A new species for me. The Trojan star (Hippasteria phrygiana), this one was taken on the dive trip to Hitra i did with my dive club
Taken: 5/4 2026
Camera: Olympus TG-5
#diving #hippasteriaphrygiana #nordicdiving #starfish #echinodermata #naturephotography #underwaterphotography

Night falls gently on the reef. The sky blazes with purple, and I swim softly in the warm water, my hands gripping my underwater housing tightly. I carefully scan every shadow, every imperceptible movement. And then I see it. That turtle swimming peacefully. It's breathtaking, as always. These images will be the last from my shoot in the Maldives for the documentary series "Animal Crowds."

How I took this photo ? Canon R5 Mark II + RF15-35 f2,8 1/100 f10 Underwater Housing 2 lights

#nature #underwater #underwaterphotography #underwaterphoto #maldives #themaldives #turttles #animal #scubadiving #film #canon #canonphotographers #sunset

german channel cleaning sataion for human 수중양치 도전 Palau🇵🇼 #scuba #underwaterphotography #oceanlife #marinelife 🤿🌊🦑

A porcupine fish playing peek-a-boo

#meermittwoch #fish #porcupinefish #underwater #underwaterphotography

It looks like Saipan may be having a rough time with the super typhoon right now. Hopefully everyone is safe.

Such a beautiful island above and below the water. Here's an eagle ray from my dive trip there.

#saipan #supertyphoon #sinlaku #typhoon #weather #nature #ocean #marianas #underwaterphotography #eagleray

Photo by Autumn Martin

Pink Cheeks. Third Place, Up & Coming. "This was my first time taking a camera underwater, and was nervous but excited. My goal was to get a tiny nudibranch in focus, and with the support of my husband, Adam Martin, and our amazing guides, I quickly fell in love with macro photography."

Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2025/02/winners-2025-underwater-photographer-year-contest/681741/
#photography #fotografie #underwater #underwaterphotography #animal #mollusc #nudibranch #nudibranchia #macro #macrophoto

Photo by Alvaro Herrero (Mekan)

Radiant Bond. Winner, Wide Angle, and Underwater Photographer of the Year 2025. "A mother humpback whale accompanies her calf to the surface for its first breath early in the morning. The youngster is releasing a few bubbles as it rises, perhaps because it is still learning to control its breathing, or it is simply experimenting with its own body."

Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2025/02/winners-2025-underwater-photographer-year-contest/681741/
#photography #fotografie #underwater #underwaterphotography #animal #mother #motherandbabies #motherhood #humpbackwhale #whale #baleine #ocean

A new video by my friend, Shoog McDaniel, who took those photos of my pots underwater. This video experiment is gorgeous, graceful, ephemerally beautiful. If you use Patreon and are looking to support a queer, disabled, super talented artist, this is the one. https://www.patreon.com/posts/155288404 #QueerArt #LGBTQ #Florida #Queer #Nature #UnderwaterPhotography