©Amanda Cotton
Freediving at night in the Bahamas with a pod of dolphins was a pretty magical experience.

A 10ft lemon shark swims in the clear bahamian waters off the West End of Grand Bahama!

Tiger shark swims overhead

Getting the shot! A beautiful female tiger shark swims by a Today Show cameraman to give him "the shot"

Swimming with Danger! A friend swims alongside a large 12ft Tiger Shark off the West End of Grand Bahama.

stingray city
Shortlisted!
Through to 2009 awards final round judging

14 foot Tiger shark checks out a diver off the West End of Grand Bahama. You just have to have so much respect for these sharks!

Butterflyfish seemed to be more abundant than usual on this dive trip. I caught this one with an Olympus Evolt E-300 with and Inon Z240 strobe.

A Lemon shark cruises near the surface with a bunch of hitchikers!

Respect. This large 14 foot female Tiger shark cruised by my camera at least 3 times coming so close I could touch her. She slowed down every time to check me out then went on her way. Such beautiful animals.

A young "Blue" tang surgeonfish (Acanthurus coeruleus) along the southern reefs at Bahia.

I caught this baby octopus out of the corner of my eye and barely had time to grab the shot. It was taken with a 50 mm macro lens and 1.4 tele-converter with and Ikelite strobe.

all eyes ahead

sailfin blennie

Banded Coral Shrimps hanging together

They swarmed around the bottom of the boat in hopes of more food. I took this photo while diving with Stuart Coves in Nassau. I used my Sealife DC500, wide angle lens and 2 strobes. The Caribbean Reef Shark.

Yes - another Caribbean Reef Shark, I think he was still hungary and hoping there was some more food. I like the adventure of taking photos of the great fish around the surface - lots of cool angles. I used my Sealife DC500 and all accessories.

lined Seahorse

Vigilant Specter - The Lionfish has invaded the atlantic waters of the caribbean in vast numbers, and are exploding in population tenfold, due to the lack of preditors. This lionfish was patrolling Jakes Hole, in the Exumas caye chain in the Bahamas

Grouper found inside a wreck in the Bahamas. Taken with Olympus Evolt E-300 with Inon Z240 Strobe

blacktip with alot of other blacktips swarming around

This Hawkbill turtle lives on this wreck. Photo was taken with Olympus Evolt E-300 with Fisheye lens and Inon Z240 strobe.

great white

This Lionfish was tucked into a wreck in the Bahamas. Photo taken with Olympus Evolt E-300 with Inon strobe.

Eye of a Trumpetfish-Canon 5D 100 mm macro

Yellowline Arrow Crab-Canon 5D 100 mm macro

Queen Angelfish Canon 5D 100 mm macro