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Hypselodoris bullockii_January 2025 (CanonEF100,1/200,f14,iso200)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (6 days ago)
0 votes

Elysia timida_June 2025 (Canon RF100, 1/200,f16,iso125)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (4 days ago)
0 votes

Baby Shortnose Gar taken in shallow water in a small bay of Lake Michigan
By Max Janssen
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

The eye contact. Meet the little Ring-eye Pygmy Goby, specifically Trimma benjamini of Raja Ampat..
By Nellson Sim
posted Yesterday
0 votes

Hello from the yellow polka dots from Tioman island, Malaysia
By Nellson Sim
posted Yesterday
0 votes

Hungry Froggy diving into its yummy sashimi lunch with gusto!
By Nellson Sim
posted Yesterday
0 votes

The moment of peace.. A Denise Pygmy seahorse enjoying it's
By Nellson Sim
posted Yesterday
0 votes

Flabelina affinis nudibranch_June 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f13,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted Yesterday
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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A tip to see it up close: breathe slowly and admire it wi... by Antonio Venturelli
A tip to see it up close: breathe slowly and admire it with respect_Mediterranean moray_2021
(Canon 60mm,t1/125,f/7.1,iso200)
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 18, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Decorator Spider Crab busy re-organising its borrowed cl... by Peet J Van Eeden
Decorator Spider Crab busy re-organising its borrowed clothes
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Mozambique
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Trypterigion Tripteronotus_2021 (Canon60mm,t1/200,f/25,i... by Antonio Venturelli
Trypterigion Tripteronotus_2021
(Canon60mm,t1/200,f/25,iso200)
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 15, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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NEMO portrait by Kelvin H.y Tan
NEMO portrait
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 14, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sea of Japan Japan
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Rhinopias frondosa @ Anilao by Lars Oliver Michaelis
Rhinopias frondosa @ Anilao
2nd place Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 12, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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A mediterranean moray opens its mouth wide to breathe and... by Antonio Venturelli
A mediterranean moray opens its mouth wide to breathe and shows its pointed teeth_2021
(Canon 60mm,t1/160,f/6.3,iso200)
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 11, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Hairy shrimp by Kelvin H.y Tan
Hairy shrimp
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 9, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Twobar clown fishes protect their anemone home fiercely. by Peet J Van Eeden
Twobar clown fishes protect their anemone home fiercely.
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 9, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel South Africa
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Long-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) by Michal Štros
Long-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus)
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 7, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Croatia
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Cerianthus membranaceus_Scilla_2021 (Canon60mm,t1/200,f/... by Antonio Venturelli
Cerianthus membranaceus_Scilla_2021
(Canon60mm,t1/200,f/16,iso200)
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 7, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Cymatium parthenopeum Giant Hairy Triton by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Cymatium parthenopeum
Giant Hairy Triton
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 6, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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The Brainy Coral The pattern of the coral resembles th... by Peet J Van Eeden
The Brainy Coral
The pattern of the coral resembles the convolutions of a human brain
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 6, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (South) South Africa
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Bearded fireworm (Hermodice carunculata) ... Taken by C... by Michal Štros
Bearded fireworm (Hermodice carunculata)
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Taken by Canon 80D/Canon EF-S 60mm f/2,8 Macro USM lens and Subsee 5+ Diopter (two YS-D1 strobes)
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 5, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Croatia
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Dardanus Arrosor_Scilla_2021 (Canon 60mm,t/200,f/20,,iso... by Antonio Venturelli
Dardanus Arrosor_Scilla_2021
(Canon 60mm,t/200,f/20,,iso200)
1 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 4, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Long legged spider crab. It is one of two spider crabs en... by Peet J Van Eeden
Long legged spider crab. It is one of two spider crabs endemic to South African waters
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 4, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (South) South Africa
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Photo of a shrimp goby by Kelvin H.y. Tan
Photo of a shrimp goby
Silver Medal Silver Medal 2021

Final RoundThrough to 2021 awards final round judging
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 3, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Coral Macro :) by Morgan Bennett-Smith
Coral Macro smile
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 2, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Saudi Arabia
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Decorator Crab by Oksana Maksymova
Decorator Crab
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 2, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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The chameleon of the Sea Its real name is “Beautiful... by Peet J Van Eeden
The chameleon of the Sea
Its real name is “Beautiful Cuttlefish” and it is appropriate due to its beautiful warty mantle and three-pronged cirri around its eyes. It has the ability to change color and blend in with its environment.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 2, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (South) South Africa
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Wrasse and Butterflyfish by Morgan Bennett-Smith
Wrasse and Butterflyfish
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 31, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Saudi Arabia
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Geometric moray (Gymnothorax griseus)  by Oksana Maksymova
Geometric moray (Gymnothorax griseus) 
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 20, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Nozin' Aroun' Pale Chin Moray Eel - Gymnothorax herrei ... by Stefan Follows
Nozin' Aroun'
Pale Chin Moray Eel - Gymnothorax herrei
Sail Rock, Thailand
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 24, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Thailand
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Gunnels by Hugo Hirayama
Gunnels
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 24, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sea of Japan Japan
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Longarm octopus by Oksana Maksymova
Longarm octopus
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 17, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Octopus playing cards, photo taken in the Philippines wit... by Sebastian Drew
Octopus playing cards, photo taken in the Philippines with a Canon
1 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 9, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea United Kingdom
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Hermit crab, Canon 60D, canon lens 100mm macro, two ikeli... by Noel Lopez
Hermit crab, Canon 60D, canon lens 100mm macro, two ikelite subtrobe DS125, seacam housing.
0 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 25, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cuba
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nikon D800E, nikon lens 105mm, two ikelite subtrobe DS 12... by Noel Lopez
nikon D800E, nikon lens 105mm, two ikelite subtrobe DS 125,aquatica housing, cuba, Gardens of the queen.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 19, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cuba
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