Saddled Blenny

"Peek-A-Blue" - A blue chromis peers out from behind a gorgonian on a reef at night.
Shortlisted!

Cocodrile with a Snorkel, Gardens of the Queen Cuba
Shortlisted!

Lettuce seaslug
Shortlisted!

Mr. Octopus

Silk sharks
Shortlisted!

Eagle rays "flying by" picture take with a canon g15

Pelua

Cahuama and Divers, Half Moon Caye, Belize

"The Most Beautiful Reef #2" - Gorgeous, colourful corals and sponges grow off the pinnacle that is Ghost Mountain. One of the most beautiful dive sites on Grand Cayman!

Chromatophores on point with this juvenile reef squid
Shortlisted!

Shark in Blue, Gardens of the Queen Cuba

Cute Mexican

"Abstract Lion"
A juvenile lionfish that was hiding against an overhang enabled me to experiment with one of my favorite techniques: shallow depth of field!
Shortlisted!

Rino

ghost shrimp

"Deep Breaths" - A green sea turtle breaths at the surface after mating. This was the male of a pair of mating turtles that were repeatedly fending off a rival male, leaving little opportunity to catch their breath.

Turtle with the Sun, San Pedro Belize

ghostly

Towering tube sponges of Bonaire

"Melo Yello" - Portrait of a miniature melo as it crawls over seaweed. A second melo can just be seen in the background.

Cocodrile and Blue Sky, Gardens of the Queen Cuba

Meet Nino the friendly American Crocodile, this guy came below the surface to say hi to my camera lens
Shortlisted!

"Where's The Wreck?"- A diver hovers in sunbeams over empty sand where the Kittiwake shipwreck used to be. I took this photograph in October last year just after the ship was moved by Hurricane Nate. Photographed with a Magic Filter on the lens.

Sharks in Surface, Gardens of the Queen Cuba

Southern Stingray

Through to 2018 awards final round judging

Pike