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Elysia timida_June 2025 (Canon RF100, 1/200,f16,iso125)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (6 days ago)
0 votes

Baby Shortnose Gar taken in shallow water in a small bay of Lake Michigan
By Max Janssen
posted (5 days ago)
0 votes

The eye contact. Meet the little Ring-eye Pygmy Goby, specifically Trimma benjamini of Raja Ampat..
By Nellson Sim
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

Hello from the yellow polka dots from Tioman island, Malaysia
By Nellson Sim
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

Hungry Froggy diving into its yummy sashimi lunch with gusto!
By Nellson Sim
posted (3 days ago)
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The moment of peace.. A Denise Pygmy seahorse enjoying it's
By Nellson Sim
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

Flabelina affinis nudibranch_June 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f13,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

Dwarf Sea Hare - Aplysia parvula
By Stefanos Michael
posted Yesterday
0 votes

Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted Yesterday
0 votes

Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted Yesterday
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shots taken with a WIDE ANGLE (or fisheye) lens having 1) a well defined close subject (usually strobe-lit) AND 2) a wide angle BACKGROUND with a second subject, usually a diver

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"Soft corals explosion", The Bells, Dahab. by Filip Staes
"Soft corals explosion", The Bells, Dahab.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 19, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Drop off, Bunaken, Sulawesi. by Filip Staes
Drop off, Bunaken, Sulawesi.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 18, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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View over the anemone fish, Raja Ampat. by Filip Staes
View over the anemone fish, Raja Ampat.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 17, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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The Big Yawn by Kerim Sabuncuoglu
The Big Yawn
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2017

Final RoundThrough to 2017 awards final round judging
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 16, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Cuba
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Blue AngelFish by Tamer Fouad
Blue AngelFish
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 15, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman Qatar
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Goul de la Tannerie, France, Cave, Diver close up and min... by Constantin Ene
Goul de la Tannerie, France, Cave, Diver close up and minerals
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 14, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes France
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Crab-eating jellyfish by Tamer Fouad
Crab-eating jellyfish
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 14, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman Qatar
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Close encounter with Diagonal-Banded Sweetlips in Raja Am... by Norm Vexler
Close encounter with Diagonal-Banded Sweetlips in Raja Ampat.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 7, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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Goniobranchus annulatus by Athanassios Lazarides
Goniobranchus annulatus
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 6, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Giant seafan and diver, Bali. by Filip Staes
Giant seafan and diver, Bali.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 5, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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smiling Eel by Ryan Ware
smiling Eel
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 5, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Submerged archaeological park - "Baios" by Immacolata Moccia
Submerged archaeological park - "Baios"
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 4, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Yellow crinoid by Marco Gargiulo
Yellow crinoid
37 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 2, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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crocodile in black by Marc Van Den Broeck
crocodile in black
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 1, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Sponge and the diver by Svetoslav Dimitrov
Sponge and the diver
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 1, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Barrel jellyfish, Zeeland, the Netherlands. by Filip Staes
Barrel jellyfish, Zeeland, the Netherlands.
46 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 1, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Intricate coral stands, snow white sand and crazy clear w... by Billy Watson
Intricate coral stands, snow white sand and crazy clear water. Even if I didn't have a camera in my hands it'd still be a great trip.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 30, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Turks and Caicos islands
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Colors of the Red Sea by Rasmus Madsen
Colors of the Red Sea
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 30, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Red ranger by Ponnie J
Red ranger
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 28, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Plumose anemone or Frilled anemone, Zeeland, the Netherla... by Filip Staes
Plumose anemone or Frilled anemone, Zeeland, the Netherlands.
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23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 27, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Busselton jetty by Mark Reilly
Busselton jetty
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14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 27, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Colors of Red Sea. By the way, the diver in the picture i... by Taner Atilgan
Colors of Red Sea. By the way, the diver in the picture is Terry Steeley (:
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 27, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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zee appel komodo by Marc Van Den Broeck
zee appel komodo
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9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 26, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Barrel jellyfish, Zeeland, the Netherlands. by Filip Staes
Barrel jellyfish, Zeeland, the Netherlands.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 26, 2017
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date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Mantaray with Sun, Isla Socorro México by Alejandro Topete
Mantaray with Sun, Isla Socorro México
53 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 25, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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A diver explores a Mushroom coral. Bunaken, Manado, Sulaw... by Filip Staes
A diver explores a Mushroom coral. Bunaken, Manado, Sulawesi.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 24, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Safe navigation by Salvatore Ianniello
Safe navigation
Silver Medal Silver Medal 2017

Final RoundThrough to 2017 awards final round judging
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 21, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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