Limacia cockerelli, rhinophore study
Shortlisted!

Waiting for the rest of the party who were doing their safety stop.

Divers snorkel with Mola Mola - Catalina Island
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A large population of Manta Rays has been documented to regularly come to the Isla Plata on Ecuador's coast during summer months. Scientists have identified hundreds of individuals using photo identification and the count continues...

Giant Pacific Octopus
Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
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The anatomy of a breaking wave. This image shows the vortices of energy released as a wave breaks. The vortices last a tiny fraction of a second before the whole wave collapses into a foam ball.

Through to 2013 awards final round judging

- Get you under my wings -
Eagle ray (Aetobatus ocellatus), Landslide, Wolf Island, Galápagos

This Whale Shark circles as we observe its entangled in a thick fishing line. The line, wrapped around the midsection, was deeply embedded in the whale shark's skin and must have been there for some time. The shark was later cut free.

A rare squadron of Giant Pacific Manta Rays. These giants measure 18 ft. from wingtip to wingtip. This special day the mantas were chasing each other in a playful frenzy.

The Best Safety Stop ever! Momma and Baby humpback Whales rest motionless in front of divers.

The Turtle Cleaning station in the Morning
Puako, Hawaii

Mosshead Warbonnet Portrait

Love at first sight? Rare Hawaiian Monk Seal 'hugs' a Green Sea Turtle.
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Sealy Games

Manta

My First Manta. / Each time I go into the ocean, I look forward with great anticipation to new encounters. While in Palau, Micronesia, I had such a first with a manta. Ascending to the surface at German Channel, a well known Manta cleaning station,

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Colors of Sekiu
Sekiu, WA, U.S.A.
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Wolf Eel Couple

Mosshead Warbonnet
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How do I look?
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Fantail file fish

Close and Far. A view of sunlight cascading through the kelp forest. Shot with Canon T4i and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite housing with dual DS51 strobes.

Black bar soldier fish portrait in Maui, Hawaii.

Tiny white mouth moray eel checks out the photographer.

Common shrimp Palaemon affinis

Turtles in Love, Puerto Vallarta Mexico

Clown Frogfish Hiding from Big Current in Nusa Penida's Crystal Bay.