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12.06.2025 13:34
The hunt, Baja California Sur, Mexico
A crested sculpin hides in the stinging tentacles of a lion’s mane jellyfish. “The tentacles provide both shelter and food for the cryptic fish in Alaska’s Prince William Sound,” explains Shane Gross.
Baby plainfin midshipman fish
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SHANE GROSS - OCEAN PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2024
A marine iguana sits on a rock. Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
A spotted eagle ray’s natural pattern
Above, pelicans in the sea off Mexico’s Baja California Sur dive from the sky in a well-coordinated dance. Underwater, mahi-mahi dart around at top speed, chasing sardines. “The surface was murky from the feast, with sea lions also joining the action,” says Merche Llobera. “Whales passed by, but none went for the sardines.”
With their dramatic marine wildlife encounters, gorgeous examples of our species’ connection with the ocean and stark reminders of the human impact on our seas, underwater photographers bring the best of our ocean planet to life and highlight the many perils it faces.
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RAFAEL FERNANDEZ CABALLERO - OCEAN PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2024
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JAKE WILTON - OCEAN PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2024
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‘“As we gaze at this marine iguana, with half of its body submerged in the waters and the other half emerging above the surface, it's impossible not to marvel at the uniqueness of these creatures,” says Fernandez Caballero. “Without a doubt, marine iguanas are living dinosaurs, a testament to the countless stages and transformations life on our planet has undergone.”
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MIZAEL PALOMEQUE GONZALEZ, MEXICO - OCEAN PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2024
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Conservation efforts have transformed former poachers into protectors. Amid this success swims the rare leucistic green sea turtle.
PIETRO FORMIS - OCEAN PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2024
A crested sculpin hiding
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SHANE GROSS - OCEAN PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2024
A spotted eagle ray’s natural pattern is on as-if-by-designer display. “On one of my dives, this beautiful eagle ray caught my eye,” says Palomeque Gonzalez. “It swam calmly across the sandy bottom as it exposed its intricate back to us all. I was amazed that nature inspires the most revolutionary creations. Its skin pattern reminds me of a binary code.”
Baby Plainfin Midshipman fish, still attached to their yolk sacs, are hidden under a rock in an intertidal zone in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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MERCHE LLOBERA - OCEAN PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2024
Portfolio Award, British Columbia, Canada
“The (African pompano) juveniles look very different from adults,” says Pietro Formis. “They are very thin, with a silver body and very long appendages on their fins. Usually, the filaments stretch out behind them, making it almost impossible to capture the whole fish. The long fins created circles around the silver fish, looking like neon lights at night.”’
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