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Underwater Photo Contest | Shortlisted entries

26 Entries Found
This category shows entries from last year that our 'trusted' members have put forward to the first round of judging for the annual awards
Ladybug (Amphipod)
Winner Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
Nudibranche, very common at the Medes Isles, l'Estartit - Costa Brava
2nd place Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
Variable Blenny or Parablennius pilicornis - Medes Isles - Costa Brava - Spain
shortlistedShortlisted!
Manta cruising over a school of blue striped snappers
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Olympus
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
Seahorse on fire
Aguadilla Puerto Rico
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RHINOPIAS FRONDOSA
Mauritius 2022
3rd place Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
woman playing with ray in moorea Sony a6 10-18mm
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Blanket octopus
Blackwater dive
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Porcelain crab with eggs
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An Ornate Ghost Pipefish carrying its eggs. This shot was taken in Gato Island, Malapascua Cebu, Philippines, with an Olympus TG-6 Camera and a Backscatter MF-2.
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Head of the Dragon, I managed to get this close up snoot shot of a Leafy Sea Dragon on a Night Dive. Port Norlunga South Australia
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New Diver exploring for the first time the jet engine powered Russian Destroyer M.V. Keith Tibbetts sunk by Jean-Michel Cousteau's team in 1996
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Lionfish in the water column
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Diver in a cave in france in sidemount config.
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Adult and escort. Calves are looked after by members of the family unit. (taken under permit)
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Samaranger Lake
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Bluewater
Canon 5DS R, 8-15mm Fisheye, Hugyfot housing, Subtronic Strobes
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Le grand bleu
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Seahorse
NikonD850, Retra Pro, Aquatica housing
shortlistedShortlisted!
follow
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This is a photo of an incredibly rare white humpback whale calf in Vava'u, Tonga 2024.
shortlistedShortlisted!
kt Mawar
Mauritius 2023
shortlistedShortlisted!
Big belly seahorse
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Mimic octopus
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Diving in a freshwater spring
Canon 5DS R, 8-15mm Fisheye, Hugyfot housing, Subtronic Strobes
shortlistedShortlisted!
 
26 Entries Found