Crowd Control [TOP100]

A female Orca swimming through a Herring bait ball in the Arctic waters of Northern Norway.

Andy Schmid,   Switzerland, Zurich

НА ЗУБОК [TOP100]

О. Монерон. Морские львы (сивучи) свое любопытство проявляют по-разному. А вот и «фиш-айный» порт камеры они решили попробовать в прямом смысле на зубок!

Stepan Reshetnikov,   Russian Federation, Москва

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Alexei Magai,   Russian Federation, Нахабино

Jackfish art

A huge tornado of Jack Fish spins creating mesmerizing shapes that look like something out of a movie, in the shallow waters of Cabo Pulmo, Mexico.

Merche Llobera,   Spain, Madrid

Другой мир

Несмотря на высокую антропогенную нагрузку, подводные экосистемы порта продолжают функционировать. На дне в гавани можно найти много фильтрующих моллюсков, ракообразных, рыб и, конечно, медуз. Фотография выполнена непосредственно в гавани города Новороссийска

Nikiforov Egor,   Russian Federation, Новороссийск

Giap Hong Son,   Viet Nam, Hanoi

冲破

置身在水里的感觉是奇妙的，忘却一切烦恼，努力享受宁静的，冲破世俗的困扰，尽情的去做自己

longwen yang,   China, beijing

face to face

Komodo island - turtle portrait at 20 mt. depth after 10\' the turtle she came close to the lens

Massimo Giorgetta,   Italy, LATINA

Anthony Deroeux,   France, Paris

ザトウクジラの親子

ザトウクジラの親と子。 子供が息継ぎする様子を真下より見守っていました。

AKIRA AKASAKA,   Japan, 東京

Orca Sunset

Foto hecha en apnea, las orcas se me acercaron mucho y pude tomar la Fotografía al atardecer, fue un momento mágico

Jose Luis Gonzalez Guerra,   Spain, Madrid

joram mennes pine,   Mexico, Playa del Carmen

Andrei Savin,   Russian Federation, Москва

Binary code

Binary code

mizael palomeque,   Mexico, Qroo

Yawning turtle

Yawning green turtle on Anchor Island in Búzios-Rio - Brazil

Paula Vianna,   Brazil, Brasilia

Hola, Charlamos?

Siempre es posible la comunicación. Sorprendente, pero juro que ellas estaban conversando en el fondo del mar. Foto tomada en Ilha de Ancora, Buzios, Brasil, noviembre de 2021

Ceci Ver,   Argentina, Buenos Aires

Тюлени острова Монерон

Andrey Narchuk,   Russian Federation, Moscow

Halo

This was shot on the last night on the liveaboard I stayed on. With only a handful of snorkelers in the water it felt as though I was in the right place at the right time without any interruptions or distractions. Sharing this space with a gentle giant was truly a humbling feeling. I felt reminded of the famous words by Obi-Wan Kenobi about the force, "It’s an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us; it binds the galaxy together.”

vinay abraham mathew,   India, Kottayam, Kerala

Marina Deriglazova,   Russian Federation, Москва

Tails

The sun was shining beautifully, and a mother and calf of humpback whales were swimming below us. Their tail fins shone beautifully in the light. The calf swam to keep up with its mother. The mother whale is always swimming underneath her child to keep an eye on her. A male whale was approaching from below to escort them, but the mother and child swam away unconcerned.

DAISUKE KURASHIMA,   Japan, Kanagawa

Alexey Miroliubov,   Russian Federation, Санкт-Петеребург

THE GHOST SHIPWRECK

Photo of a wrecked model from the 2nd World War, which was torpedoed by a German submarine off the coast of the state of Ceará in Brazil.

ANTONIO RUVER BANDEIRA,   Brazil, FORTALEZA

Gliding with the ocean giant

Our great encounter with a whale shark at the Whale Shark Marine Protected Area near Maamigili, South Ari Atoll, Maldives.

Thien Nguyen Ngoc,   Viet Nam, Ho Chi Minh city

Octopus in the shell

The shells have the function of sustaining and protecting animals, which have a soft body. ---- Click em Lembeh Strait

Rodrigo P. Gavilan,   Brazil, Sao Paulo

Family portrait

For sure the best time for shooting is early morning , when the reef is quiet and no one is around except reefs inhabitants! The sun was still rising so it was quite dark underwater. It caused a nice black background. Freediving gives you an opportunity to connect with the ocean and that was that very special moment!

Alexander Plakida,   Russian Federation, Москва

Vacuum Feeding

I was in Coron, Philippines to photograph the very shy but incredibly adorable dugong. There were about 40 dugongs living in the area, where seagrass is abundant, however, there was only 1 dugong that allowed scuba divers to come near. The locals call him ‘Aban’. Every morning, under the supervision of the guide and marine park police, we looked for Aban in his feeding ground. I waited patiently until he started feeding before I approached. There was a limit of 15 minutes of swim time per person with Aban, but it was enough to take some closeup portrait photos of him. In this photo, Aban sucked in the seagrass together with a lot of sand before it chomped the grass off. Opportunistic yellow pilot fish picked off any parasites or small crustacean found in the plume of sand.

Mok Wai Hoe,   Singapore, Singapore

MELESAN,   France, Juan-les-Pins

From Below

Humpback whale dancing with me.

Joaquin Fregoni,   Argentina, San Salvador de Jujuy

Reef Manta

A reef manta photographed in Maldives during a night dive

Jose R Castello,   Spain, Madrid

Музыка сердца

Anisimova Natalya,   Russian Federation, Набережные Челны

Expressive. A false clownfish has such a wonderful expression that comes through with their eyes and mouth. Taken in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

Pam Murph,   United States, WILMINGTON

floating on clouds

Backlit cave diver hovering over hydrogen sulphide cloud in cenote Orquidea.

Valentina Cucchiara,   Italy, Rome

Roman Leleka,   Egypt, Хургада

Симфония ночи. / The symphony of the night.

\"Симфония ночи.\" Китовая акула во время трапезы. Мальдивы 2022. Canon 5dm4, объектив Canon 15mm/F2.8. Iso 200, f 4,5, 1/100. Снято во время сафари. Акула подошла к яхте на планктон, собравшийся на свет прожектора. На первых минутах заметил подобный эффект от всасывания акулой огромного объема воды. Впечатлило! Оказалось, не так часто это происходит! Лишь через полтора часа кружения вокруг рыбы удалось вновь его увидеть и поймать в объектив!

Roman Tsyba,   Russian Federation, Краснодар

Cave explorer

Diving in Abismo Anhumas, a cave that requires rappelling down 72 meters to reach this lake, which is up to 80 meters deep. The solar beam occurs on some December mornings only.

Marcio Cabral,   Brazil, BRASILIA

Heading for home

A Marine Iguana swims back to land after swimming out into the ocean to feed on marine algae found on the sea floor. Photographed on Christobal Island, Galapagos.  

Francis Glassup,   Brazil, Brasilia

Hello human

Sometimes sharks get curious and feel comfortable enough to come up close and say hello. Photo of a Bullshark in Playa del Carmen

Ceci Gutierrez,   Mexico, Playa del Carmen

HITOMI TSUCHIYA,   Japan, Shizuoka

Kadu Pinheiro,   Brazil, Sao Paulo

Open

Cleanning Station

Aldo Gustavo Galante,   Argentina, Buenos Aires

Francisco Sedano,   Spain, Sevilla

Yury Perevoznikov,   Russian Federation, Москва

Swirls

Nadya Kulagina,   Kazakhstan, Алма-Ата

Gustavo Padilla,   Mexico, Playa del Carmen

A wonderful encounter

I photograph wild Indian ocean bottlenose dolphins in Mikuraisland, Tokyo, Japan. Scuba diving is prohibited, so I hold my breath while snorkeling and wait patiently to meet them. A lot of dolphins are swimming from the front looking at me. A wonderful encounter, a very happy moment for me.

栗山麻奈美,   Japan, Kanagawa prefecture

blue mystic.

The blue cleaner shrimp is found in the Colombian Caribbean hidden in anemones, coralimorphs and soft corals, of great ecological importance for the health of the reef. Colombian Caribbean

Santiago Estrada R,   Colombia, Santa Marta

Whisper

Shuo-Wei Chang,   United States, Everett

Краб в гостях

Vadim Sayfullin,   Russian Federation, Москва

Совершенство Океанских глубин

Встретить тигровую акулу под водой - это событие! Но особенно захватывающе - когда этих акул с десяток, они со всех сторон, и тебя не защищает клетка. В последние годы стал популярным один сайт на южных атоллах Мальдивских островов - "Tiger Zoo". Собрав команду единомышленников в феврале 2022 года, я оказался в этих местах. Погружение было достаточно спокойным: глубина 10-12 метров, песчаное дно и обрыв - почти вертикальная стенка. Оттуда из глубины и поднимаются эти тигровые монстры! Акулы приближаются достаточно близко, получается сделать хорошие кадры. Тигровая акула - абсолютный хищник, мощный и грациозный одновременно. Место съемки: Мальдивские острова, Индийский Океан, 9 февраля 2022 года. Камера CANON EOS 6D, объектив CANON EF 8-15мм Бокс IKELITE, ISO 200, 1/160, f 11, свет IKELITE 2 * DS161

Pavel Osada,   Russian Federation, Санкт-Петербург

Junya Higashi,   Japan, Tokyo

Father and Enemy

This Atka mackerel’s father was holding a starfish and trying to keep it away from their protected egg territory. Atka mackerel's father was taking care of the eggs laid by the female. They were sending fresh seawater to eggs with the mouse. There are many omnivorous creatures such as sea urchins and starfish here, and eggs are always targeted by them, for that, father always patrols. I went diving to Hokkaido in Japan in winter. Water temperature was just 8 degree Celsius and snowy. I saw lots of Atka mackerel and I realized that all of them protected their eggs. There were many omnivorous creatures such as sea urchins and starfish here, and eggs were always targeted by them, for that, father always patrolled. I kept observing their natural behavior, gradually reducing the distance so that he wouldn't be wary. Atka mackerel father started performing naturally, then, showed me it was putting away enemies well.

Sayaka Ichinoseki,   Japan, Shizuoka

crinoid squat lobster

master of camouflage: squat lobster on crinoid

Salvatore Di Lauro,   Spain, Valladolid

Морской дракон

Ксения Базарова,   Russian Federation, Москва

Коралл Фавия Душа дракона (Goniastrea Dragon Soul)

Коралл Фавия Душа дракона (Goniastrea Dragon Soul)

Armen Maitesian,   Russian Federation, Москва

Albert R. Zhager,   United States, West New York, NJ

Wojtek Meczynski,   Poland, Warsaw

Сахалин

Evgeniia Kirpichenkova,   Russian Federation, Москва

Andrey Danilchenko,   Ukraine, Киев

5 секунд, полет нормальный!

Большая зелёная черепаха "взлетает" за глотком воздуха.

Рушана Баженова,   Russian Federation, Москва

Екатерина Сараева,   Russian Federation, Южно-Сахалинск

Pedro Henrique Filadelfo da Cunh,   Brazil, Arraial do Cabo

Зелёная черепаха. Эта красавица попозировала нам, поднялась подышать воздухом и ушла спать...

Dmitry Chelnokov,   Russian Federation, Москва

Dimitriy Yevtushyk,   Russian Federation, Донецк

Pavel Lapshin,   Russian Federation, Москва

Sergey Savvi,   Russian Federation, Санкт-Петербург

Сергей,   Russian Federation, Москва

Jorge Luis Gil Rodríguez,   Spain, Monda

Александр,   Russian Federation, Екатеринбург

Gatis Vilbrants,   Latvia, Saldus

Vladimir Chubenko,   Belarus, Романищи

Осьминог в ожидании солнца.

Inst :@aaaa.molev

Anton Molev,   Russian Federation, Нижний Новгород

Xavier Ponce,   Ecuador, Quito

Ramon Magaña Duran,   Mexico, playa del carmen

Olesya Kulida,   Montenegro, Budva

Всеволод,   Norway, Bodo

Harlequen on portrait

Deniz muzaffer Gokmen,   Turkey, Istanbul

Yulian Shchukin,   India, Mumbai

Eva Milkonskaya,   Russian Federation, Казань

Varvara Azovtseva,   Egypt, Дахаб

JUN,   Russian Federation

Lion Fish #3

Ray Asiala,   United States, Cocoa

Kas

Plotnikov Dmitri,   Canada, Торонто

Victor Soares Bezerra,   Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

В коралловых рифах

Jurgen Shmidt,   Germany, Augsburg

Maria Bereozka,   Egypt, Sharm El Sheikh

FATES Yacine,   Algeria, 'Ain Deheb

Инна,   Russian Federation, Якутск

Святослав,   Ukraine, Одесса

Sweetlips

Colony of Rubberlip Grunt (Plectorhinchus chubby) and Blackspotted Sweetlips (Plectrorhinchus lessonii) hiding in the Gorgonacea corals in Nosy Be Madagascar

Taylor VERIZA,   Madagascar, Mahajanga

Peet,   South Africa, Cape Town

Pham Van Quyen,   Viet Nam, Nha Trang city

Дарья,   Russian Federation, Санкт-Петербург

Lejla Ombasic,   Sweden, Partille

RICARDO,   Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Jean-Paul Riffaud,   France, Saint-Malo

Sea Apricot

Tenerife

Victoria,   Russian Federation, Москва

Evgeniia Nikishina,   Russian Federation, Киров

Maxim Roganov,   Russian Federation, Санкт-Петербург

Baby giant grouper

Fedor,   United Arab Emirates, Dubai

Черепаха за трапезой. Снято на Мальдивах.

Galina Mikhonoshina,   Russian Federation, Красноярск

Ivars Andrups,   Latvia, Riga

Stelio Puccinelli,   Venezuela, Maracay

Pavel Karchevskii,   Russian Federation, Москва

Elena Goreva,   Russian Federation, Пенза

Vladimir Mikhailov,   Russian Federation, Звездный городок

Liliya Bangen,   Israel, Jerusalem

KONSTANTINOS EFSTATHIOU,   Cyprus, Pafos

Konstantin D,   Russian Federation, Санкт-Петербург

Chasing sharks.

Alex Chow,   United States, Concord

Vitolda Osina,   Russian Federation, Санкт-Петербург

Ольга,   United Kingdom, Севастополь

Aleksander Goldshtein,   Israel, מודיעין-מכבים-רעות

Evgeny Skalozubov,   Russian Federation, Заозёрск

Kozlova Anastasia,   Russian Federation, Москва

Margarita Miller,   Russian Federation, Новосибирск

Glushchenko,   Ukraine, Kharkiv

Underwater Yoga

Underwater Yoga

Pham Huy Trung,   Viet Nam, Ho Chi Minh

Милый сосед

Anastasia Sapronova,   Russian Federation, Тула

Yana Kochkina,   Russian Federation, Санкт-Петербург

Olena Voitsekhovska,   Germany, Essen

Влево.

Андрей,   Portugal, Lisbon

Кsenia Laevskaia,   Germany, Берлин

София,   Kazakhstan, Актобе

DANIEL GONZALO BARTOL,   Argentina, CANUELAS

Omar Mourtagy Helal,   Egypt, Cairo

Pavel Ivshin,   Russian Federation, Санкт-Петербург

Рапана.Черное море.

Ernst Antonov,   Russian Federation, Усть-Лабинск

Мистер Краб

Несмотря на небольшие размеры крабы являются опасными хищниками и падальщиками. Своими крепкими клешнями они могут многое. Этот затаился в водорослях, в ожидании чего-то своего.

Ilin Vsevolod,   Russian Federation, Москва

Александр Александрович Жуков,   Russian Federation, Москва

Viktor Zvorykin,   Russian Federation, Мурманск

Andrey Krapivnoy,   Russian Federation, Москва

between dream and reality

Evgeniy Shaman,   Russian Federation, Москва

Людмила Соловьева,   Russian Federation, Москва

аквариум

Ekaterina Afanaseva,   Russian Federation, Самара

Anca Marina Hultoana,   Romania, Bucharest

Ira Egorova,   Russian Federation, Москва