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The eye contact. Meet the little Ring-eye Pygmy Goby, specifically Trimma benjamini of Raja Ampat..
By Nellson Sim
posted (4 days ago)
1 votes

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

Hello from the yellow polka dots from Tioman island, Malaysia
By Nellson Sim
posted (4 days ago)
0 votes

Hungry Froggy diving into its yummy sashimi lunch with gusto!
By Nellson Sim
posted (4 days ago)
0 votes

The moment of peace.. A Denise Pygmy seahorse enjoying it's
By Nellson Sim
posted (4 days ago)
0 votes

Flabelina affinis nudibranch_June 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f13,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (4 days ago)
0 votes

Dwarf Sea Hare - Aplysia parvula
By Stefanos Michael
posted (2 days ago)
0 votes

Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (2 days ago)
0 votes

Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (2 days ago)
0 votes

Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (2 days ago)
0 votes
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Shots taken of a subject between 3 inches and 1 foot (7.5 to 30cm) in size (e.g. large fish or diver head) that dominates the frame - any background is incidental and occupies LESS THAN 50% of frame

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-- Basket Star and Amphipods -- Olympus EM1 MK1, 60mm ma... by Gemma Dry
-- Basket Star and Amphipods --
Olympus EM1 MK1, 60mm macro lens + SMC
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Front or back by Carsten Schroeder
Front or back
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Maldives
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juvenile oriental sweetlips by Kyle Castelyn
juvenile oriental sweetlips
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Maldives
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Egg Hunter 1/200 ,F19 iso 400 Anilao Bantangas Ca... by Songda Cai
Egg Hunter
1/200 ,F19 iso 400
Anilao Bantangas
Canon 5D Mark IV
Seacam Housing
1 Seacam Flash 150
EF100mmMacro Lens
1 Retra Snoot
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Fish n'Fish by Doris Vierkötter
Fish n'Fish
Silver Medal Silver Medal 2017

Final RoundThrough to 2017 awards final round judging
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 28, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Juwel by Carsten Schroeder
Juwel
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 28, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Maldives
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different Location : Romblon Philippines Canon 5dsr Ca... by Yung Sen Wu
different
Location : Romblon Philippines
Canon 5dsr
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F20, 1/200, ISO 800
SEACAM silver CANON EOS5D MKIII
SEACAM SEAFLASH 150 DIGITAL
RETRA LSD
Nauticam SMC-1
Howshot M50 Video Light 5000/Lumen
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 28, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Taiwan
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Canon 5D Mark IV Seacam Housing 1 Seacam Flash 150 E... by Songda Cai
Canon 5D Mark IV
Seacam Housing
1 Seacam Flash 150
EF100mmMacro Lens
1/200 ,F19 iso 400
1 Retra Snoot
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 28, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Singing by Doris Vierkötter
Singing
shortlistedShortlisted!
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 28, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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The Dentist by Philippe Eggert
The Dentist
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 27, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Bispira volutacornis WHITE SPIRAL by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Bispira volutacornis
WHITE SPIRAL
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 27, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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porcelain crab by Kyle Castelyn
porcelain crab
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 27, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Maldives
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Loggerhead turtle by Beate Seiler
Loggerhead turtle
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 27, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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vanilla bohol by Ming Wen
vanilla bohol
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 25, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Malaysia
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☆Photo of the day☆ Title: The Blazing Sword Ghost pipe ... by Mr Chai
by: Mr Chai
☆Photo of the day☆
Title: The Blazing Sword
Ghost pipe fish (Solenostomidae)
Shutter 200 ISO 100 F13 WB AUTO
meikon t4i standard 55mm lens
Ys03 x2 macro +20
Mabul island
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 25, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Malaysia
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Thorny seahorse with snooted backlit. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
Thorny seahorse with snooted backlit.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 25, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Harlequin Crab-Anilao. by Richard Goluch
Harlequin Crab-Anilao.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 24, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Algae Shrimp @Anilao by Julian Hsu
Algae Shrimp
@Anilao
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 24, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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The mohawk hunter Scorpion leaf fish (Taenianotus triaca... by Mr Chai
by: Mr Chai
The mohawk hunter
Scorpion leaf fish (Taenianotus triacanthus)
F7 SHUTTER 200 WB AUTO
mekon t4i 55mm lens macro+20
Ys03 x2
Mataking island
shortlistedShortlisted!
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 23, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Malaysia
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Location : Anilao Philippines Canon EOS1D X Mark II Can... by Yung Sen Wu
Location : Anilao Philippines
Canon EOS1D X Mark II
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F20, 1/200, ISO 400
SEACAM silver CANON EOS1D X Mark II
SEACAM SEAFLASH 150 DIGITAL
RETRA LSD
Nauticam SMC-1
Howshot M50 Video Light 5000/Lumen
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 23, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Taiwan
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S N O O T #5 Yellow clown goby (Gobiodon okinawae) Anil... by Irwin Ang
S N O O T #5
Yellow clown goby (Gobiodon okinawae)
Anilao, Philippines. June 2016
A.T.G Macro +10 courtesy of


A.T.G 2300 Video Light attached glass optic snoot courtesy of

FunDive UW Photo Equipment / 樂潛水中攝影器材

10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 23, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Cleaning time! by Filip Staes
Cleaning time!
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
54 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 22, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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large whip goby (Bryaniops amplus) by Lars Oliver Michaelis
large whip goby
(Bryaniops amplus)
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 22, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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strange by Marc Van Den Broeck
strange
shortlistedShortlisted!
39 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 22, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Stenopus spinosus GOLDEN SHRIMP by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Stenopus spinosus
GOLDEN SHRIMP
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 22, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Sand Diver by Abimael Márquez
Sand Diver
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 22, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Expression Location : Romblon Philippines Canon EOS1D X... by Yung Sen Wu
Expression
Location : Romblon Philippines
Canon EOS1D X Mark II
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F18, 1/250, ISO 400
SEACAM silver CANON EOS1D X Mark II
SEACAM SEAFLASH 150 DIGITAL
RETRA LSD
Nauticam SMC-1
Howshot M50 Video Light ...
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 22, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Taiwan
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