For the seventh annual competition, organisers have selected photos that display the beauty of the ocean depths from all over the globe taken in 2018 by numerous visual artists.
This year's contest is considered to be the most competitive in the history of the competition, as it managed to attract spades of renowned and outstanding photographers.
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Courting spinetail devil rays (Mobula japanica), Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philippines, Sulu Sea.
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"Curiosity". Green Sea Turtle. Honorable Mention - Kyler Badten.
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"Nemo". ocellaris clownfish in ritteri sea anemone. Honorable Mention - Matteo Visconti.
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"Pacific Red Sockeye". Sockeye Salmon (Onchorynchus nerka). Honorable Mention - Wu Yung Sen.
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"Special Encounter". Oceanic Manta Ray. 1st Place- Alvin Cheung.
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"Budego". Budego (Lophius budegassa). 3rd Place - Alessandro Raho.
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"New Life" - Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) with Eggs. 5th Place - Flavio Vailati.
Shot in Capo Noli (SV), Italy with Nikon D500 Camera.
Shot in Capo Noli (SV), Italy with Nikon D500 Camera.
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"Roar" - Chaenopsid Blenny.
Honorable Mention - Jinggong Zhang.
Shot in Miwura, Kanagawaken, Japan with Nikon D850.
Honorable Mention - Jinggong Zhang.
Shot in Miwura, Kanagawaken, Japan with Nikon D850.
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Split shot of a hard coral garden with sunset behind it, Gordon Reef, Strait of Tiran, Northern Red Sea, Egypt, Northern Africa.
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"Ancistrocheirus". Sharp-eared enope squid (Ancistricheirus lesseurii)
1st Place - Jeff Milisen.
Shot in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii with Canon T1i.
1st Place - Jeff Milisen.
Shot in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii with Canon T1i.
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"Light Beam" - Freediver in Cenote.
Honorable Mention - Alexandre St. Jean.
Shot in Mérida, Mexico with Canon 5D Mark IV Camera.
Honorable Mention - Alexandre St. Jean.
Shot in Mérida, Mexico with Canon 5D Mark IV Camera.
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"Grey Seal Face" - Grey Seal.
1st Place - Greg Lecoeur.
1st Place - Greg Lecoeur.
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"Love from a Father" Won Third Prize in Marine Life Behavior Category at 7th Annual Ocean Art Underwater Photo Contest.
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"Croc in the Mist" Shot Won Story of the Shot Category at 7th Annual Ocean Art Underwater Photo Contest.
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"Gaming Zone" Shot Won Third Prize at Mirrorless Behavior Category at 7th Annual Ocean Art Underwater Photo Contest.
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"Atlantic Spotted Dolphins" Shot That Shows Female Whale With a Cub Won in Bluewater Travel Category at 7th Annual Ocean Art Underwater Photo Contest.
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"Atlantic Spotted Dolphins" Won in Bluewater Travel Category at 7th Annual Ocean Art Underwater Photo Contest.
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"Little Birth" Won the Main Prize in Bluewater Travel Category at 7th Annual Ocean Art Underwater Photo Contest.