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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Conor Culver

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"Hammer Forest" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of ... by Conor Culver
"Hammer Forest" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of work. The nails are to create a kind of "forest" for the shark to swim through.
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 25, 2022
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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"Grass Famine" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of w... by Conor Culver
"Grass Famine" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of work. Image is referencing the disappearance of manatee's food source in Florida.
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date posted posted: Friday, December 23, 2022
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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"Hidden Crocodile" image is playing off the name and the ... by Conor Culver
"Hidden Crocodile" image is playing off the name and the look of the fish.
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 6, 2020
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Pacific Palau
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"Reminiscent of the Fall" this school of humpback red sna... by Conor Culver
"Reminiscent of the Fall" this school of humpback red snapper moved like the red fall leaves of a tree.
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 16, 2020
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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"Lion Hunter" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of wo... by Conor Culver
"Lion Hunter" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of work. Lionfish are ambush predators. This image is re-imagining how they would be on land like actual lions in Africa.
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 26, 2020
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Belize
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"Turtle Farm" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of wo... by Conor Culver
"Turtle Farm" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of work. Turtles grow algae and other organisms on their shells. To remove these things, they go to cleaning stations to have fish eat these growths like a farm on their backs.
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 29, 2019
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Pacific Palau
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"Yellow Ray Fall" Stingrays often conceal themselves unde... by Conor Culver
"Yellow Ray Fall" Stingrays often conceal themselves under sand, coral heads, or anything they can to hide from predators. This image used the fall aspen leaves to reference how they hide and the name of the animal: The Yellow Stingray.
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 19, 2019
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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"Snapper Fall" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of w... by Conor Culver
"Snapper Fall" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of work. The massive school of these blue stripped snapper resembled the changing leaves of fall.
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 10, 2019
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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"Dragon Cave (Leafy Sea Dragon)" part of my Underwater Su... by Conor Culver
"Dragon Cave (Leafy Sea Dragon)" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of work
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 6, 2019
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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"Bat Fish Night" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of... by Conor Culver
"Bat Fish Night" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of work. This image is referencing their common name: the Bat Fish.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 10, 2019
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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"Maldivian Orange Tree" part of my Underwater Surrealism ... by Conor Culver
"Maldivian Orange Tree" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of work. Image is playing off the bright orange color of the Maldivian Clownfish. Like most plants and trees, these fish are endemic, they are only found in the Maldives
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 10, 2019
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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"Weedy In the Weed" the Weedy Sea Dragon hides and lives ... by Conor Culver
"Weedy In the Weed" the Weedy Sea Dragon hides and lives near shore using the weeds for camouflage. The house represents where to find them near shorlines and the thistle references the protection the weeds offer.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 3, 2019
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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"Master Hypnotist" part of my Underwater Surrealism body ... by Conor Culver
"Master Hypnotist" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of work. Cuttlefish "hypnotize" their prey by changing their colors and textures. When they do this, curious fish swim closer and they are ambushed.
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 4, 2019
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Two Mantas by Conor Culver
Two Mantas
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 11, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Nurse shark at sunset by Conor Culver
Nurse shark at sunset
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 6, 2019
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Massive school of snapper up close by Conor Culver
Massive school of snapper up close
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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All In a Line by Conor Culver
All In a Line
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 19, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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"Hide and Seek" The Great Hammerhead shark's favorite foo... by Conor Culver
"Hide and Seek" The Great Hammerhead shark's favorite food is stingray. Stingrays try to counter this by hiding under the sand, but the hammerheads can sense the electrical signals emitting from their bodies.
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 5, 2019
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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"Fading Feeding Grounds" This background is an area that ... by Conor Culver
"Fading Feeding Grounds" This background is an area that was wiped out by a hurricane because of our actions making storms stronger. I thought it would be a strong setting for the sharks, which are also disappearing because of our actions.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 2, 2019
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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"In the Weeds" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of w... by Conor Culver
"In the Weeds" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of work. The Weedy Sea Dragon is found in the shallow water in the sea weed. This image is a reference to that and also its name. It was also amazing to find this pregnant male carrying the eggs.
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 2, 2018
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date posted location: Pacific Australia
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The Fireworm by Conor Culver
The Fireworm
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 1, 2018
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Belize
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"Sea Spider Corner" part of my Underwater Surrealism body... by Conor Culver
"Sea Spider Corner" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of work
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2018
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Norwegian Sea Norway
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"Pipehorse Corral" part of my Underwater Surrealism body ... by Conor Culver
"Pipehorse Corral" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of work.
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 17, 2018
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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"Leafy in the Fall" part of my Underwater Surrealism body... by Conor Culver
"Leafy in the Fall" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of work. Image is playing off the amazing camouflage these animals have
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 7, 2018
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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"Anemones In the Fall" part of my Underwater Surrealism b... by Conor Culver
"Anemones In the Fall" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of work
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2018
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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"Hidden" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of work by Conor Culver
"Hidden" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of work
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 23, 2018
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date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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"Winter Tree" sharks are under threat and need our protec... by Conor Culver
"Winter Tree" sharks are under threat and need our protection. Millions are killed a year. This image is in reference to that, since anemones provide protection for clownfish.
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date posted posted: Friday, October 19, 2018
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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