Photo Competition Winners Gallery
Resting
by WilliamL
Pink-eye Goby. Manado Cocotinos House Reef - Posi Posi 2, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Shot with Canon 40D, Canon 100L, Ikelite 161 x 2. Shot at 1/250 - f/10 - ISO100, Manual Mode, Manual Lighting.
Photocomp July '12 - Open
Dark Horse Rising
by J_deGuzman
Snooted Seahorse at Anilao Batangas Philippines. Nikon D300, Sea and Sea Housing, Nikkor 105mm VR macro, +5 Reefnet Subsee Magnifier/Adapater, YS-250 Strobes, Seahorn Snoot.
Photocomp June '12 - Open
Goby
by BenL
Whip Coral Goby at Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Canon 7D, Nauticam Housing, Canon 100mm IS, INON s2000 Strobes, Subsee +10 diopter, L&M SOLA 600.
Photocomp May '12 - Novice
Filter Feed
by PaulS
A Porcelain Crab feeding at Flat Rock on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia. Canon G11 Ikelite housing DS51 strobe, x8 macro lens.
Photocomp May '12 - Open
Trendy Squid
Squid at Anilao, Philippines.Canon G10 with 10bar housing, one Sea&Sea YS 110 alpha and one Canon 430 with 10bar housing.
Photocomp April '12 - Novice
Yap Caverns
Yap Caverns, Yap Island, Micronesia, 10 mm, Nikon D7000, 1/400, f10, ISO 100.
Photocomp April '12 - Open
Look into my eyes
by BenL
Crinoid Shrimp at Anilao, Philippines. Canon 7D, Nauticam Housing, Canon 100mm IS, INON s2000 Strobes, Subsee +10 diopter, L&M SOLA 600.
Photocomp March '12 - Novice
Emperor Shrimp on Mexichromis sp.
by DougA
Emperor Shrimp hitching a ride at Seraya, Bali, Indonesia. Olympus e-520, Sigma 105mm, Inon z240.
Photocomp March '12 - Open
Red Squat Lobster
by JunT
Bright red Squat Lobsters at Anilao Philippines. Canon G12 + Inon 165 UCL.
Photocomp February '12 - Open
Green Moray
by LumirK
Green Moray (Gymnothorax prasinus) at The Steps, Kurnell, Sydney, Australia. Canon IXUS 105
Photocomp February '12 - Novice
Whip Goby @ f3.5
by WilliamL
A Whip Goby at Odyssea Point 1, Cocotinos Resort - House Reef, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Shot taken with a Canon 40D and 2 Ikelite DS161 substrobes Canon 100mm & Subsee +10 Diopter.
Photocomp January '12 - Open
Pigfish
by SHAYNES
Pigfish taken at Hahei Marine Reserve, New Zealand with Sealife DC1200 with macro lens fitted and single strobe.
Photocomp January '12- Novice
Thorn among the Corals
by luc
A Thorny Seahorse captured in Anilao, Philippines as it moved in-between the branches of the soft coral. Photograph taken with the Canon S90 and the Sea&Sea YS-01 Strobe.
Photocomp December '11 - Novice
Double Snorkel
by LeahS
Have been thus far unable to identify this sole sp - any insight much appreciated. Taken in Gili Trawangan, Lombok, Indonesia on a night dive with Nikon d200, Hugyfot housing & Ikelite DS 160s.
Photocomp December '11 - Open
Mr Potato Cod
by MichaelG
Potato Cod in black and white. Cod Hole, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Canon 20D with 10-22mm lens at 10mm in Ikelite housing with single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
Photocomp November '11 - Open
Banded Shrimp
by ChrisD
A Banded Cleaner Shrimp. This image was taken whilst diving Pulau Payar at a site called the Coral Garden out of Langkawi, Malaysia. I was using a Sealife DC1200 camera.
Photocomp November '11 - Novice
Juvenile Batfish
by JackieC
Juvenile Batfish taken whilst diving in Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Image taken with a Canon S90 in Canon housing with Dual Inon strobes.
Photocomp October '11 - Open
Lionfish in tube sponge
by ChrisD
A lionfish hanging out near a sponge. Tunku Abdul Raman Marine Park in Kota Kinabalu Malaysia. Sealife DC1200.
Photocomp October '11 - Novice
Squid (Sepiotheutis sp)
by steffenB
A squid at Mabul, East Malaysia. Nikon D200, Tokina 10-17mm, Aquatica Housing, Ikelite 2x 125.
Photocomp September '11 - Open
Grey Nurse Shark
by Nick Terry
This photo of Grey Nurse Shark was taken with a Nikon D200, fish-eye lens and a Sea&Sea housing at South West Rocks, Australia.
Photocomp August '11 - Novice
Devil of the Deep Blue Sea
by EvanB
An Eastern Blue Devil taken at the Cod Grounds off Dunbogan, Australia in 27m of water.
Photocomp July '11 - Novice
Micro Nudibranch with Parasite
by J_deGuzman
This nudibranch is no larger than a grain of rice. It was not until I viewed the image on my laptop I realized that there was a parasite on its back. Anilao, Batangas, Philippines. Nikon D300, Sea and Sea Housing. 105mm VR, +10 Subsee Adapter.
Photocomp May '11 - Open
Imperial Me
by WilliamL
Imperial Shrimp at Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Photo was taken with a Canon 40, 2 Ikelite substrobes and Canon 60mm Macro lens with Subsee +10 Diopter @ 1/250 f3.5
Photocomp May'11 - Novice
Bobtail Bliss
by MattT
A Juvenile Bobtail Squid taken at Rye, Victoria, Australia at night. Nikon D700 & Inon Strobes.
Photocomp April '11 - Open
Fish Stream
by SatoshiK
Big-eye Trevally photographed at the Navy Pier, Exmouth, Western Australia. Nikon F80, Sea & Sea housing, Nikon 18 - 35 mm, Sea & Sea YS90 x2.
Photocomp April '11 - Novice
Forty-tonne ballerinas
by MattC
Synchronous swimming by a pair of adolescent humpback whales is suggestive of courtship behaviour. Nikon D90, Tokina 10-17mm lens, Patima housing. Taken in Vava'u, Tonga.
Photocomp March '11 - Open
Little Remo
by DavidH
A Ceratosoma amoenum at San Remo Pier next to Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The dives here have been offering more and more as we dive it. Dives are limited to max 1hr due to very fast current on tidal change. Canon G10.
Photocomp February '11 - Novice
Rye Pony
by MattT
Image of a Pot-bellied Seahorse taken at Rye in Victoria. Nikon D700 in Mexus Housing.
Photocomp January '10 - Open
Underwater Petals
by JunT
Close-up shot of a feather duster worm. Anilao, Philippines. Canon G12 + UCL165 with wp-dc34 case.
Photocomp January '10 - Novice
Say Aaah
by SteveDeNeef
I saw this goby yawning on its whip coral. I approached slowly to get a head shot and was lucky enough the goby started yawning again and didn't move at all. Bohol, Philippines. Canon 7D, Nauticam housing, 100mm lens, +10 subsee diopter, 2 Inon z240 strobes.
Photocomp December '10 - Open
Minke swim
by MattC
Each winter in the northern Great Barrier Reef, dwarf minke whales seek out and interact with boats, divers and snorkelers. Photo taken in Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Nikon D90, Tokina 10-17mm lens, Patima housing.
Photocomp November '10 - Open
Colorful Mantis
by SteveDeNeef
A Peacock mantis shrimp ventured out of its hole. This kind of mantis is among the most colorful in the family. Philippines. Nikon D300.
Photocomp October '10 - Open
Short-head Seahorse
by David Haintz
This is the first time that I have seen and photographed a Short-head Seahorse in Victoria, Australia. It was in around 6m at Blairgowrie Pier, which is becoming a real favourite with photographers. Canon G10.
Photocomp October '10 - Novice
What about a nap?
This image was taken at Tulamben Bali. Canon 40D with Inon Z-240 flash
Photocomp August '10 - Open
The Real Stallion
by David Haintz
Night dive at midnight allowed me to capture this seahorse, Mornington Pier, Melbourne, Australia Canon G10.
Photocomp August '10 - Novice
The Contender
by J_deGuzman
This is a boxer crab that holds an anemone in each pincer and uses these anemones for protection like a boxer uses his fists for protection. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
Photocomp July '10 - Open
Goldi
by CarolienM
Image of a juvenile Golden Weedfish hiding in the kelp, taken at Flinders Pier, Victoria, Australia. Taken with a Olympus SP-560UZ and a single z-240 inon strobe.
Photocomp June '10 - Novice
Just Needle
This image of a garfish was taken at Bat Bitim Island, West Papua, Indonesia.
Photocomp June '10 - Open
Blue-ringed Octopus
by MattT
Image of a Blue-ringed Octopus taken on a night dive at Portsea Pier in Victoria, Australia. After taking a few shots on the bottom this one started swimming through the water column.
Photocomp May '10 - Open
Leafy Seadragon
by MattT
A Leafy Seadragon at Edithburgh Pier, South Australia on a night dive.
Photocomp April '10 - Open
Cuttlefish
by AlexR
A cuttlefish posing at at Poblacion I, Dauin, Philippines.
Photocomp April '10 - Novice
Flatworm at Surface
by Goos
A swimming flatworm, Komodo, Indonesia. Canon EOS 5D in a Seacam housing, Canon 100mm 2.8 Macro lens, Seacam Seaflash 100.
Photocomp March '10 - Open
Spot-fin Lionfish
by AmandaChen
A Spot-fin Lionfish (Pterois antennata) in the Philippines. Canon G10.
Photocomp March '10 - Novice
Oak Park nudis
by TroyB
These nudibranchs were spotted at Oak Park, Cronulla, Australia. The camera is a Panasonic Lumix ft1, Panasonic housing, no strobe.
Photocomp January '10 - Novice
Free-swimming Shrimp
by MichaelG
Free-swimming Shrimp at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea.
Photocomp January '10 - Open
Balicasag Frogfish
by AlexR
This frogfish was photographed at Sanctuary, Balicasag Island. Bohol, Philippines.
Photocomp December '09 - Novice
Scaramanga the Seahorse
by AidenD
This shot of a Pygmy Seahorse was taken just near the Victory at Tulamben in Bali, Indonesia. I finally worked out how to use a macro!
Photocomp November '09 - Novice
Newborn
by BrianH
I actually had to move my camera after taking this shot of this newborn humpback whale else it might have knocked the port. Tonga.
Photocomp November '09 - Open
Blue-ringed Octopus with Eggs
by LeanneA
This shot of a Blue-ringed Octopus with eggs was taken at The Pipeline, Port Stephens, Australia in 8 metres of water.
Photocomp October '09 - Open
Getting Eye-ball'd
by AidenD
This wrasse was so interested in getting in front of the camera, I had the chance to get a great snap. Flinders Reef, Brisbane, Australia.
Photocomp October '09 - Novice
Underwater Forest
by Luke B
The amazing kelp forests at Fortescue Bay, Tasmania, Australia.
Photocomp September '09 - Open
Sleepy nights
by Andro Ananda
Two clownfish capture at night. What an ideal companion. Kecil Island, Karimunjawa National Park, Indonesia.
Photocomp September '09 - Novice
Curious
by DebiH
A squid coming in close at Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Photocomp August '09 - Open
Shovelnose Ray
by JulianG
Shovelnose Ray at Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, Australia.
Photocomp August '09 - Novice
Apo Postcard
by DavidV
While drift diving amongst countless red toothed trigger fish and masses of coral, this colourful display caught my eye.
Photocomp July '09 - Novice
Frogfish
by diverdave
Frogfish at Coral Bay, Western Australia. Nikon D50.
Photocomp July '09 - Open
Spiral
by DavidH
Free Swimming Blue Ribbon Eel. Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Photocomp June '09 - Open
Squid at Night
by JulianG
A little squid spoted at The Clarence (wreck), St. Leonards, Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.
Photocomp Jne '09 - Novice
Gotcha Translucent
by JunT
I don’t have strobes yet, it’s the sun rays that gave this fish a translucent effect - Olympus c765 with pt-022 case. Taken in Marinduque, Philippines in April 2009.
Photocomp May '09 - Novice
Head towards the light
by Gudge
Red Jellyfish. Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, April 2009 with Canon 50D & Tokina 10-17 fisheye.
Photocomp April '09 - Open
Blue fin jelly
by adrianA
Taken while diving in the Similans. This was the first time I used an underwater camera back in 06.
Photocomp April '09 - Novice
Giant Nudibranch
by Luke B
This large nudibranch was at Ardrossan Jetty, South Australia.
Photocomp March '09 - Open
Gummy Worms
by JunT
Two colorful slugs climbing the same rock. They look like Gummy Bears (Gummy Worms) candy. Twin Rocks, Anilao, Philippines.
Photocomp March '09 - Novice
Edge of the Earth
by Emma F
An itsy bitsy starfish busily growing his legs atop an urchin test. Derwent River, Tasmania.
Photocomp February '09 - Novice
Camouflage
by TammyG
This gorgeous nudibranch was trying to blend into the telesto coral under the Ammo Jetty at Coogee, south of Perth, Western Australia.
Photocomp February '09 - Open
Dwarf Minke
by MattC
Dwarf Minke Whales may be the most inquisitive of all cetaceans, yet they are among the least understood. Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Photocomp January '09 - Open
Scary Blenny
by IsabelleD
I think this picture tells clearly enough why this little, colorful and harmless fish is called "fang blenny". Racha Yai, Phuket, Thailand.
Photocomp January '09 - Novice
King Froggie - Homeless
by jmA
This image of a Frogfish is a tribute for Ducomi Pier, Dumaguete, Philippines that was recently repaired and upgraded.
Photocomp December '08 - Open
Angler Fish
by PeterP
Angler Fish at East Wall, Bare Island, Sydney, Australia.
Photocomp December '08 - Novice
Biggie Cuttle
by JunT
I was amazed with this giant cuttlefish, it changed color several times while I was taking photos. Beer Garden, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Photocomp November '08 - Novice
Never give up
by Chris
A Black-tipped Rockcod has swallowed a Swift-footed Rockcrab. Cleaner Cave, Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, Australia.
Photocomp November '08 - Open
Lost in the Big City Lights
by Gudge
A juvenile Bangai Cardinalfish shelters in the spines of a Fire Urchin. Taken Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.
Photocomp October '08 - Open
Crested Hornshark
by MareeH
A Crested Hornshark at Nelson Bay, Australia.
Photocomp October '08 - Novice
Hitching a Ride!
by AndrewM
A small crab hitching a ride with jellyfish. Bicol, Philippines.
Photocomp September '08 - Novice
Mating Dumpling Squid
by CaelumM
Mating Dumpling Squid photographed at Blairgowrie Pier, Victoria, Australia.
Photocomp September '08 - Open
Xenocrab
by Ad
My first time seeing a Zanzibar Shrimp (Dasycaris zanzibarica) and they are absolutely photogenic! Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia.
Photocomp August '08 - Novice
Mangroves and Sponges
This shot was taken in the lake Kakaban, Borneo, Indonesia.
Photocomp August '08 - Open
Minke Whale
by steffenB
In June - July every year the Dwarf Minke Whale migrates up North to the Ribbon Reefs in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Photocomp July '08 - Open
Eye Spy
by VinniS
A Mantis shrimp at Lighthouse Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Taken with a Fuji F30.
Photocomp July '08 - Novice
Grey Nurse Sharks in Fish Rock Cave
by PeterH
Towards the end of each year up to 100 Grey nurse sharks congregate at the shallow entrance to Fish Rock Cave, South West Rocks, Australia. Finally they all posed perfectly for me.
Photocomp June '08 - Open
Out of the mist
by RichardC
The wreck of the HMNZS Canterbury in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand.
Photocomp June '08 - Novice
Ghostpipefish
by oko
Stay still...... A ghostpipefish at Vistamar Beach Club, Cebu, Philippines during a night dive.
Photocomp May '08 - Novice
The Ambassador
by Sunphol
A soft coral amongst a pristine reef, Richelieu Rock, Thailand.
Photocomp May '08 - Open
Whale Shark Descends
by CraigK
Whale Shark descending into the blue water at Ningaloo. Ningaloo Reef out of Exmouth, Australia.
Photocomp April '08 - Open
Octo Hands-up!
by LarryM
This octopus was inside this shell when I saw him.
Photocomp April '08 - Novice
Pygmy's profile
by LarryM
I tried focusing on this Pygmy Seahorse. It was really hard.
Photocomp March '08 - Novice
Tulip of the Sea
by J_deGuzman
A pretty Sea Anemone at Crystal Blue, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines
Photocomp March '08 - Open
Calamares
by LarryM
My visitor from the deep. I was amazed when I photographed this squid as he looked liked an alien. Balai, Anilao, Philippines. Olympus SP350.
Photocomp February '08 - Novice
Spanish Dancer
by TammyG
My buddy and I hit the jackpot when we found this beautiful Spanish Dancer. Rottnest Island, Western Australia.
Photocomp February '08 - Open
Juvenile Orbicular Batfish
by LINDAJ
Juvenile Orbicular Batfish at Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Photocomp January '08 - Open
Nude pose or pose nude?
by LarryM
Sunset dive when I saw this nudibranch on an elephant ear-like soft coral. Layag to Kirby's, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines.
Photocomp January '08 - Novice
Blue Devil Portrait
by MattT
Image of a Southern Blue Devil taken on Lonsdale Wall, Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.
Photocomp December '07 - Open
Breeding Nudi
by DeanB
This photo of an egg-laying Chromodoris annulata I took on the Boonsung Wreck off the Thailand Coast.
Photocomp December '07 - Novice
Shy Seahorse
by Megan
A little seahorse hiding amongst the coral in Koh Doc Mai, Thailand. taken with a Canon Ixus.
Photocomp November '07 - Novice
Baby False Stone Fish on Starfish
by J_deGuzman
A baby False Stonefish sits happily on a colorful starfish. Samal Island, Davao, Philippines.
Photocomp November '07 - Open
Jellyfish dinner
by AlisonS
This Green Turtle was mid-water eating a jellyfish at Flat Rock Shark Gutters, North Stradbroke Island, Australia.
Photocomp October '07 - Open
Take me to your leader
by CaelumM
This shrimp was too busy eating to be distracted by me and my camera. Point Franklin, Victoria, Australia.
Photocomp October '07 - Novice
Spine-cheek Anemonefish
by RichardC
A Spine-cheek Anemonefish at Gizo in the Solomon Islands.
Photocomp September '07 - Novice
Goby
by J_deGuzman
A very pretty goby at Samal Island, Mindanao, Philippines at a depth of 20 meters.
Photocomp September '07 - Open
Jelly Soup
by MattT
Stingless jellyfish photographed at the jellyfish lake, Palau, Micronesia.
Photocomp August '07 - Open
Green Pipefish
by CaelumM
An unusual green Pipefish spotted off Rye Pier, Victoria, Australia. It was clinging to some kelp waiting to ambush its prey.
Photocomp August '07 - Novice
Photographers
by CaelumM
Two underwater photographers were trying to track down an elusive prickly anglerfish off Portsea Pier, Victoria.
Photocomp July '07 - Novice
Giant Cuttle
by DougA
A Giant Cuttlefish photographed at Shark Point, Sydney, Australia.
Photocomp July '07 - Open
Phebe and the Giant Jelly
by DavidR
Taken with our little Olympus Stylus 720 underwater camera, while snorkelling with our 9 year old daughter in May, Port Kembla, NSW.
Photocomp June '07 - Novice
The Next Generation
by daveS
Diving in at the shallows of Longreach Bay at Rottnest Island, Western Australia.
Photocomp June '07 - Open
Medicine Octopus
by AlexT
A small octopus warily eyeing a cyanide bottle in Anilao, Philippines.
Photocomp May '07 - Open
Dolce Vita
by LEVENTK
Life is good for a Tube-guardian Crab in the protective tentacles of commensal tube anemone. Lembeh Straith, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Photocomp May '07 - Novice
My Best Side
by JoyG
A Hippocampus bargibanti taken at 82 feet at Sogod Bay, Southern Leyte, Philippines.
Photocomp April '07 - Open
Dragon of the Deep
by CaelumM
This Weedy Seadragon was photographed off Portsea Pier, Melbourne, Australia.
Photocomp April '07 - Novice
Chromodoris collingwoodi
by DougA
A Chromodoris collingwoodi photographed at Clovelly, Sydney, Australia.
Photocomp February '07 - Open
Seahorses out on a Saturday night
by TammyG
Seahorses photographed on a night dive at Chidley Point in the Swan River in Perth, Western Australia using an Olympus C-8080 in Olympus PT-023 housing with Inon D-2000 strobe.
Photocomp February '07 - Novice
'Extreme Close-up'
by Bonga
This close-up shot of a goby was taken at Santo, Vanuatu
Photocomp January '07 - Novice
Harlequin Shrimp
by MariaR
Two Harlequin Shrimp on a blue seastar, Anilao, Philippines.
Photoocomp January '07 - Open
Eastern Blue Devil
by DougA
An Eastern Blue Devil at Shark Point, Clovelly, Australia.
Photocomp December '06 - Novice
Swept of my feet
by Brendan
Taken on a shore night dive in Port Philip Bay, Melbourne, Australia.This one is of a couple of Southern Bobtail Squids, doing the dance of love. It looked like this handsome little man had his woman swept of her feet!
Photocomp November '06 - Open
On My Own
by Bonga
I took this shot of a Pink Anemonefish on 'Lamont Reef' part of the Capricorn Bunker Group, Queensland, Australia.
Photocomp November '06 - Novice
Shaw's cowfish (male)
by JohnS
Shaw's Cowfish, shot with Nikon D70 at Bicheno, Tasmania.
Photocomp October '06 - Open
Nudibranch
by DougA
A Ceratosoma amoena, taken at Bare Island, La Perouse, Australia.
Photocomp October '06 - Novice
Shovelnose Ray
by DougA
Shovelnose Ray at Bare Island, La Perouse, Australia.
Photocomp September '06 - Novice
Mother and Eggs
by alessioV
A Mantis Shrimp, ready to protect her eggs - Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.
Photocomp September '06 - Open
Shaw's Cowfish (female)
by JohnS
A female Shaw's Cowfish casts a shy glance at the camera. Bicheno, Tasmania, Australia.
Photocomp August '06 - Open
Seal
by AgnesM
A true blue Melbourne seal doing what it does best... buzzing divers, Melbourne, Australia.
Photocomp August '06 - Novice
Pygmy Leatherjacket
by DougA
A Pygmy Leatherjacket at Bare Island, Sydney, Australia.
Photocomp July '06 - Novice
The Dentist
by alessioV
Was close enough to see his throat...Papua New Guinea. Nikon F100 - Nikon 16 mm Fisheye - 2 Subtronic Strobes.
Photocomp July '06 - Open
Hydroid and Friends
by JohnS
Hydroid bearing reproductive polyps and hosting a family of Amphipods. Bicheno, Tasmania, Australia.
Photocomp June '06 - Open
Fire Dart Fish
These little fellows are always fun to watch and you only ever seem to have one chance at a shot before they dive into the rubble.
Photocomp May '06 - Open
MY Swansea Blenny
by Scubasteve2
Taken with Olympus 7070 Under Swansea Bridge, Swansea, Australia.
Photocomp April '06 - Novice
Blue Groper, Black Rock
by JohnS
Taken at Black Rock, Malua Bay, south coast NSW, Australia.
Photocomp April '06 - Open
Harlequin Shrimp
As I was diving at Seraya beach, near Tulamben Wreck in Bali, Indonesia I saw this shrimp wander down the edge of a sponge.
Photocomp March '06 - Open
Rainbow Cale
by ReneeG
This photo of a Rainbow Cale was taken at Halifax Marine Park, Australia.
Photocomp March '06 - Novice
Grey Nurse Sharks at Fish Rock Cave
by RonW
Photo of these two Grey Nurse Sharks (Carcharias taurus) was taken at Fish Rock at South West Rocks, Australia.
Photocomp February '06 - Open
Yellow Boxfish
by AdrianM
A juvenile Yellow Boxfish (Ostracion cubicus) taken on Redang Island.
Photocomp February '06 - Novice
Nudibranchs at Bridport
by Tanked
A pair of nudis (Aeolids) taken at Bridport, Tasmania, Australia.
Photocomp January '06 - Novice
Potato Cod
Potato cod portrait-where else? Cod Hole! Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Photocomp January '06 - Open
Seahorse
by Mick
Photo of Short-head Seahorse taken at Edithburgh Jetty, South Australia.
Photocomp December '05 - Open
Cristle
Taken at Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. Using a Nikon coolpix 5900 in a WP- CP4 housing with a macro lens and a mirror.
Photocomp December '05 - Novice
Southcoast Dragon 2
by Jamie K
Found this beautiful Dragon while taking my girlfriend on her first dive. How lucky! Cheynes III, Albany WA.
Photocomp November '05 - Open
Pygmy Pipehorse (Idiotropiscis lumnitzeri)
by peter perry
A rare Pygmy Pipehorse (Idiotropiscis lumnitzeri). Taken at Bare Island, Sydney, Australia with a Sony DSC T3 with Marine Housing. Exact location is a secret!!
Photocomp November '5 - Novice
Hypselodoris bullocki
by AdrianM
Hypselodoris bullocki taken in Redang, West Malaysia using Olympus C5060, PT020 housing and in-built flash.
Photocomp October '05 - Novice
Eastern Frog Fish
by peter perry
Eastern Frog Fish (Batrachomoeus dubius). A face only a mother could love! Bare Island Taken with Sony T3.
Photo Comp September '05 - Novice
Passport Shot for Mr Blenny
by Blaze
This little blenny obviously needed his passport shot taken as he was most obliging and kept very still. Taken at Two Caves on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Fuji F810 with INON Macro lens and D2000 strobe.
Photo Comp September '05 - Open
Miss
by Maxi
The picture was taken on Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef With Canon Eos 1Ds 100mm Canon lens and and UK germany housing.Photocomp August '05 - Novice
Dolphinfish in Splendour
by andrew read
Taken at Port Stephens, NSW, March 2005 using a Nikon D70. The Dolphin fish is a fast moving pelagic species. The photo shows off the colourful beauty of this amazing species. Photocomp August '05 - Open
Eye spy
by Marinedomain
Taken on Osprey Reef while on Taka II, a liveaboard out of Cairns, QLD in July 2004. I used a Nikon Coolpix5000 and a Sea & Sea YS90DX strobe. Photocomp July '05 - Open
Pink Anemonefish
by rjw72
This picture was taken at Clam Gardens on the Great Barrier Reef, taken at 5 meters with a Canon A70. Photocomp July '05 - Novice
Yongala Trout
by Fergy
This shot was taken on a recent dive on the Yongala, QLD. My camera is an Olympus C5050 with an Inon D 180 strobe
What you looking at??
Whitespotted Puffer at Cook Island, NSW North Coast. Taken with a Nikon D-70 in Ikelite housing with 2 x DS-125 strobes. Manual exposure. Photocomp March '05 - Novice
Agro Anemonefish
The girl has been at at divesite called Nonki out at Holmes Reef now for a few years. She has the habit of coming up to you and trying to nip your neck and slamming into the purge button on your reg. This shot was taken late last year using a Canon300D in an Ikelite housing and a single 125 strobe. Photocomp March '05 - Open
Just got my new colours.
Taken with Canon 300D in Ikelite housing using standard 18-55 lens and single Ikelite 125 strobe. Whilst only a small specimen (looks as if the little fella has just gained it's adult colours) it is still absolutely glorious. He tried to hide in a cave, but I found him. Three shots taken. This one I prefer due to the back lighting and the angle of the fish (the others are a more normal position). Photocomp Feburary '05 - Open
Blenny on the
by Danny
Taken on the "Lena", a wreck off Bunbury, WA. Photocomp February '05 - Novice
Leafy Seadragon at Rapid Bay Jetty
by Bear
The spectacular and wonderful Leafy Sea Dragon snapped at Rapid Bay Jetty, SA. January 2005 with an Olympus 5050 using internal flash. Photocomp Janaury '05 - Novice
A Whale of a Tail (almost!)
by Blaze
Tailgating the lone dugong, KAT, on Cocos (Keeling) Islands - January 2005. Taken with a Fuji F810 with wide angle lens. Photocomp January '05 - Open
Captain on the Bridge
by Davy
This photo is authentic with no photographic manipulation. Taken inside the bridge of the HMAS Swan Wreck, Dunsborough, WA. Diver is an Instructor with over 5000 dives and 26 years experience. Taken in an overhead environment at 15 meters and even with preparation and practise had an element of risk. No scuba equipment within easy reach. Three experienced back up divers just out of shot.
Photocomp November '04 - Open
Another Cuttlefish pic
by KarKaradon
This one was hiding under the bow of a wreck just off of the North Mole in Fremantle, WA. There was a fair amount of surge on this night dive. This was my 1st attempt at photography at night and only my 3rd go with my new u/w camera. Taken with an Olympus C-5060, with internal flash.
Photocomp November '04 - Novice
Kilsby Sinkhole
by Glenn Bailey
Cave Diving at Mount Gambier, South Australia. Photocomp October '04 - Open
The boogie, woogie bugle boy of Julian Rocks
by John Natoli
Thorny-back Cowfish behind Hugo's Trench, Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, NSW in approximately 20 meters. Shot with Olympus Mju 400D, built in flash. Photocomp October '04 - Novice
White Jewel Anemones
by ron.j
I found these white Jewel Anemones attached to a black coral tree on the buckets of the Coolooli, Sydney, today something I thought I would never see. Photocomp September '04 - Open
My what a long nose you have!!
by Nat
The photo was taken at Bicheno, Tasmania at approx 30m, with a Sony 4.0 Megapixel Cybershot with no additional strobe. I started underwater photography in October 2003. Photocomp September '04 - Novice
Nearly Nemo
by Bridgette
Taken with Olympus Mju 400, August 2004 at Steve's Bombie, Great Barrier Reef. Photocomp August '04 - Novice
Bicheno jewel anemone
by robin
Taken in the marine reserve in Bicheno, Tasmania. Photocom August '04 - Open
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Articles
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A new way of living underwater - Habitat Waterford
- At first it seems like a very hippy-like idea and really fits into our part of the world, as does the Dome Shell factory. However, on further investigation, the instigator, Shaun Waterford, seemed more down to earth than expected and I decided to take a look for myself.
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Shark Attacks in Perspective
- My sister and I were swimming in a quiet area of Jervis Bay on the east coast of Australia a few years back. Suddenly a fin cut through the water…another one appeared next to it and another and another. Moving fast, not towards us but very close. Sharks?
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Sensational Sipadan
- As the plane takes off from Kuala Lumpur to Tawau I think of one of my favourite songs by Australian singer songwriter Cristine Anu 'The monkey and the turtle' ... that is where we are heading, the island of the turtles and the land of the men of the forest, the Orang-Utans of Borneo.
