Bargibandi.

O N L Y - E Y E S
The Tozeuma Shrimp or Saw-blade Shrimp
Anilao, Philippines. February 2014

O n - P R E G N A N T
Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti)
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. March 2014

Red blenny

huffing n puffing
Shortlisted!

The astonishing beauty of super macro (and the wish of having super macro lenses

Coral polyp feeding on blood worms during a night dive, shot with +15 diopters, no crop!

Calcinus tubularis

Coral crab at home.

A pygmy sea horse in pink dress

Skeleton in details
Shortlisted!

Pontohi Pygmy Seahorse. One more in Bunaken. D300s+Nikkor 105+TC14+Subsee 5

"touch me"

Circles

Through to 2014 awards final round judging

Blenny
Shortlisted!

"ON THE TOP"
Shortlisted!

Dunga ocellata

Pigmy Squid

nikon D2x 105 micro

This baby Bobtail Squid came quite close, investigating the Alien intruders, visiting his world. Did you know that a Bobtail Squid is emitting just enough bio-luminescence towards the sea-floor to make him invisible against the surface?

Look at me! The eye of a John Dori, looking at his reflection in the lens. The JD actually stopped and stayed motionless, staring at his reflection for about a minute...

This is Oceanic Art - the tail of a juvenile Slipper-lobster glows in beautiful colors, just before he propels himself out of sight with a couple of contractions.

A Mediterranean Bobtail Squid in its near-perfect stealth mode. They use their arms and suckers to cover themselves with sand and debris. When their pray gets close, they shoot up and catch it. Did u know that they emit bio-luminescence?

This is probably what a crab sees when it looks down its arms... Did you know that these hairs can pick up water movement as small as the equivalent of the energy of a few photons (much like the body-hair on spiders). :o
Shortlisted!

An unknown species of plankton. I actually found this by chance, since it could only be seen when lit from the side or from behind - as it is fully see-through and only 2cm long...

Graphic lines, Branchiomma sp.

Pederson cleaner shrimp in corkscrew anemone. Took a few shots to get the correct angle of this little guy, head on and back into his anemone. Shot with +15 Subsee diopters at 42mm (4/3rds)