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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)
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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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Spearing Mantis Shrimp in the spotlight by Tony Cherbas
Spearing Mantis Shrimp in the spotlight
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Impressive portrait with a great angle and perfect lighting
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 6, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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Harlekin Beauty Shot by Nikon D200 by Carsten Schroeder
Harlekin Beauty Shot by Nikon D200
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 6, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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shock-headed golden hairy frogfish (snooted) by Lars Oliver Michaelis
shock-headed
golden hairy frogfish
(snooted)
shortlistedShortlisted!
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 5, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Caprella portrait by Walter Bassi
Caprella portrait
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9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 5, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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to shelter by Salvatore Ianniello
to shelter
shortlistedShortlisted!
Final RoundThrough to 2017 awards final round judging
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 4, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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An amphipod landing on a goby... by Athanassios Lazarides
An amphipod landing on a goby...
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 4, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Norwegian Sea Norway
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Blocking Location :Lembeh Indonesias Canon 5dsr Canon ... by Yung Sen Wu
Blocking
Location :Lembeh Indonesias
Canon 5dsr
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F18, 1/250, ISO 400
SEACAM silver CANON EOS5D MKIII
SEACAM SEAFLASH 150 DIGITAL
RETRA LSD
Rgblue system 02 premium
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 3, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Taiwan
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Catching a Moray on a plane wreck by Shirley Calleja
Catching a Moray on a plane wreck
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 3, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Malta
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green fireworks by Deniz Muzaffer Gökmen
green fireworks
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 3, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Trying to blend in and be beautiful by Kate Jonker
Trying to blend in and be beautiful
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12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 3, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Its interesting how some anemones fluoresce under UV ligh... by Kerri Keet
Its interesting how some anemones fluoresce under UV light and some don't. this one is one of the brightest that I have seen so far, quite an amazing site!
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 3, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Leaf scorpionfish with snooted backlight. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
Leaf scorpionfish with snooted backlight.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 2, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Dance by Aleksandr Marinicev
Dance
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 2, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Mophead by Peet J Van Eeden
Mophead
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 2, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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In my study of underwater fluorescence in temperate water... by Kerri Keet
In my study of underwater fluorescence in temperate waters, I can now add the hagfish to my list. Hagfish are ancient jawless fishes which secrete slime that may act to deter predators.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 2, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Protection Location :Lembeh Indonesias Canon 5dsr Cano... by Yung Sen Wu
Protection
Location :Lembeh Indonesias
Canon 5dsr
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F18, 1/250, ISO 400
SEACAM silver CANON EOS5D MKIII
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12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 2, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Taiwan
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brown eyes by Lars Oliver Michaelis
brown eyes
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Flaming Tornado- the beauty of a tube worm by Peet J Van Eeden
Flaming Tornado- the beauty of a tube worm
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic South Africa
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Nighdive Picture taken with an Nikon D200 by Carsten Schroeder
Nighdive Picture taken with an Nikon D200
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Killer of coral, Crown of thorns taken in the Komodo Isla... by Kris Davies
Killer of coral, Crown of thorns taken in the Komodo Islands.
145 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Yawn gobi by Ajiex Dharma
Yawn gobi
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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Loving the colorful background - yawning goby in the disco
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Mullus surmuletus Mullus team was warming up on the pipe... by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Mullus surmuletus
Mullus team was warming up on the pipe line at Korumar Bay.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Purity by Peet J Van Eeden
Purity
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic South Africa
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Whorls and Ridges Im drawn to this species of boxfish la... by Shane Hermans
Whorls and Ridges
Im drawn to this species of boxfish largely because the patterns covering its body remind me of the whorls and ridges of a fingerprint, I wonder if their patterns are just as unique?
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Two colors Location :Lembeh Indonesias Canon 5dsr Cano... by Yung Sen Wu
Two colors
Location :Lembeh Indonesias
Canon 5dsr
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F20, 1/200, ISO 400
SEACAM silver CANON EOS5D MKIII
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21 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Taiwan
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A thorny issue to handle by Peet J Van Eeden
A thorny issue to handle
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 30, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic South Africa
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Rhinopia backlighted. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
Rhinopia backlighted.
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 30, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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