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Mating cuttlefish, Zeeland, The Netherlands.
By Filip Staes
posted Wednesday, August 16, 2017
58 votes

Cuttlefish, Zeeland, The Netherlands.
By Filip Staes
posted Sunday, April 23, 2017
57 votes

Barrel jellyfish, Zeeland, the Netherlands.
By Filip Staes
posted Wednesday, June 21, 2017
54 votes


By Filip Staes
posted Saturday, August 26, 2017
54 votes


By Filip Staes
posted Sunday, December 24, 2017
54 votes

Cleaning time!
By Filip Staes
posted Wednesday, March 22, 2017
53 votes

Waterlily, Turnhout, Belgium.
By Filip Staes
posted Thursday, August 10, 2017
53 votes

Waterlilies,Turnhout, Belgium.
By Filip Staes
posted Wednesday, October 11, 2017
51 votes

Arborek, Raja Ampat.
By Filip Staes
posted Saturday, September 30, 2017
50 votes

Small snakelocks anemone (Sagartiogeton undatus) in backlight, Zeeland, The Netherlands.
By Filip Staes
posted Monday, November 6, 2017
50 votes
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Portret of a Blue shark.Atlantic ocean, South Africa. by Filip Staes
Portret of a Blue shark.Atlantic ocean, South Africa.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 27, 2017
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Barrel jellyfish, Zeeland, the Netherlands. by Filip Staes
Barrel jellyfish, Zeeland, the Netherlands.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 26, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Cardinalfish, Puerto Galera, Philippines. by Filip Staes
Cardinalfish, Puerto Galera, Philippines.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 26, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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"WE NEED CPR!" Toads are amphibians. This means they regu... by Filip Staes
"WE NEED CPR!" Toads are amphibians. This means they regularly have to go to the surface to breathe. But sometimes females drown because too many males are preventing them to surface. Turnhout, Belgium
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 24, 2017
date posted category: Humorous
date posted location: Belgium
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A diver explores a Mushroom coral. Bunaken, Manado, Sulaw... by Filip Staes
A diver explores a Mushroom coral. Bunaken, Manado, Sulawesi.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 24, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Portret of a lionfish. Dahab,Egypt. by Filip Staes
Portret of a lionfish. Dahab,Egypt.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 24, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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plumose anemone or frilled anemone, backlighted. Zeeland,... by Filip Staes
plumose anemone or frilled anemone, backlighted. Zeeland, the Netherlands.
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31 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 24, 2017
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Cuttlefish, Zeeland, The Netherlands. by Filip Staes
Cuttlefish, Zeeland, The Netherlands.
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2017
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editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Perfect timing, great composition and the green water adds a special touch to the shot
57 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 23, 2017
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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A diver is photographing a juvenile Lumpsucker, Oostersch... by Filip Staes
A diver is photographing a juvenile Lumpsucker, Oosterschelde, Zeeland, The Netherlands.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 23, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Great cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) in Betty's bay, So... by Filip Staes
Great cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) in Betty's bay, South Africa.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 22, 2017
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Tubularia indivisa, commonly known as the oaten pipes hyd... by Filip Staes
Tubularia indivisa, commonly known as the oaten pipes hydroid. Zeeland, The Netherlands
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 22, 2017
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Spring is in the water! common prawn (Palaemon serratus) by Filip Staes
Spring is in the water! common prawn (Palaemon serratus)
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Skeleton shrimp (Caprella mutica), Oosterschelde, Zeeland... by Filip Staes
Skeleton shrimp (Caprella mutica), Oosterschelde, Zeeland, The Netherlands
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35 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Mating toads with eggs, Turnhout, Belgium by Filip Staes
Mating toads with eggs, Turnhout, Belgium
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 19, 2017
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Belgium
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"My work", Frog with eggs, Turnhout, Belgium by Filip Staes
"My work", Frog with eggs, Turnhout, Belgium
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14 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 19, 2017
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Belgium
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Wreck of "de Zeehond", Grevelingen, The Netherlands. by Filip Staes
Wreck of "de Zeehond", Grevelingen, The Netherlands.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 18, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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The pond of Ekeren, Belgium by Filip Staes
The pond of Ekeren, Belgium
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 18, 2017
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Belgium
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Batfish in front of the Alma Jane wreck, Puerto Galera, P... by Filip Staes
Batfish in front of the Alma Jane wreck, Puerto Galera, Philippines.
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 17, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Samaranger lake, Tirol, Austria by Filip Staes
Samaranger lake, Tirol, Austria
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 17, 2017
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Austria
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"clear water". One of the clearest lakes in Europe. The l... by Filip Staes
"clear water". One of the clearest lakes in Europe. The lake bottom is covered with algae. Samaranger lake, Tirol, Austria.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 16, 2017
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Austria
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"Entangled", Mating toads, Turnhout, Belgium. by Filip Staes
"Entangled", Mating toads, Turnhout, Belgium.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 16, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Belgium
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Portret of a Thornback boxfish (Lactoria fornasini), Lemb... by Filip Staes
Portret of a Thornback boxfish (Lactoria fornasini), Lembeh strait, Indonesia.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 15, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Porcelain crab on the branch of a sea pen. Backlight. Kom... by Filip Staes
Porcelain crab on the branch of a sea pen. Backlight. Komodo, Indonesia.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 15, 2017
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Pike, Pond of Ekeren, Belgium. by Filip Staes
Pike, Pond of Ekeren, Belgium.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 14, 2017
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Belgium
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common spider crab (Macropodia rostrata)Zeeland, the Neth... by Filip Staes
common spider crab (Macropodia rostrata)Zeeland, the Netherlands.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 14, 2017
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Under the boat, Dahab, Red sea. by Filip Staes
Under the boat, Dahab, Red sea.
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2017

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35 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 13, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Reflection of a waterlily, Turnhout, Belgium by Filip Staes
Reflection of a waterlily, Turnhout, Belgium
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28 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 13, 2017
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Belgium
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