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But very often, it’s only when you slow down and look really closely that you get a sense of them, from the predatory to the pushy, and from the symbiotic to the sociable.
Photography gives us extraordinary access to these interactions, whether it’s the playfulness of dolphins, as captured by this issue’s Big Shots winner, Stephanie Doniger, or mutually advantageous arrangements such as Harun Dumanli’s highly commended eel and shrimp.
Stephanie wins an Aggressor Adventures’ liveaboard trip in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. The highly commended each receive a year’s print and digital subscription to DIVE Magazine, while the other entries published receive a digital subscription alone.
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For our next issue, the theme is Patterns and Textures. We want to see images that explore all aspects of marine and freshwater life.
That might mean the delicate structure of coral, the unusual play of sunlight on the surface up above or an extravagantly patterned cephalopod – let your imagination be your guide.
The winner, selected by DIVE’s editorial staff, will receive a trip on an Aggressor Adventures liveaboard in the Red Sea, worth £1,993.
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WINNER – DIVE’s Big Shot Living Together
‘Playtime’ by Stephanie Doniger
Snorkelling with a pod of dolphins at Sataya Reef, Egypt. It was quite the work out to keep up with them!
Shot with: Sony A7RV, Nauticam FCP, 28-60mm lens, Nauticam housing; f8, 1/500, ISO 640
HIGHLY COMMENDED
‘Open Wide’, by Harun Dumanli
Taken at a cleaning station in Tulamben, Bali. I first watched for a long time to create a bond between us.
Shot with: OM-1 M.ZUIKO, 30mm f/3.5 macro lens, AOI OM-1 housing, Marelux Apollo III strobe, Undervision wide angle snoot; f/8, 1/160, ISO 100
HIGHLY COMMENDED
‘Mobula Cloud’, by Vanessa Mignon
Enormous numbers of mobula rays migrate and congregate in Baja California twice a year, the largest mobula migration in the world.
Shot with: Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 8-15 mm fisheye lens, Nauticam housing, natural light; f4, 1/500, ISO 500
HIGHLY COMMENDED
‘True Love’, by Jules Casey
An artificial reef designed to attract octopus to the area proved an instant success, with the pipes a safe place for them to reproduce. I found these two pale octopus (Octopus pallidus) preparing to mate.
Shot with: Olympus EM1 mark 2, Isotta housing, Kraken Sports KRS-02 strobes, 8mm fisheye lens; f9, 1/250, ISO 200
HIGHLY COMMENDED
‘Table for Two’, by Theresa Guise
A hawksbill turtle and a wrasse share a meal in the Southern Red Sea. The turtle was feeding on coral and the wrasse followed to pick up the scraps.
Shot with: Nikon Z8, Nikkor z 25-50mm, Nauticam housing, WACP, RetraPromax strobes
‘Star Quality’, by Fabi Fregonesi
A captivating moment of interaction among sea lions in their natural habitat at Los Islotes, Mexico. The one in the foreground appears to be inviting us into their starfish game.
Shot with: Canon 5D, Aquatica housing, EF15mm f/2.8 fisheye; f9, 1/250, ISO 250
‘Pick Me’, by Jules Casey
These male big-belly seahorses were trying to gain the attention of a nearby female under Rye Pier, Port Phillip Bay, Australia.
Shot with: Olympus EM1 Mk 2, Isotta housing, Kraken Sports KRS-02 strobes, 12-40 mm lens; f13, 1 /250, ISO 200
‘Easy Rider’, by Kirsty Andrews
This image was taken in only 1 metre of water, in a bay in north-west Scotland.
Shot with: Nikon D500, Nauticam housing, Retra Flash pro strobes, Retra reflectors; f20, 1/250, ISO 250
‘Mother and Baby’, by Nur Tucker
Sea lions at a protected colony on Los Islotes, Mexico. Pups come out of their nurseries at around two to three months old and are very playful and interactive with divers.
Shot with: Nikon D500, Subal ND500 housing, Inon Z240 strobes, Tokina 10- 17 mm fisheye lens; f11, 1/200, ISO 400
‘Symphony of Stripes’, by Shinto K Anto
A tight formation of striped eel catfish moving in perfect unison in Anilao, Philippines; f22, 1/200, ISO 250
‘Mellow Yellow’ by Michael Gallagher,
Rubbish is a huge problem for our oceans but these gobies find shelter in their discarded beer bottle home in Anilao, the Philippines.
Shot with: Canon 5D3, Hugyfot housing, Inon Z240 strobes; f16, 1/200, ISO 400
‘Perfect Fit’, by Lawrence G Watkins
This whip coral goby is perfectly nestled among the coral, taken in the Maldives.
Shot with: Nikon Z8, Nikkor 24- 50mm lens, Nauticam WWL-C, Nauticam housing, Backscatter HF-1 strobes; f/29, 1/200, ISO 100
‘Babies on Board’, by Marcia Riederer
Male weedy seadragons carry their bright pink eggs carefully attached to a brood patch under their tails. These were photographed beneath Portsea Pier, Australia.
Shot with: Sony A7RV, 14mm, Isotta housing, Inon strobes; f/9, 1/250, ISO 400
‘Besties’, by Lureen Ferretti
As ocean water temperatures fall, manatees retreat to the warmer water flowing from the Florida Springs. This adorable pair remained side-by-side during my entire encounter with them.
Shot with: Canon 70D, Nauticam housing, Tokina 10-17 fisheye lens; f8, 1/125, ISO 800
‘Curly Wurly’, by Valerie Cornet
Euphyllia coral provides both shelter and food source for this tiny orangutan crab in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Shot with: Nikon D810, Nikon AF Micro Nikkor 60mm f/2.8 D macro lens, Sea & Sea housing, Ikelite DS160 strobes; f/20, 1/250, ISO 64
‘Pimp my Ride’, by Miguel Ramirez
These emperor shrimp benefit from the protection of their toxic nudibranch host, in Tulamben, Indonesia.
Shot with: Nikon D500, Hugyfot housing, 85mm lens, Nikon Z330 strobes; f29, 1/250, ISO 100
‘Purple Patch’, by Michael Gallagher
A cosy spot for this blackfoot anemonefish at Raa Atoll in the Maldives.
Shot with: Canon 20D, 17-40mm zoom lens, Ikelite housing, Ikelite DS-125 strobes; f4.5, 1/80, ISO 200
‘Simbiosis’, by Vanessa Mignon
Fire urchins don’t seem to benefit from Coleman shrimp, which feed on their tentacles.
Shot with: Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 50mm, Nauticam housing, Inon strobes; f20, 1/200, ISO 200
‘All Dolled Up’, by Peter McGee
This crab – spotted in Sydney Harbour – is using anemones as protection against predators.
Shot with: Sony NEX7 camera, Sony 30mm macro lens, Backscatter Mini Flash; f13, 1/100, ISO 200
‘Growing Up’, by Vanessa Mignon
The bond between mother and calf is strong, but these humpback whales will only stay together for a year.
Shot with: Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 16-35 mm f4, Nauticam housing; f4, 1/400, ISO 200
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