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Tompot blenny - Parablennius gattorugine
By Stefanos Michael
posted (6 days ago)
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Elysia beauty_October 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f11,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (3 days ago)
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Salt Pier Late Afternoon
By William Goers Jr
posted Saturday, November 8, 2025
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The Guardian
By William Goers Jr
posted Saturday, November 8, 2025
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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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Peacock mantis shrimp, no eggs - pity! Unusually not run... by Elaine Wallace
Peacock mantis shrimp, no eggs - pity! Unusually not running for cover but quite chilled in front of the camera.
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16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 16, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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'March of the Ball Helmet' A Ball Helmet (Semicassis bis... by Henley Spiers
'March of the Ball Helmet'
A Ball Helmet (Semicassis bisulcata)makes surprisingly fast progress as it slides through the night in Dumaguete, Philippines.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 16, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Porcelain Crab by Jonny Haugstad
Porcelain Crab
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 15, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Squat cleaner shrimp on tube anemone by Laura Dinraths
Squat cleaner shrimp on tube anemone
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 15, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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The shy juvenile diamond filefish. Abt 1 cm long. by Jonny Haugstad
The shy juvenile diamond filefish. Abt 1 cm long.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 15, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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This is a close-up macro shot of the inside of a Feather ... by Emma Camp
This is a close-up macro shot of the inside of a Feather duster worm. The shot shows the amazing complexity and patterns inside of the worm.
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22 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 12, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Cayman islands
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Colourful Cowrie by John Parker
Colourful Cowrie
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 12, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Halmahera Sea Indonesia
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Mouth of a Morray by Jan Morton
Mouth of a Morray
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 11, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Leaf Scorpionfish by Taco Cheung
Leaf Scorpionfish
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 11, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Black-Finned Snake Eel (Ophichtus melanochir) f2.8 1/2... by Henley Spiers
Black-Finned Snake Eel (Ophichtus melanochir)
f2.8 1/250 ISO 200
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 10, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Profile of a Moody Giant Frogfish Olympus EM5, Olympus 6... by Henley Spiers
Profile of a Moody Giant Frogfish
Olympus EM5, Olympus 60mm
Nauticam housing, Sea & Sea YS-D1, Retra LSD Prime
f16 1/250 ISO 200
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 9, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
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A swimming Flatworm shot tonight, got lucky :-) by Jonny Haugstad
A swimming Flatworm shot tonight, got lucky :-)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 9, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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"Green Glow" The color and detail contained by an anemon... by Dusty Norman
"Green Glow"
The color and detail contained by an anemone is amazing. You just have to find a way to show it.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 9, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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I N V E R T E B R A T E Octopus (Octopoda) Anilao, Phil... by Irwin Ang
I N V E R T E B R A T E
Octopus (Octopoda)
Anilao, Philippines. May 2014
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 9, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Reef hermit crab at night by Laura Dinraths
Reef hermit crab at night
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 9, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Goodnight he said and pulled his cover over him. Coconut ... by Jonny Haugstad
Goodnight he said and pulled his cover over him. Coconut Octopus.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 8, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Edited version of a frogfish! by Jonny Haugstad
Edited version of a frogfish!
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date posted posted: Monday, June 8, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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First day of muck diving in Dumaguete and I was overwhelm... by Robin Bateman
First day of muck diving in Dumaguete and I was overwhelmed with all the photo ops! Managed to squeeze part of this Harlequin Shrimp in the macro set-up! Oly EM-1, 60mm Macro +5 Diopeter with 2 strobes.
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 7, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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PARTNER, Periclimenes imperator & Hypselodoris tryoni. O... by Hon Ping
PARTNER, Periclimenes imperator & Hypselodoris tryoni.
Olympus TG-3
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 7, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Rhinopsis Not the best for my 100mmL, need to be to far... by Wayne Jones
Rhinopsis
Not the best for my 100mmL, need to be to far away. But with time this photograph was the best I could manage.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 7, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Heart of Fire. Tube Anemone - Cerianthus sp. Ang Thong, T... by Stefan Follows
Heart of Fire. Tube Anemone - Cerianthus sp. Ang Thong, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-iso200-f5.6-1/60-Inon D2000x2
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 7, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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White-spotted octopus on sand at night by Laura Dinraths
White-spotted octopus on sand at night
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 7, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Giant Frogfish by Jonny Haugstad
Giant Frogfish
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 7, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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night diving by Paula Booker
night diving
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 6, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Freckled hawkfish on acropora coral by Laura Dinraths
Freckled hawkfish on acropora coral
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 6, 2015
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Sea Urchin close-up by Kazım Elgin
Sea Urchin close-up
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 6, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Sea Cucumber by Taco Cheung
Sea Cucumber
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 6, 2015
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