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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Tanya Houppermans

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'Light Ray' - A southern stingray of Grand Cayman
'Radiance' - A black background was created in post-processing to showcase the brilliant colors of this Caribbean reef squid.
'Two If By Caribsea'- Two sand tiger sharks swim inside the wreck of the Caribsea off the coast of North Carolina
'Refuge' - The U352 off the coast of North Carolina is home to thousands of fish that congregate around the wreck
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'In The Storm' - Not rain, but fish! Thousands of tiny bait fish appear to rain down on this sand tiger as she swims over the wreck of the Caribsea off the coast of North Carolina.
'Ghosts of the Spar' - You might think that you would see something the size of a sand tiger shark coming a mile away. But the truth is that they seem to suddenly appear, and then just as quickly fade back into the depths.
'Caribsea Companions' - There is no better place to find sand tiger sharks than the wreck of the Caribsea, a WWII freighter that was torpedoed on March 11, 1942, and now lies in 90ft of water off the coast of North Carolina.
'Capturing History' - An underwater photographer lines up a shot of the U352 off the coast of North Carolina
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'What Lies Beneath' - Southern stingrays in the shallow waters off the coast of Grand Cayman
'On The Lowdown' - Southern stingrays glide just over the sandbar off the coast of Grand Cayman
'Spectral' - A southern stingray on the sandbar off the coast of Grand Cayman
'On One Breath' - A freediver ascends from the wreck of the Kittiwake off the coast of Grand Cayman
'Cleaning House' - The tiny eyes of pederson cleaner shrimp in the waters off of Grand Cayman
'Catching Some Rays' - Southern stingrays enjoying the warm, clear waters of Grand Cayman
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'Out On A Limb' - A flamingo tongue cowrie off the coast of Grand Cayman
'Surfing the Sandbar' - A southern stingray in the waters of Grand Cayman
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'Underwater Forest' - Sunlight shines through the tall corals off the coast of Grand Cayman
'Welcome to the Ocean! I'll Be Your Guide.' A sharknose goby rests on coral in the waters off of Grand Cayman
'Swirling the Bow' - A school of horse eye jacks swirls around toward the bow of the Kittiwake off the coast of Grand Cayman
'Going Green' - A green sea turtle drifts through the shallow waters of Grand Cayman
'Diving The Kittiwake' - Divers begin to descend upon the wreck of the Kittiwake off the coast of Grand Cayman
'Southern Hospitality' - A southern stingray stops by for a quick hello in Grand Cayman
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'We Are Family' - 7 southern stingrays glide over the sea floor off the coast of Grand Cayman
'Rush Hour On The Kittiwake' - Fish schooling over the wreck of the Kittiwake off the coast of Grand Cayman
'Head In The Clouds' - A squid swims by in shallow water as rain clouds form overhead in Grand Cayman
'Life In The Slow Lane' - A flamingo tongue cowrie in the waters off of Grand Cayman
'Sunning Sea Lions' - These Steller sea lions near Vancouver Island were so content with staying in the warm sunshine that not many wanted to get into the cold water with us. Can't say that I blame them!
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