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Elysia timida_June 2025 (Canon RF100, 1/200,f16,iso125)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (6 days ago)
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Baby Shortnose Gar taken in shallow water in a small bay of Lake Michigan
By Max Janssen
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The eye contact. Meet the little Ring-eye Pygmy Goby, specifically Trimma benjamini of Raja Ampat..
By Nellson Sim
posted (3 days ago)
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Hello from the yellow polka dots from Tioman island, Malaysia
By Nellson Sim
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Hungry Froggy diving into its yummy sashimi lunch with gusto!
By Nellson Sim
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The moment of peace.. A Denise Pygmy seahorse enjoying it's
By Nellson Sim
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Flabelina affinis nudibranch_June 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f13,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
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Dwarf Sea Hare - Aplysia parvula
By Stefanos Michael
posted Yesterday
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Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
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Inland Sea | Gozo
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shots above the surface. Can be on land but with relevance to the marine environment

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Rain... Reef Divers boat moored at Buccaneer Reef, Cayman... by William Goodwin
Rain... Reef Divers boat moored at Buccaneer Reef, Cayman Brac
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 8, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Longtail boat on the Chao Phraya river. by Stuart Ganz
Longtail boat on the Chao Phraya river.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 7, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Thailand
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'Sunset Over Bali' on a live-aboard to Komodo (Canon G9, ... by Marco Waagmeester
'Sunset Over Bali' on a live-aboard to Komodo (Canon G9, Speedlite 420ex)
shortlistedShortlisted!
69 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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last citizens of a paradise by Mauro Serafini
last citizens of a paradise
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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another breathtaking sunset in Similan... by Adriano Trapani
another breathtaking sunset in Similan...
70 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Post sunset, long exposure - from the shores of Anilao by Adam Skrzypczyk
Post sunset, long exposure - from the shores of Anilao
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 4, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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nikon d2x 10,5 mm no strobes by Puddu Massimo
nikon d2x 10,5 mm no strobes
36 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 4, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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My wife and daughter enjoying the last sunset of our rece... by Michael Schlenk
My wife and daughter enjoying the last sunset of our recent Curacao visit.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 28, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Crocodrile of the Coba Lagoon (Mexico). by Miguel Cortes
Crocodrile of the Coba Lagoon (Mexico).
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 28, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Mexico
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Carefree in Bonaire - my daughter getting her feet wet at... by Alan Lyall
Carefree in Bonaire - my daughter getting her feet wet at the Windsock dive site
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 28, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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THE WRECK AND THE DIVER SNORKELING by Alberto Romeo
THE WRECK AND THE DIVER SNORKELING
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 28, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Tunisia
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osprey eating parrot fish by John Naylor
osprey eating parrot fish
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 27, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Fisherman by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Fisherman
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 27, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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water chalets, Maldives by Geoff Spiby
water chalets, Maldives
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 24, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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This exhausted shrimp was trying to climb up one of the m... by Alan Lyall
This exhausted shrimp was trying to climb up one of the mooring ropes of our liveaboard one evening to get out of the current and away from predators... I'm sure it would have made a tasty meal for something if it lost its grip...
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 24, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Iguana, dive boats, a morning full of promise... Bonaire by William Goodwin
Iguana, dive boats, a morning full of promise... Bonaire
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2009

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Editor's Comment
There's always a topside shot to be had between, or before, dives!
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 23, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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time for a sunset dive in Similan! by Adriano Trapani
time for a sunset dive in Similan!
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75 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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some more hermits at Pavones, Costa Rica by Steve De Neef
some more hermits at Pavones, Costa Rica
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Twin twisters by Giuseppe Piccioli
Twin twisters
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 20, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Birds by Mauro Serafini
Birds
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 18, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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MY SON WAKEBORDING " BACKROLL" by Alberto Romeo
MY SON WAKEBORDING " BACKROLL"
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 18, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Young future-diver with canoe in tow. The image was take... by Allan Vandeford
Young future-diver with canoe in tow. The image was taken during a visit to the Russell Island group aboard Bilikiki.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 17, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Solomon Sea Solomon islands
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An apnea diver contemplates what he is about to do. Morri... by Michael Grebler
An apnea diver contemplates what he is about to do. Morrison's Quarry, Quebec, Canada. Minolta x700 camera with 19mm Vivitar lens and Fuji 200 ASA film.

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Editor's Comment
a nicely composed shot that tells a story. You don't need to live by a coral reef to be an u/w photographer, but it helps!
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 17, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Canada
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Colombia - Cartagena by Vito Lorusso
Colombia - Cartagena
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 17, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Colombia
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Baby Dock at Captain Don's Habitat, Bonaire. Footprints ... by William Goodwin
Baby Dock at Captain Don's Habitat, Bonaire. Footprints telling a tale...
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 16, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Sullivan bay. Santiago. Galapagos. S5PRO, 18-200mm. by Derek Haslam
Sullivan bay. Santiago. Galapagos. S5PRO, 18-200mm.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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fiddler crab in mangrove swamp by John Naylor
fiddler crab in mangrove swamp
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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