Underwater Photo Location: Isla Mujeres

by Alex Goldblum
Sailfish re-entering the water with sardine in mouth

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by Jean-Louis Courteau
"Gentle Giant" ...feeding in the waters of Agua Azul, off Isla Mujeres

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by Jason Decaires Taylor
Underwater sculpture planted with live fire coral

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by Bob Jeannetti
Christmas tree worms

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by Shane Gross
Whale shark reflection

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by Andy Lerner
Sailfish on the hunt

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by Shane Gross
Atlantic Sailfish feeding off Isla Mujeres. Nikon D90, Tokina 10-17 @10mm

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by Aileen Caffrey
Mr Tibbs.......Annual Whale Shark Aggregation North of Isla Blanca Cancun Mexico

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by Shane Gross
Big Gulp

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by Alejandro Topete
Sail Fish hunting, Isla Mujeres Mexico

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by Alejandro Topete
Sail fish Hunting sardine, Isla Mujeres Mexico

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by Alejandro Topete
Big Mouth, Isla Mujeres Mexico

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by Alejandro Topete
Sailfish ready to hunt, Isla Mujeres Mexico Niconos V, 15 mm, ASA 400

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by Alejandro Topete
Hunting sardine, Isla Mujeres Mexico

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by Alejandro Topete
Pelicans waiting food, Isla Mujeres Mexico

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by Petteri Viljakainen
Whale shark incoming! Canon 7D. Tokina 10-17.

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by Petteri Viljakainen
Photographing the whale shark. Canon 7D. Tokina 10-17.

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by Petteri Viljakainen
Black manta and photographers. Canon 7D. Tokina 10-17.

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by Petteri Viljakainen
Self portrait.

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by Ellen Cuylaerts
Whaloo First encounter with whale sharks was incredible. The aggregation at Isla Mujeres is worth a visit!

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by Ellen Cuylaerts
A dream within a dream

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by Ellen Cuylaerts
Manta rolling during the yearly whale shark feeding aggregation in Isla Mujeres

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by Dave Hunt
Feeding whaleshark off Isla de Mujeres with snorkelers in background.

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by Ellen Cuylaerts
Vertical When whale sharks feed vertical, they're even more spectacular;-).

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by Alejandro Topete
Whale Shark, Isla Mujeres Mexico

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by Ellen Cuylaerts
So happy together (me &you & you & me) During the yearly feeding aggregation of whalesharks, I spotted two passing me and I could only think about this song!

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by Ellen Cuylaerts
La botella

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by Ellen Cuylaerts
Manta train

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by Ellen Cuylaerts
Fata Morgana Would have loved to capture a manta breach but this ons was swimming 'belly-up' at to surface, which allowed me to rotate the image and create the illusion of a manta flight.

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by Ellen Cuylaerts
Manta up & close

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by Ellen Cuylaerts
Curves Whaleshark positioning itself for vertical feeding behavior (botella)

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by Ellen Cuylaerts
Whaleshark in Isla Mujeres, seemed to be carried by rays of light

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by Ellen Cuylaerts
Freedom Barrel rolling manta during whale shark feeding aggregation visit in Isla Mujeres

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by Ellen Cuylaerts
The essence 'Love in its essence is spiritual fire.' Seneca

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by Ellen Cuylaerts
It fills 50% of the frame so that fits the macro category, but the subject was larger than 1ft: whaleshark mouth with remora inside on a sunny day!

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by Petteri Viljakainen
Eye of a whale shark

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by Peter Allinson
Sailfish run about 30-40 miles off the coast of Isla de Mujeres. Freediving

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by Peter Allinson
About 10-20 miles off the coast of Cancun, we found a few dorado and jumped in

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by Peter Allinson
Taken about 10-20 miles off the coast of Cancun, we were trolling for white marlin using hookless baits, brought this one up from the depths and jumped int.

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by Petteri Viljakainen
Whale shark silouette

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by Petteri Viljakainen
Nikon vs. Loggerhead

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by Peter Allinson
Photo taken about 10-20 miles off the Cancun coast.

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by Peter Allinson
photo taken while snorkeling about 10-20 miles off the coast of Cancun, Mexico

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by Peter Allinson
Sailfish hunting sardines

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by Peter Allinson
Sailfish hunting sardines about 50 miles off the coast of isla de mujeres, using a nikon aw1.

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by Peter Allinson
Manta swimming off the coast of Isal Mujeres

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by Peter Allinson
Sailfish closeup

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by Peter Allinson
Manta off the coast of isla mujeres

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by Steven Miller
Whaleshark eye contact. No strobes allowed so close focus with a wide lens and the sun at your back helps.

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by Steven Miller
Whaleshark Over/Under

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by Martin Ferak
Face to face

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by Martin Ferak
Impact

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by Martin Ferak
Baitball management

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by Steven Miller
Pure.

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by Steven Miller
Spooky

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by Steven Miller
Bonito eggs happily don't show up as much as some plankton- you can see them streaked because of the panning of the camera- even at 160th second shutter. I applied a soft vignette in white and desaturated.

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by Henry Schmitz
Baby in Blue. Came across this rather small whale shark while swimming with whale sharks in Mexico.

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by Steven Miller
Silhouette,. they turn when you dive down to them, I don't remember that last year because there were so many.

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by Steven Miller
holding still for me- I think they are gulping eggs in a raft, as opposed to swimming through clouds then turning to pass back through again.

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by Steven Miller
Girl with Whaleshark

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by Shane Gross
A tourist boat looks on as a whale shark feeds at the surface.

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by Ken Kiefer
My friend snorkeling down next to a whale shark. Canon 5D3 w/ 8-15mm fisheye

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by Steven Miller
The Manta train

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by Steven Miller
they were everywhere, came for Whalesharks!

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by Conor Culver
"Cloud Filter" Whale Sharks filter through 1500 gallons of water a day. Part of my Underwater Surrealism series

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by Mathias Weck
Mexico - Isla Mujeres - Musa Museum Subaquatico

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by Mathias Weck
Mexico - Isla Mujeres - Manchones Wreck

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by Mathias Weck
Mexico - Isla Mujeres - Manchones Wreck

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by Mathias Weck
Mexico - Isla Mujeres - Reef

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by Mathias Weck
Mexico - Isla Mujeres - Musa Museum Subaquatico

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by Mathias Weck
Mexico - Isla Mujeres - Canonero 58 Wreck

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by Mathias Weck
Mexico - Isla Mujeres - Lord Helmet Reef Block

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by Mathias Weck
Mexico - Isla Mujeres - Reef

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by Mathias Weck
Mexico - Isla Mujeres - Reef

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by Mathias Weck
Mexico - Isla Mujeres - Canonero 55 Wreck

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by Mathias Weck
Mexico - Isla Mujeres - Eagle Rays

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by Steven Miller
Shark infested water, clear and blue

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by Tanya Houppermans
Genial Leviathan A whale shark off the coast of Isla Mujeres, Mexico

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by Tanya Houppermans
Get Your Mantas In A Row Three manta rays swim in a line near Isla Mujeres, Mexico.

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by Tanya Houppermans
Hey, Wait For Me! Two manta rays near Isla Mujeres, Mexico

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by Tanya Houppermans
Seeing Spots A whale shark near Isla Mujeres, Mexico

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by Tanya Houppermans
Titan A whale shark near Isla Mujeres, Mexico

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by Theresa Guise
Manta magic / Manta rays off the coast of Isla Mujeres perform a striking show. Canon 5DMIII, Nauticam housing, Canon 8-15mm fisheye @15mm, Zen 230 dome port

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by Conor Culver
"The Hunt" part of my Underwater Surrealism series. Panorama shot of the sailfish hunting a bait ball in open air

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by Alejandro Topete
Whale Shark close, Isla Contoy Mexico

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by Raoul Caprez
Lunch time

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by Glenn Ostle
A snorkeler seems caught between a whale shark and his reflection. Taken in Isla Mujeres,Mexico, using a D7200 and 10.2 fisheye lens.

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by Glenn Ostle
Setting up for a whale shark shot...shoot and get out of the way.

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by Hannes Klostermann
Adios Amigo! - A Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming away after a close pass.

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by Conor Culver
"Old Man and the Sea" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of work. Image is referencing Ernest Hemingway's famous novel by the same name.

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