loading ...
please wait
Video Underwater Photo Contest | Macro - Close-Up (288)

Search Contest Entries

Entries by Category
Entries by Sea
Entries by Country
or enter search text
 Contest Chat
Stats
Portfolios
Slide ShowSlide Show (latest)
Slide Show
Medal Winners
Spam voting policy
Really Simple Syndication Top 10 RSS feed
The Rules!
Our underwater photography contest is the longest running and most prestigious online. If you want to make a name for yourself this is THE place to do it.
Just look at some of the internationally acclaimed photographers who have launched their u/w photo careers here over the years.
It's easy to enter the contest just... click here to enter

Monthly winners will be shown by the 10th of the following month
winner Annual Contest
Entries to the annual contest close 31st December 2025 - 53 days to go



Peoples' Vote


Tompot blenny - Parablennius gattorugine
By Stefanos Michael
posted (5 days ago)
0 votes

Elysia beauty_October 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f11,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted Yesterday
0 votes

About Peoples' vote About Peoples' vote



Special Offer
Our Price $899
buy underwater cameras
buy your UnderwaterPhotography.com T-shirts!
The UnderwaterPhotography.com photo course collection
click here to buy the book
15730 Entries Found: Page 288  of  583
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
climb a spiky soft coral crab climbing to higher ground by Marco Fierli
climb
a spiky soft coral crab climbing to higher ground
10 Votes
VOTE!

date posted posted: Monday, February 4, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
view portfolio more shots by Marco Fierli
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

Hermit Crap. Little bit close... Bali, Tulamben Canon 6... by Ahmet Yay
Hermit Crap. Little bit close...
Bali, Tulamben
Canon 600 D - Canon 60 mm macro - 2xYS-D1 Flash
1/125, f:3,5 Asa:100
shortlistedShortlisted!
14 Votes
VOTE!

date posted posted: Monday, February 4, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
view portfolio more shots by Ahmet Yay view portfolio
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

Blennie .Mauritius by Linley Jean-Yves Bignoux
Blennie .Mauritius
3 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Sunday, February 3, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mauritius
view portfolio more shots by Linley Jean-Yves Bignoux
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 
Titan Triggerfish with cleaner wrasses by Paul Colley
Titan Triggerfish with cleaner wrasses
20 Votes
VOTE!

date posted posted: Sunday, February 3, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
view portfolio more shots by Paul Colley view portfolio
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

Blenny face, Acapulco Mexico by Alejandro Topete
Blenny face, Acapulco Mexico
40 Votes
VOTE!

date posted posted: Sunday, February 3, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
view portfolio more shots by Alejandro Topete
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 
Enchelycore anatina, Canary Islands by Mariano Mañas
Enchelycore anatina, Canary Islands
14 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Sunday, February 3, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic Spain
view portfolio more shots by Mariano Mañas view portfolio
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

Clown anemonefish Bunaken,Sulawesi,Indonesia, Bunaken Is... by Hans-Gert Broeder
Clown anemonefish
Bunaken,Sulawesi,Indonesia, Bunaken Island,
Nikon D 300 S, Micro 60, 1/320 ,f 6,3, iso 800 in Kinetics
no strobe or flash, natural lighting
16 Votes
VOTE!

date posted posted: Sunday, February 3, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
view portfolio more shots by Hans-Gert Broeder
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

Reef Lizardfish, Synodus variegatus, North Sulawesi, Lemb... by Paul Flandinette
Reef Lizardfish, Synodus variegatus, North Sulawesi, Lembeh, Indonesia;
10 Votes
VOTE!

date posted posted: Sunday, February 3, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
view portfolio more shots by Paul Flandinette view portfolio
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 
Wandering Anemone by Daniel Poloha
Wandering Anemone
12 Votes
VOTE!

date posted posted: Sunday, February 3, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
view portfolio more shots by Daniel Poloha
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 
red flower by Walter Bassi
red flower
shortlistedShortlisted!
14 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Saturday, February 2, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
view portfolio more shots by Walter Bassi
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 
Snapper head detail by Daniel Poloha
Snapper head detail
11 Votes
VOTE!

date posted posted: Saturday, February 2, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
view portfolio more shots by Daniel Poloha
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 
Stoplight Parrotfish with Shark Sucker attached on the Bi... by Michael Kovach
Stoplight Parrotfish with Shark Sucker attached on the Big Coral Knoll off the beach at Fort Lauderdale.
14 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Saturday, February 2, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
view portfolio more shots by Michael Kovach
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

Blenny Mandarin, Plataforma Tiburon Mexico by Alejandro Topete
Blenny Mandarin, Plataforma Tiburon Mexico
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2013

Final RoundThrough to 2013 awards final round judging
55 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Friday, February 1, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
view portfolio more shots by Alejandro Topete
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 
Female Ornate Ghostpipefish ventilating her eggs by Miles Jackson
Female Ornate Ghostpipefish ventilating her eggs
12 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Friday, February 1, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
view portfolio more shots by Miles Jackson view portfolio
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

Only the brave... say one time a litte cleaner.... by Jonathan Sala
Only the brave... say one time a litte cleaner....
23 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Friday, February 1, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
view portfolio more shots by Jonathan Sala
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

DANGEROUS FLOWERS by Mona Dienhart
DANGEROUS FLOWERS
15 Votes
VOTE!

date posted posted: Friday, February 1, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
view portfolio more shots by Mona Dienhart view portfolio
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 
long nose seehorse in Guadeloupe, fwi by Alex Zeni
long nose seehorse in Guadeloupe, fwi
20 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Friday, February 1, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Guadeloupe
view portfolio more shots by Alex Zeni
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 
Juvenile Red Sea anemonefish protecting its big anemone by Laura Dinraths
Juvenile Red Sea anemonefish protecting its big anemone
11 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Friday, February 1, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
view portfolio more shots by Laura Dinraths
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

A tiny juvenile Western clown anemonefish (Amphiprion occ... by Paul Flandinette
A tiny juvenile Western clown anemonefish (Amphiprion occellaris) nestles in the safety of the arms of this Bubble-tip anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) which are deadly to other fish species
shortlistedShortlisted!
15 Votes
VOTE!

date posted posted: Friday, February 1, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
view portfolio more shots by Paul Flandinette view portfolio
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

An anemone feeding. by Valda Fraser
An anemone feeding.
18 Votes
VOTE!

date posted posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Mozambique
view portfolio more shots by Valda Fraser
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

Blue Parrot fish, Cozumel Mexico by Alejandro Topete
Blue Parrot fish, Cozumel Mexico
shortlistedShortlisted!
35 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
view portfolio more shots by Alejandro Topete
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

Orange Sea Horse, Acapulco Mexico by Alejandro Topete
Orange Sea Horse, Acapulco Mexico
35 Votes
VOTE!

date posted posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
view portfolio more shots by Alejandro Topete
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

Thorny Seahorse in the bay of Ambon,Indonesia by Goos Van Der Heide
Thorny Seahorse in the bay of Ambon,Indonesia
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2013

Final RoundThrough to 2013 awards final round judging
38 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
view portfolio more shots by Goos Van Der Heide view portfolio
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

Harlequin Shrimp by Goos Van Der Heide
Harlequin Shrimp
shortlistedShortlisted!
27 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
view portfolio more shots by Goos Van Der Heide view portfolio
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 
Black Sea Bass about 30 yards off the beach and a little ... by Michael Kovach
Black Sea Bass about 30 yards off the beach and a little West and South of the Big Coral Knoll in Fort Lauderdale
10 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
view portfolio more shots by Michael Kovach
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

Axelrod's clown blenny; Ecsenius axelrodi, Bunaken Nation... by Paul Flandinette
Axelrod's clown blenny; Ecsenius axelrodi, Bunaken National Marine Park
shortlistedShortlisted!
19 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
view portfolio more shots by Paul Flandinette view portfolio
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 

This member has a pro account

Yellow Frogfish by Beate Seiler
Yellow Frogfish
18 Votes
VOTE!

go to the dive site record where this shot was takenDive Site for this image
date posted posted: Wednesday, January 30, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico United States
view portfolio more shots by Beate Seiler
report inappropriate content to the webmaster report abuse 
15730 Entries Found: Page 288  of  583