📷 Hairy Shrimp (phycocaris simulans)
📍 Seraya Secrets, August 2024
🇮🇩 Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia

Hairy shrimp are tiny crustaceans found in tropical waters, particularly in Indonesia and the Philippines. Despite their small size (often only a few millimeters long) and the fact that they look like an uninspiring speck of algae to the naked eye, they are a favorite among underwater photographers and macro diving enthusiasts. Their bodies are covered in fine, hair-like appendages that provide excellent camouflage against their surroundings, such as algae or sea grass. Hairy shrimp have an almost translucent appearance, and their coloration can vary from green to red, depending on the environment they inhabit.

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📷 Reef Scenic
📍Crystal Rock, September 2024
🇮🇩 Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Crystal Rock is a well known dive site on the northern tip of Komodo Island that is famous for ripping currents and an explosion of marine life and color. This image was created in the coral garden in the saddle between the larger and smaller pinnacles. The soft corals were open and the fish were active so it was worth the effort to fight the moving water long enough to capture the scene.

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📷 Red Paddle Flap Rhinopias (Rhinopias eschmeyeri)
📍 Lembeh Strait, September 2024
🇮🇩 North Sulawesi, Indonesia

The Rhinopias is a member of the scorpionfish family, and is a high value subject for most underwater photographers thanks to its unique shape, bold colors and rarity. This red specimen was found nestled in the rubble bottom substrate of the Lembeh Strait at a depth of about 100 feet.

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📷 Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
📍 Alofi Bay, September 2023
🇳🇺 Niue

Photographer Mark Strickland (@markstricklandphotography) capturing the perfect moment with a humpback whale calf affectionately nicknamed "Nudge."

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📷 Polka-Dot Nudibranch (Jorunna funebris)
📍 Saidem, August 2024
🇮🇩 Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia

The Polka-Dot Nudibranch can typically be found in coral rubble areas near reefs, munching on the Blue Jorunna Sponge (Neopetrosia sp.). This tiny mollusk has an elegant spotted pattern on its body, and a unique texture created by tiny bristles on the skin called caryophyllidia. This particular specimen was about 3cm in length.

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📷 Striped Eel Catfish (Plotosus lineatus)
📍 Balanoy, January 2024
🇵🇭 Anilao, Philippines

A school of striped eel catfish, packed tightly in formation, moves along the rubble bottom to feed. The fish cascade over each other in a continuous stream from the back to the front of the school. It's quite mesmerizing to watch!

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📷 Deepwater Sea Fans (Iciligorgia schrammi)
📍 Palancar Horseshoe, May 2024
🇲🇽 Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico

The outer reef of Cozumel's west side, along the wall drop-off, is a great place to find deepwater sea fans. When the current is pumping you can see them vibrating back and forth almost like tree branches in the wind. I've always liked the bold visual pattern they create.

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📷 Wreck of the Giannis D
📍 Abu Nuhas Reef, June 2024
🇪🇬 Gulf of Suez, Egypt

Light beams spill through portholes into the interior of the Giannis D wreck.

In April 1983, the Giannis D was carrying timber from Croatia to Saudi Arabia and Yemen, when it struck Sha’ab Abu Nuhas Reef after veering off course. The crew successfully abandoned the ship. Today, the wreck lies in three parts, with the aft section being the most intact and interesting to divers. 

Image created on a workshop with @alexmustard1 aboard the @oceantribefleet Ghazala Explorer.

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📷 Hairy Frogfish (Antennarius striatus)
📍 Anilao Pier, January 2024
🇵🇭 Anilao, Philippines

The hairy frogfish is an ambush predator with an incredibly fast strike, that can only be seen with a high speed camera. Using my snoot, I was able to capture a face portrait of this very strange looking master of camouflage. 

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📷 Lemon Clown Goby (Gobiodon citrinus)
📍 Gubal Island, June 2024
🇪🇬 Red Sea, Egypt

Lemon Clown Gobies, also known as Citron Clown Gobies or Poison Gobies, live in relatively shallow waters amongst Acropora corals throughout the Indian Ocean, Red Sea, and Eastern Pacific. The light blue stripes around their eyes and gills make them a striking subject to photograph, although sometimes a difficult one due to their skittishness and continuous flurry of movement. 

Image created on a workshop with @alexmustard1 aboard the @oceantribefleet Ghazala Explorer.

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📷 Wreck of the Carnatic
📍 Abu Nuhas Reef, June 2024
🇪🇬 Gulf of Suez, Egypt

Glassy Sweepers glide through the interior of the wreck of the Carnatic, as a diver explores the exterior of the wreck in the distance.

The Carnatic was a wood-on-iron clipper ship built in 1863 for the P&O Line. In 1869, it was heading south through the Gulf of Suez on its way to Bombay when it struck the reef at Abu Nuhas around 1 AM on the morning of September 13. Without sighting any other passing ships, the captain ordered all passengers and crew to remain on the vessel. In the middle of the night on September 14th the ship began taking on water more rapidly, the pumps failed, and the ship broke in half. 31 people lost their lives. 

Image created on a workshop with @alexmustard1 aboard the @oceantribefleet Ghazala Explorer.

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📷 Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) 
📍 Yolanda Reef, June 2024
🇪🇬 Ras Mohammed National Park, Egypt

When I think of diving in the Red Sea, an explosion of orange anthias fish is what usually first comes to my mind. Here on the edge of Yolanda Reef in the Ras Mohammaed National Park, hundreds of fish aggregate around two large table corals exposed to the oncoming current.

Image created on a workshop with @alexmustard1 aboard the @oceantribefleet  Ghazala Explorer.

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📷 Porkfish (Anisotremus virginicus)
📍 Paso del Cedral, May 2024
🇲🇽 Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico

A small school of Porkfish face into the current at Paso del Cedral in Cozumel, Mexico. Their unique name probably comes from the pig-like grunting sound the fish make by rubbing their teeth together when feeding or as a fright response when captured or stressed. 

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📷 Crinoid Shrimp (Laomenes)
📍 Mainit Corner, December 2022
🇵🇭 Anilao, Philippines

Laomenes are a genus of commensal shrimp that includes the species Ambon Crinoid Shrimp and Tiger Crinoid Shrimp. These small invertebrates live exclusively on crinoids (also known as feather stars), which are delicate filter feeding echinoderms that cover the reefs in the Philippines. The shrimp match the coloration of the species of feather star on which they are found, making the tiny creatures quite difficult to spot.

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📷 Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
📍 Alofi Bay, September 2023
🇳🇺 Niue

"Nudge," an extremely curious humpback whale calf, became increasingly comfortable with our small group of photographers as our days in the crystal clear waters of Niue blurred from one into the next. Mom allowed him to swim right up within inches of us as we floated there in awe!

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📷 Leaf Scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus)
📍 Marina Point, January 2024
🇵🇭 Dumaguete, Philippines

The Leaf Scorpionfish is a member of the scorpionfish family, with a flat body that somewhat resembles a leaf when combined with its fins. These ambush predators camouflage themselves well, and will even make subtle movements in their pelvic area to mimic an leafy object gently swaying back and forth in the water. Found in a variety of colors, this green individual was hiding in some algae that had collected at the base of a small coral bommie. 

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📷 Ornate Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus)
📍 Shallow Cars, January 2024
🇵🇭 Dumaguete, Philippines

This beautiful male Ornate Ghost Pipefish was carefully camouflaging itself in some algae growing on an old piece of pipe at a muck diving site along the Dauin coast of Negros, Philippines. I love the treasure hunt that a good muck or rubble dive becomes. It really is incredible how many mind-blowing creatures you can find living in some of the least photogenic places underwater if you just take the time to slow down and look carefully (especially with the help of an eagle-eyed local guide)!

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📷 Reef Scenic
📍 Palancar Cuevones, May 2024
🇲🇽 Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico

The famous Palancar reef system in Cozumel combines towering structures and colorful shapes created by prolific sponge growth. 

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📷 Lisa's Mantis Shrimp (Lysiosquilla lisa)
📍 Aqua Garden, January 2024
🇵🇭 Anilao, Philippines

Mantis Shrimp have some of the coolest eyes in the animal kingdom. They have stereoscopic vision and their photoreceptors can distinguish up to 12 wavelengths of linear and circular polarized light. That is crazy! Anytime I find one that is tolerant of me spending some time in its space with my camera, I'm keen to create an image. This Lisa's Mantis Shrimp was peering out of a hole in the rubble bottom at Aqua Garden in Anilao, Philippines. My snoot allowed me to accentuate the alien-like features and eliminate the uninteresting background.

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📷 Fourspot Butterflyfish (Chaetodon quadrimaculatus)
📍 Avatele Bay, September 2023
🇳🇺 Niue

The island nation of Niue is blessed with crystal clear waters, and an abundance of interesting fish to photograph in addition to the humpback whales which visit the island seasonally. This pair of fourspot butterflyfish was making their rounds in the area I was investigating and made for a nice pop of color against the rocky topography.

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📷 Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea)
📍 Marina Point, January 2024
🇵🇭 Dumaguete, Philippines

The Day Octopus gets its common name because, unlike most of its fellow octopus species, it isn't nocturnal and hunts during the day! Their most active hunting times are in the morning after dawn and in the afternoon before dusk. During the middle of the daylight hours, the Day Octopus commonly return to its den to hide and for consumption of prey. This individual was hiding in its den, very well hidden under a ledge at about mid day, toward the end of our second dive of the morning as we worked our way shallower on the reef slope. I decided to take the opportunity to snoot the eye since it was fairly tolerant of my curiosity. 

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📷 Reef Scenic
📍Two Tree Island, December 2023
🇮🇩 Raja Ampat, Indonesia

This intricately branching 1.75m tall red fan perched underneath a large reef overhang at Two Tree Island in Raja Ampat made for a great foreground subject on our first dive of the morning. 

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📷 Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris)
📍 Shallow Cars, January 2024
🇵🇭 Dumaguete, Philippines

The Ocellaris Clownfish, also known as the False Percula Clownfish or Clown Anemonefish, is famous for its vibrant orange body adorned with three distinctive white stripes outlined in black. These charming fish are popular in marine aquariums for their striking appearance and engaging behavior. Found in the warm waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, they form symbiotic relationships with sea anemones, finding protection within their stinging tentacles. Ocellaris Clownfish are also celebrated for their role in the beloved animated film "Finding Nemo," where the character Nemo, a young Ocellaris Clownfish, embarks on an unforgettable adventure.

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📷 Reef Scenic
📍Nudi Rock, December 2023
🇮🇩 Misool, Raja Ampat, Indonesia

This reef scenic captures the explosion of life and color common to the Misool region of southern Raja Ampat. A stunning piece of soft coral hangs from the edge of the drop-off, a bright orange Coral Grouper (Cephalopholis miniata) sits tucked into the dark green Tubastraea micranthus corals, and the whole scene is framed in a cloud of fish filling the water column.

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📷 Ribbon Eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita)
📍 Twin Rock, January 2024
🇵🇭 Anilao, Philippines

Ribbon Eels can be found throughout the Indo-Pacific in lagoons and along the rubble margins of reefs. They are easily recognized by their leafy anterior nostrils, elongated jaws, and striking colors. Juveniles and sub-adults are black in coloration with a yellow dorsal fin. Adult males turn to a beautiful shade of blue with a yellow dorsal fin, and adult females change from black to a solid yellow.

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I am excited to announce that my image, "Lion's Lair," has made the winner's circle of the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024 contest - 3rd place in the Up & Coming category! The UPY contest is one of the top competitions worldwide for underwater image creators, and is judged by three accomplished experts in the field: Dr. Alex Mustard, Peter Rowlands, and Tobias Friedrich. It is very humbling to have had my image chosen out of over 6500 entries by such an esteemed panel. Thank you! Big thanks also goes to the rest of the team at UPY: Dan Bolt, Saeed Rashid and Shannon Moran.

Congratulations to all of the winners this year! You can check out the full yearbook of UPY 2024 images at https://underwaterphotographeroftheyear.com/winners/

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📷 Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
📍 Paso del Cedral, January 2023
🇲🇽 Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico

A hawksbill turtle poses for the camera with some nice sun rays shining down from the surface. Paso del Cedral is one of the most popular dive sites in Cozumel, and it almost always delivers on both wildlife and current.

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📷 Flamboyant Cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi)
📍 Octo Point, January 2024
🇵🇭 Anilao, Philippines

The flamboyant cuttlefish is a small cephalopod species found across the Indian Ocean and the Indo Pacific. They grow up to about 8cm in length, but this specimen found at Octo Point in Anilao was only about 3 cm long. 

From Oceana.org:

The base color of the flamboyant cuttlefish is dark brown with some yellow and purple spots around the arms. However, their skin contains chromatophores, or specialized pigment cells that can change the color of the skin.2 These chromatophores create a vibrant display of flashing colors on the flamboyant cuttlefish’s body. This color change occurs for several reasons; the cuttlefish may be trying to attract prey, threaten predators, or put on a mating display.1 Like other cephalopods such as the blue-ringed octopus, the bright colors indicate the cuttlefish’s venomous status to potential predators.

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📷 Reef Scenic
📍 Great Wall, August 2023
🇰🇾 Little Cayman

A photographer hovers above the drop-off at Great Wall in Little Cayman's Bloody Bay Marine Park.

Image created at Digital Madness 2023 with Alex Mustard.

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📷 Yellowmargin Moray Eel (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus)
📍 Lyag Lyag, December 2022
🇵🇭 Anilao, Philippines

Moray eels breathe by opening and closing their mouths to pump water over their gills. This particular specimen had a beautiful golden colored eye that drew my attention.

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