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Hammerhead, Galapagos, up close!
By Michael Gallagher
posted Wednesday, March 17, 2010
59 votes

Harlequin Shrimp claiming a starfish, Indonesia
By Michael Gallagher
posted Wednesday, December 7, 2011
56 votes

My starfish!!!
By Michael Gallagher
posted Wednesday, October 19, 2011
50 votes

Yellow Pygmy Portrait, Indonesia
By Michael Gallagher
posted Saturday, December 24, 2011
50 votes

Parrotfish portrait, taken at night in the Maldives
By Michael Gallagher
posted Thursday, November 12, 2009
49 votes

Free-swimming BRO, Lembeh
By Michael Gallagher
posted Thursday, August 4, 2011
48 votes


By Michael Gallagher
posted Sunday, November 13, 2011
47 votes

Juvenile flying fish with its own reflection at the surface, Indonesia
By Michael Gallagher
posted Friday, June 17, 2011
45 votes

Juvenile Cuttlefish, Byron Bay, Australia
By Michael Gallagher
posted Thursday, June 30, 2011
44 votes

Hairy Frogfish with snoot, Lembeh
By Michael Gallagher
posted Thursday, July 21, 2011
44 votes
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Bad hair day... by Michael Gallagher
Bad hair day...
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39 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 29, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Message in a bottle, Lembeh, Indonesia... by Michael Gallagher
Message in a bottle, Lembeh, Indonesia...
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Yellow Pygmy Portrait, Indonesia by Michael Gallagher
Yellow Pygmy Portrait, Indonesia
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50 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 24, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Underwater Santa!? Maybe not, but at least he's red with ... by Michael Gallagher
Underwater Santa!? Maybe not, but at least he's red with a white beard!! Merry Christmas to all on uwp.com!! (ps he's a shaggy frogfish...)
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16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 21, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Whale shark feeding at night, Djibouti by Michael Gallagher
Whale shark feeding at night, Djibouti
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26 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 10, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Red Sea Djibouti
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Harlequin Shrimp claiming a starfish, Indonesia by Michael Gallagher
Harlequin Shrimp claiming a starfish, Indonesia
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56 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Indian Ocean Bottlenose Dolphin showing off the spots on ... by Michael Gallagher
Indian Ocean Bottlenose Dolphin showing off the spots on his belly - El Fanous, Hurghada, Egyptian Red Sea
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 3, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Batfish in those awkward teenage years... by Michael Gallagher
Batfish in those awkward teenage years...
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Lunch!! Cormorant with a freshly caught flounder on the R... by Michael Gallagher
Lunch!! Cormorant with a freshly caught flounder on the River Thames, England...
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 27, 2011
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: English Channel United Kingdom
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No beauty prizes for this fella I'm afraid - Reptilian Sn... by Michael Gallagher
No beauty prizes for this fella I'm afraid - Reptilian Snake Eel in the muck, Lembeh, Indonesia
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26 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 26, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Sailfin Surgeonfish portrait taken in the Egyptian Red Sea by Michael Gallagher
Sailfin Surgeonfish portrait taken in the Egyptian Red Sea
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39 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 24, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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The bow of the Umbria, Sudan - what a brilliant wreck dive! by Michael Gallagher
The bow of the Umbria, Sudan - what a brilliant wreck dive!
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 22, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Red Sea Sudan
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Gulp!! Whale shark feeding at night, Djibouti... by Michael Gallagher
Gulp!! Whale shark feeding at night, Djibouti...
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31 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 20, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Red Sea Djibouti
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Tiny Triplefin (I think??), PNG. Tough to spot and then t... by Michael Gallagher
Tiny Triplefin (I think??), PNG. Tough to spot and then tough to wait for it to stay in one spot long enough for a photo!
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31 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Pacific Papua New Guinea
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Snowflake moray eel portrait, Milne Bay, PNG by Michael Gallagher
Snowflake moray eel portrait, Milne Bay, PNG
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Papua New Guinea
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"The Jockey" - imperial shrimp riding a nudi, Indonesia by Michael Gallagher
"The Jockey" - imperial shrimp riding a nudi, Indonesia
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2011

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Editor's Comment
striking color contrast makes this one
47 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Crinoid detail, PNG by Michael Gallagher
Crinoid detail, PNG
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 8, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Papua New Guinea
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Snake eel portrait, Indonesia by Michael Gallagher
Snake eel portrait, Indonesia
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Old man loggerhead, Byron Bay, Australia by Michael Gallagher
Old man loggerhead, Byron Bay, Australia
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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My starfish!!! by Michael Gallagher
My starfish!!!
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50 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 19, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Message in a bottle, Lembeh... by Michael Gallagher
Message in a bottle, Lembeh...
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 17, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Snowflake moray eel portrait, Lembeh by Michael Gallagher
Snowflake moray eel portrait, Lembeh
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31 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Open wide...whaleshark feeding, Djibouti by Michael Gallagher
Open wide...whaleshark feeding, Djibouti
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35 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Red Sea Djibouti
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Shrimp sandwich, PNG by Michael Gallagher
Shrimp sandwich, PNG
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Papua New Guinea
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El Toro!!! by Michael Gallagher
El Toro!!!
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Coconut Octopus portrait, Lembeh by Michael Gallagher
Coconut Octopus portrait, Lembeh
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 30, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Harlequin Tuskfish, GBR, Australia by Michael Gallagher
Harlequin Tuskfish, GBR, Australia
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 25, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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