Rose Anemone
Puget Sound, WA, U.S.A.
Shortlisted!

Golden Coral Shrimp... just hangin around.
Shortlisted!

Mr Moray's home today

In air but definitely not "Topside." Taken inside the Aquarius undersea habitat/laboratory. This is the bunk "room" where six aquanauts sleep for ten nights during saturation research missions. Often one of the Goliath groupers will peek in. 55 fsw.

Taken at the Aquarius undersea habitat/laboratory diving with the sponge research team in June. This is one of the resident Goliaths - like a big dog. 55 fsw at Conch Reef off Key Largo

Drifter in the Forest. A jelly drifts through the kelp forest water column. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 Strobes.

Unreal scene in the crack of a rock

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Hawksbill turtle under the full moon. Florida Keys night dive.

I was at Aquarius to photograph and video the sponge research for my forthcoming book on sponges. Here is a set of thermisters measuring outflow from a cluster of tube sponges. Looks like a sponge ICU. 65 fsw, Conch Reef, Key Largo.

The entrance slot to the moon pool of Aquarius, the world's only operational undersea habitat. Key Largo, ca. 50 fsw. When entering, I had to literally shoo the fish out of my way.

Shrimp so close you can see the hairs on his chinny chin chin
Shortlisted!

Planehead Filefish juvenile, taken with 60mm and 10x Subsee

Hawaiian Monk seal
Shortlisted!

Dragon wrasse

Hawaiian reef scene. Big Island. Canon G-10. Ikelite housing. DS51 strobes.

A Bass hanging out near an old rock crusher at Haigh Quarry in Kankakee Illinois

Blacktip Poacher with Sea Leeches
Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Shortlisted!

This closeup of a Blenny was taken at Blue Heron Bridge off W.Palm Beach, FL. Awesome diving at lots of critters to photograph

Diving off Deerfield we encountered this very large Green Moray!

The Coast Guard surveys a Dragon Boat Race on the Cumberland River which travels through downtown Nashville TN.

this is a really cool photo i took of a bluegill at Haigh Quarry in Kankakee Illinois with a Sealife DC1200 camera that is stock, please feel free to give me any advice im a beginner still

Hide and seek with a small Blenny at Blue Heron Bridge off the beautiful sunshine coast of FL.

Big Boy in the Kelp. A Giant Black Sea Bass emerges from a "room" in the kelp forest. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel XT and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing with Dual DS-51 strobes.

Canon G-10. Two Ikelite DS51 strobes.l Ikelite housing.

I have eyes for you!

Blue Shark Eye
Shortlisted!
Through to 2011 awards final round judging