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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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Goniodoris castanea, double exposure inside the camera, Z... by Filip Staes
Goniodoris castanea, double exposure inside the camera, Zeeland, The Netherlands.
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35 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 19, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Barrel jellyfish (Rhizostoma pulmo), Lake grevelingen, Ze... by Filip Staes
Barrel jellyfish (Rhizostoma pulmo), Lake grevelingen, Zeeland, The Netherlands.
38 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 17, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Atlantic bobtail (Sepiola atlantica), Zeeland, The Nether... by Filip Staes
Atlantic bobtail (Sepiola atlantica), Zeeland, The Netherlands.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 17, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Exploring the inside of the wreck Fang Ming, La Paz, Mexi... by Filip Staes
Exploring the inside of the wreck Fang Ming, La Paz, Mexico. Model: Liane Buelens.
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42 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 16, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Facelina auriculata, Zeeland, The Netherlands. by Filip Staes
Facelina auriculata, Zeeland, The Netherlands.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 16, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Pregnant shrimp, La Paz, Mexico. by Filip Staes
Pregnant shrimp, La Paz, Mexico.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 15, 2017
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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The Arch, Los Islotes, La Paz, Mexico. by Filip Staes
The Arch, Los Islotes, La Paz, Mexico.
37 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 15, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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The Blue circle. by Filip Staes
The Blue circle.
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 13, 2017
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Tomato Anemonefish (Amphiprion frenatus) by Filip Staes
Tomato Anemonefish (Amphiprion frenatus)
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 13, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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Variable neon slug with emperor shrimp, Puerto Galera, Th... by Filip Staes
Variable neon slug with emperor shrimp, Puerto Galera, The Philippines.
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39 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 12, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Whip coral goby with eggs, Puerto Galera, The Philippines. by Filip Staes
Whip coral goby with eggs, Puerto Galera, The Philippines.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 12, 2017
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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"Close encounter", La Paz, Mexico. by Filip Staes
"Close encounter", La Paz, Mexico.
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 11, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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"The eye", double exposure inside the camera, La Paz, Mex... by Filip Staes
"The eye", double exposure inside the camera, La Paz, Mexico.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 11, 2017
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Turtle at the Fang Ming wreck, La Paz, Mexico. by Filip Staes
Turtle at the Fang Ming wreck, La Paz, Mexico.
39 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 9, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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" Visitors", La Paz, Mexico. by Filip Staes
" Visitors", La Paz, Mexico.
39 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 9, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
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Freshwater jungle, Pond of Ekeren, Belgium, model: Marlèn... by Filip Staes
Freshwater jungle, Pond of Ekeren, Belgium, model: Marlène Terpstra
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2017

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12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 8, 2017
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Belgium
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Secretary blenny(Acanthemblemaria maria), La Paz, Mexico. by Filip Staes
Secretary blenny(Acanthemblemaria maria), La Paz, Mexico.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 8, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) at Los Islot... by Filip Staes
California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) at Los Islotes, La Paz, Mexico.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 7, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Los Islotes, La Paz, Mexico. Model: Liane Buelens. by Filip Staes
Los Islotes, La Paz, Mexico. Model: Liane Buelens.
43 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 7, 2017
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Close up of a nembrotha, Puerto Galera, The Philippines. by Filip Staes
Close up of a nembrotha, Puerto Galera, The Philippines.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 6, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Many-host goby (Pleurosicya mossambica) with eggs,housere... by Filip Staes
Many-host goby (Pleurosicya mossambica) with eggs,housereef Raja4divers, Raja Ampat.
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43 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 6, 2017
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Yellowspot flatworm, Permuteran, Bali. by Filip Staes
Yellowspot flatworm, Permuteran, Bali.
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 4, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Looking out for jellyfish, Lake Grevelingen, Zeeland, The... by Filip Staes
Looking out for jellyfish, Lake Grevelingen, Zeeland, The Netherlands. Double exposure inside the camera.
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2017
3rd place Monthly HotShots
Final RoundThrough to 2017 awards final round judging

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Editor's Comment
Incredible composition, colors and lightings, like from a different planet
38 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 4, 2017
date posted category: Temperate Waters
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Cleaning time, Seraya, Bali. by Filip Staes
Cleaning time, Seraya, Bali.
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44 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 3, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Between the algae, the pond of Ekeren, Belgium, model: Ma... by Filip Staes
Between the algae, the pond of Ekeren, Belgium, model: Marlène Terpstra.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 3, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Belgium
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Faucet snails(Bithynia tentaculata), Lake of Ekeren, Belg... by Filip Staes
Faucet snails(Bithynia tentaculata), Lake of Ekeren, Belgium.
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43 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 12, 2017
date posted category: Freshwater
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"Under the fallen tree", Lake Ekeren, Belgium, model: Mar... by Filip Staes
"Under the fallen tree", Lake Ekeren, Belgium, model: Marlène Terpstra.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 12, 2017
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