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Oh, kiss me beneath the milky twilight! (Sixpence None The Richer) Reload Lembeh Strait - Northsulawesi (Police Pier)
By Lars Oliver Michaelis
posted Wednesday, June 14, 2017
43 votes

big eye goby (Bryaniops amplus) on whip coral
By Lars Oliver Michaelis
posted Monday, April 24, 2017
31 votes

pregnant ornate or harlequin ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus) backlighted shot
By Lars Oliver Michaelis
posted Tuesday, August 1, 2017
31 votes

Silhouettes
By Lars Oliver Michaelis
posted Tuesday, January 24, 2017
25 votes

family portrait (mom and dad Zebra crab presenting the next generation)
By Lars Oliver Michaelis
posted Monday, January 30, 2017
25 votes

Bigmouth
By Lars Oliver Michaelis
posted Friday, March 17, 2017
25 votes

Wonderpus
By Lars Oliver Michaelis
posted Friday, December 1, 2017
24 votes

tongue-eating parasite (Cymothoa exigua) inside the mouth of a poor clownfish (this isotopic parasite grows an inch in length and replaces the host's tongue)
By Lars Oliver Michaelis
posted Friday, October 25, 2019
24 votes

Salut ma chérie! (Hippocampus denise)
By Lars Oliver Michaelis
posted Thursday, June 1, 2017
23 votes

Flabellina exoptata Lembeh Strait, Northsulawesi
By Lars Oliver Michaelis
posted Sunday, January 20, 2019
23 votes
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Chromodoris kuniei, Anilao, Philippines by Lars Oliver Michaelis
Chromodoris kuniei,
Anilao, Philippines
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 23, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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diamondback (Thysanoteuthis rhombus) BWD Anilao, Philipp... by Lars Oliver Michaelis
diamondback (Thysanoteuthis rhombus)
BWD Anilao, Philippines
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13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 19, 2021
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Manta @ night by Lars Oliver Michaelis
Manta @ night
shortlistedShortlisted!
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 7, 2021
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Arabian Sea Maldives
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Colemans on fire-sea urchin (magic tube & snoot) by Lars Oliver Michaelis
Colemans on fire-sea urchin
(magic tube & snoot)
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 21, 2021
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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DENDRONOTUS REGIUS by Lars Oliver Michaelis
DENDRONOTUS REGIUS
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 8, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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spiny tiger shrimp Anilao,Philippines by Lars Oliver Michaelis
spiny tiger shrimp
Anilao,Philippines
shortlistedShortlisted!
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 30, 2021
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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diamondback (Thysanoteuthis rhombus) BWD Anilao by Lars Oliver Michaelis
diamondback (Thysanoteuthis rhombus)
BWD Anilao
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9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 20, 2021
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Echo & Narcissus by Lars Oliver Michaelis
Echo & Narcissus
shortlistedShortlisted!
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 12, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Family Portrait by Lars Oliver Michaelis
Family Portrait
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 1, 2021
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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DENDRONOTUS REGIUS by Lars Oliver Michaelis
DENDRONOTUS REGIUS
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 20, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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grey reefsharks @ maldives by Lars Oliver Michaelis
grey reefsharks @ maldives
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 8, 2021
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Juvenile banded driftfish (Psenes arafurensis) bwd by Lars Oliver Michaelis
Juvenile banded driftfish (Psenes arafurensis)
bwd
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2021

Final RoundThrough to 2021 awards final round judging
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 30, 2021
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) presenti... by Lars Oliver Michaelis
peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) presenting its offspring
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 23, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Leopard Crinoid Shrimp (Laomenes pardus), Anilao, Philip... by Lars Oliver Michaelis
Leopard Crinoid Shrimp (Laomenes pardus),
Anilao, Philippines
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2021

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12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2021
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Rhinopias frondosa @ Anilao by Lars Oliver Michaelis
Rhinopias frondosa @ Anilao
2nd place Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 12, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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sea butterfly (Cymbulia peronii Blainville, 1818) by Lars Oliver Michaelis
sea butterfly (Cymbulia peronii Blainville, 1818)
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 2, 2020
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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ghostpipefish fractal filter technique by Lars Oliver Michaelis
ghostpipefish
fractal filter technique
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 6, 2020
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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dendronotus regius Anilao - Philippines http://www.foto... by Lars Oliver Michaelis
dendronotus regius
Anilao - Philippines
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3 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 3, 2020
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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pufferfish eye by Lars Oliver Michaelis
pufferfish eye
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 18, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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tiger Shrimp - Lembeh Strait by Lars Oliver Michaelis
tiger Shrimp - Lembeh Strait
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 5, 2019
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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tongue-eating parasite (Cymothoa exigua) inside the mouth... by Lars Oliver Michaelis
tongue-eating parasite (Cymothoa exigua) inside the mouth of a poor clownfish
(this isotopic parasite grows an inch in length and replaces the host's tongue)
shortlistedShortlisted!
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 25, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Rhinopias eschmeyeri by Lars Oliver Michaelis
Rhinopias eschmeyeri
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 15, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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bumble bee shrimp by Lars Oliver Michaelis
bumble bee shrimp
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 14, 2019
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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bad mood... (Costasiella usagi) by Lars Oliver Michaelis
bad mood...
(Costasiella usagi)
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 11, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Lembeh Seadragon (Kyonemichthys rumengani) by Lars Oliver Michaelis
Lembeh Seadragon (Kyonemichthys rumengani)
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 17, 2019
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Rhinopias (backlit with bluelight and snooted) by Lars Oliver Michaelis
Rhinopias
(backlit with bluelight and snooted)
shortlistedShortlisted!
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 10, 2019
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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spiny tiger shrimp - Lembeh by Lars Oliver Michaelis
spiny tiger shrimp - Lembeh
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 8, 2019
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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