Dive into the amazing world of the aquatic creatures of our planet with the winning images of this international photo competition.
“In dark, tannic waters, Zhou has created a striking composition capturing this rarely photographed and endangered species ,” the judges declared. “This is by far the best image we've ever seen of this species, whose numbers are declining at an alarming rate.
“Alongside other even bigger dangers like mercury poisoning from the gold mining industry and large development projects that have disrupted the river ecosystems, I fear that botos are in the way to truly become no more than mythical creatures,” Zhou said.Photo: J. Gregory Sherman, U.S. - UPY 2023 “The most similar sensation to seeing a sky full of birds when underwater is undoubtedly the feeling of being below a large mobula aggregation of stingrays,” the photographer said.
“Walking along a rocky shoreline we would peer under rocks using a probe lens and my camera's LCD screen to check for plainfin midshipman nests,” said Shane Gross. “Once found, I would lay on top of the barnacle-covered rocks, cutting my elbows, trying to compose images of fish most people have never heard of despite having one of the most interesting lifecycles of any animal.”
As new ocean water flowed into the space, the crab would raise its feathery arms like structures located right below the head to filter planktonic algae and crustaceans out of the water.Photo: Yury Ivanov, Indonesia - UPY 2023 “When I was snorkeling in Marsa Alam, I saw countless Klunzinger's Wrasses,” said Enrico Somogyi. “One of them was particularly curious and very interested in my lens.”Photo: Miguel Ramirez, France - UPY 2023
Nudibranchs feeding on the egg coils of other nudibranch species. These three large specimens are feeding on a big coil of eggs in Shetland, Scotland.A sea urchin’s shell continues to serve an important ecological service even after the original occupying urchin has long gone. The inside of the shell provides a surface on which small fish species may spawn as the inner space of the shell may act as a sanctuary or refuge against potential predators.
Celia Kujala too this heartbreaking image of a beautiful California sea lion in La Jolla that had a lure hooked in her mouth.
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