25 Top Entries From The Ocean Art Underwater Photography Contest

16. Million Hope Shipwreck, by Fabrice Dudenhofer: Honorable Mention, Mirrorless Wide Angle

In the Egyptian waters of the Straits of Tiran lies ‘The Million Hope’, the largest shipwreck in the Red Sea. This picture shoes the sheer massive size of the wreck in scale to a person, the diver beside the bow.

17. Light Beam, by Alexandre St. Jean: Honorable Mention, Underwater Art

Diving through the Yucatan Peninsula of Mérida, Mexico, the photographer, along with a professional diver and local guide, find themselves in a beautiful, remote cenote, as a light beam shone into the water, allowing them to capture this stunning photograph.

18. Sheep on the Shot, by Chun Ho Tam: Honorable Mention, Nudibranch

Here’s a beautiful face shot of an adorable sheep-leaf sea slug, also known as nudibranch, complete with rouged cheeks, in the waters of Lembeh, Indonesia.

19. Unnoticed, by Shane Gross: Honorable Mention, Macro

On the very first dive of a 12-day liveaboard through Indonesian districts, Flores and Alor, this unknown animal was found floating around in the water toward the end of the dive. It was later discovered to be the juvenile rigid shrimpfish.

20. Nemo, by Matteo Visconti: Honorable Mention, Portrait Category

Here floats the beautiful clownfish amidst the tentacles of the Ritteri sea anemones in the waters of Ishigaki Island in Okinawa, Japan. These two different species have a lovely mutual relationship. As a territorial species, the clownfish protects the anemone from fish that feed on it, and the anemone’s stinging tentacles protect the clownfish from predators.