotton by Amanda Cotton
Garibaldi of Channel Islands, California. ©Amanda Cotton
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 17, 2008
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Truk Lagoon (Chuuk), Micronesia. Gas Mask sits on the de... by Amanda Cotton
Truk Lagoon (Chuuk), Micronesia. Gas Mask sits on the deck below the forward mast of the Nippo Maru wreck. ©Amanda Cotton
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editor's comments

Editor's Comment
unmistakeably Truk
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 16, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Pacific Micronesia
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Human Skull. Human remains lay deep inside the Heian Mar... by Amanda Cotton
Human Skull. Human remains lay deep inside the Heian Maru wreck in Truk Lagoon (Chuuk). ©Amanda Cotton
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Pacific Micronesia
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Truk Lagoon (Chuuk), Micronesia. Diver on wreck of Truk ... by Amanda Cotton
Truk Lagoon (Chuuk), Micronesia. Diver on wreck of Truk Lagoon. ©Amanda Cotton
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 14, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Pacific Micronesia
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Cave Diving Cave Diver making his way through the cave... by Amanda Cotton
Cave Diving
Cave Diver making his way through the cavern zone of Jackson Blue in northern Florida. Jackson Blue Springs is in Florida’s Panhandle. The Jackson Blue cave system has miles of passages at depths of 80-100 feet.
©Amanda Cotton
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date posted posted: Monday, October 13, 2008
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: United States
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