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Juvenile California Sea Lion coming in for a chew on the camera
By Nick Polanszky
posted Tuesday, August 28, 2018
34 votes

Brown Californian Sea Lions
By Nick Polanszky
posted Tuesday, July 31, 2018
32 votes

A new challenge for me, working with model Natalia in one of the rooftop pools of Playa Del Carmen
By Nick Polanszky
posted Wednesday, March 7, 2018
25 votes

Freediver Model Natalia embracing the sunlight beaming through the waters surface of cenote Dos Ojos in Mexico
By Nick Polanszky
posted Thursday, March 8, 2018
23 votes

Cabo Pulmo National Park
By Nick Polanszky
posted Monday, December 17, 2018
23 votes

Freediver Natalia swimming through the sunlight broken up by the freshwater mangroves of Cenote Cristalino
By Nick Polanszky
posted Monday, March 5, 2018
21 votes

What are you looking at???
By Nick Polanszky
posted Tuesday, March 13, 2018
21 votes

Freediver basking in the sun rays beaming through the surface of one of the many cenotes in the Riviera Maya, Mexico
By Nick Polanszky
posted Friday, April 6, 2018
21 votes

One of the many giant pacific Manta Rays gliding around La Reina, La Paz, Sea of Cortez
By Nick Polanszky
posted Saturday, September 15, 2018
21 votes

Travel Safely Mantas
By Nick Polanszky
posted Monday, October 29, 2018
21 votes
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77 Entries Found: Page 1  of  3
A lone California Sea Lion breaks the school of Sardines ... by Nick Polanszky
A lone California Sea Lion breaks the school of Sardines in Los Islotes, La Paz, Mexico
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 30, 2020
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Follow the Leader by Nick Polanszky
Follow the Leader
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 17, 2020
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Giant Manta Ray glides past at Roca Partida, Revillagiged... by Nick Polanszky
Giant Manta Ray glides past at Roca Partida, Revillagigedo Islands
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2020
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Getting up face to face with a human sized Grey Nurse Sha... by Nick Polanszky
Getting up face to face with a human sized Grey Nurse Shark off the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 8, 2019
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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If you thought fighting over the same rock would get bori... by Nick Polanszky
If you thought fighting over the same rock would get boring after 30 minutes, you thought wrong!
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 27, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Schooling Jacks of Cabo Pulmo by Nick Polanszky
Schooling Jacks of Cabo Pulmo
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 25, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Blue Shark coming in for a closer inspection in-between c... by Nick Polanszky
Blue Shark coming in for a closer inspection in-between chewing down meals
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19 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 5, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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A sleepy California Sea Lion taking a nap from a hard day... by Nick Polanszky
A sleepy California Sea Lion taking a nap from a hard day chasing Sardines and Fins
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 4, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Blue Shark getting up close and personal by Nick Polanszky
Blue Shark getting up close and personal
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 1, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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A Giant Pacific Manta Ray glides with ease underneath the... by Nick Polanszky
A Giant Pacific Manta Ray glides with ease underneath the crashing waves of Cabo Pierce, Socorro Island
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13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 22, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Stacks of Whitetip Reef Sharks gather together on the led... by Nick Polanszky
Stacks of Whitetip Reef Sharks gather together on the ledges sticking out of the tall standing rock pinnacle of Roca Partida

Final RoundThrough to 2019 awards final round judging
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 20, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Sea Lion Chew Toys by Nick Polanszky
Sea Lion Chew Toys
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 23, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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C59 Wreck of La Paz by Nick Polanszky
C59 Wreck of La Paz
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 22, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Giant Pacific Manta glides overhead at La Reina by Nick Polanszky
Giant Pacific Manta glides overhead at La Reina
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 16, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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The Hilma Hooker by Nick Polanszky
The Hilma Hooker
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11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 14, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Sea Lion Pup by Nick Polanszky
Sea Lion Pup
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16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 7, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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A California Sea Lion swoops in trying to seperate a Sard... by Nick Polanszky
A California Sea Lion swoops in trying to seperate a Sardine from the protection of their group
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2018

Final RoundThrough to 2018 awards final round judging
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 28, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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You can see the cheekiness in the eyes of this playful Ca... by Nick Polanszky
You can see the cheekiness in the eyes of this playful California Sea Lion. Dropping the Sea Star from the surface, he would wait until it was just out of arms reach, then race down and snatch it in front of me, I will beat you one day Mr Sea Lion
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 27, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Sea Lion Battles by Nick Polanszky
Sea Lion Battles
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 25, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Cabo Pulmo National Park by Nick Polanszky
Cabo Pulmo National Park
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23 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 17, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Sea Lion Chew Toys by Nick Polanszky
Sea Lion Chew Toys
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 16, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Say Cheese by Nick Polanszky
Say Cheese
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 13, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Sea Lion Star by Nick Polanszky
Sea Lion Star
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 7, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Turtle Stare Off on the Fang Ming Wreck by Nick Polanszky
Turtle Stare Off on the Fang Ming Wreck
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 2, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Mexicos Manta Mystery by Nick Polanszky
Mexicos Manta Mystery
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15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 29, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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When you get lost in a trance watching the giant school o... by Nick Polanszky
When you get lost in a trance watching the giant school of Jack swarm around you in Cabo Pulmo National Park. Cabo Pulmo is one of the best examples of conservation efforts in Mexican waters and we congratulate all who are involved
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 26, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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While taking some photos of this Giant Sea Turtle lazing ... by Nick Polanszky
While taking some photos of this Giant Sea Turtle lazing around the Fang Ming Wreck of La Paz, Baja California Sur, this fish just couldn’t help himself but get in on the action. Looks like you got yourself in the photo their little buddy
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 22, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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