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Peoples' Vote


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 (6 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 (3 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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Squint by Salvatore Ianniello
Squint
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 14, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Baby Octopus by Wei-Lun Hsieh
Baby Octopus
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 14, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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lionfish by Pieter Firlefyn
lionfish
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 14, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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polycera quadrinieata by Deniz Muzaffer Gökmen
polycera quadrinieata
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 14, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sea of Marmara Turkey
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Jawfish with eggs by Danny Van Belle
Jawfish with eggs
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 13, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) Netherlands Antilles
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Common Octopus by Kate Jonker
Common Octopus
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 11, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (South) South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Deep Purple - rhinopias frondosa by Uwe Schmolke
Deep Purple - rhinopias frondosa
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31 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 10, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Lined seahorse, Hiippocampus reidi by Arun Madisetti
Lined seahorse, Hiippocampus reidi
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 10, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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Sepia by Pieter Firlefyn
Sepia
shortlistedShortlisted!
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 10, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Maldives
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Unidentified crab, looks similar to a candy crab by Larry Polster
Unidentified crab, looks similar to a candy crab
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 9, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Banded Tozeuma Shrimp Tulamben, Bali Canon 7D in Nautic... by Glenn Kulmer
Banded Tozeuma Shrimp
Tulamben, Bali
Canon 7D in Nauticam housing and twin Sea&Sea ysd1 strobes
Shot with 100mm taco lens with a +5 diopter
Settings were 1/200 @ f16 with iso at 160
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 8, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Crab by Rudy Janssen
Crab
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 8, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Nemos Papa by Andreas Ochsenbein
Nemos Papa
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 8, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Starksia hassi Ringed Blenny Bonaire Dutch Antilles Th... by John Roach
Starksia hassi Ringed Blenny
Bonaire Dutch Antilles
The Full Monty
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 7, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Lat. Stephanolepis diaspros by Deniz Muzaffer Gökmen
Lat. Stephanolepis diaspros
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 7, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sea of Marmara Turkey
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ribbon eel by Rudy Janssen
ribbon eel
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 7, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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go straight,straight,straight. by Daisuke Kurashima
go straight,straight,straight.
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 7, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Japan
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The waiting room! Spinyhead Blenny Acanthemblemaria spi... by John Roach
The waiting room! Spinyhead Blenny
Acanthemblemaria spinosa
Bonaire Dutch Antilles
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10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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The king of the castle by Diogo Ferreira Sayanda
The king of the castle
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Rhinopias by Danny Van Belle
Rhinopias
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23 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Squilla #6 by Marco Gargiulo
Squilla #6
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Seaneedle by Andreas Ochsenbein
Seaneedle
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 5, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Sailfin blennie battle by Danny Van Belle
Sailfin blennie battle
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2016
Winner Monthly HotShots
Final RoundThrough to 2016 awards final round judging

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Excellent behaviour shot, well lit and perfectly captured!
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) Netherlands Antilles
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Anilao, great Critter territory by Larry Polster
Anilao, great Critter territory
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Open wide wider widest ...Yellowface pike-blenny Chaenop... by John Roach
Open wide wider widest ...Yellowface pike-blenny
Chaenopsis limbaughi. Bonaire. "Something Special"
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 3, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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shrimp on seapen by Volker Lonz
shrimp on seapen
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6 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 2, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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~ Where is Nemo? ~ by Geo Cloete
~ Where is Nemo? ~
shortlistedShortlisted!
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 1, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel South Africa
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