Seahorse Central: 12 Amazing Photo Contest Submissions
Get a peek at in the bizarre and enchanting world of seahorses through these incredible submissions from Scuba Diving's 2014 Underwater Photo Contest. As you marvel at these mystifying masters of disguise, consider how they observe their underwater environments — with both eyes operating independently of each other!
(Photo names and captions provided by photographers.)
See more photos from Scuba Diving's annual Underwater Photo Contest:
Martin KleinThis shot of a pygmy was taken with f/4.0.
Location: Lembeh Island, Indonesia
William GoodwinA little yellow sea horse dwelling in an urban setting a mile from the ocean (60mm with 10x diopter and Sony Nex-5N).
Location: Blue Heron Bridge, South Florida
Maurizio PasiA couple of seahorses.
Location: Capo Noli, Italy
Nicholas SamarasA longnose seahorse.
Location: Chalkidiki, Greece
Brianna KorbThis red seahorse was discovered on a dive in Bonaire. The seahorse moved around slightly, but never detached from the coral. In this picture it is fully visible, but still looks very camera shy.
Location: Kallis Reef, Bonaire
Marco GargiuloA male hippocampus guttulatus.
Location: Spiaggia Caterina, Italy
Michael GallagherThis shot of a White's seahorse was taken along the shark net on Manly Harbour Beach.
Location: Sydney, Australia
Goos Van Der HeideA thorny seahorse faces the photographer head-on in this iconic photo, a rare sight for these shy creatures.
Location: Puerto Galera, Philippines
Goos Van Der HeideA common seahorse in front of squid eggs.
Location: Ambon, Indonesia
Jan WegnerOne of the few pygmy sea horses left around Mabul island in Malaysia, this one was obviously in a good mood, as it looks as if it is whistling its favorite song.
Location: Mabul, Malaysia
Filippo BorghiA seahorse feeding in the current under a peacock worm.
Location: Giglio Isle, Italy
Raffaele LivorneseA yellow pygmy seahorse on his yellow gorgonian.
Location: Philippines
Get a peek at in the bizarre and enchanting world of seahorses through these incredible submissions from Scuba Diving's 2014 Underwater Photo Contest. As you marvel at these mystifying masters of disguise, consider how they observe their underwater environments — with both eyes operating independently of each other!
(Photo names and captions provided by photographers.)
See more photos from Scuba Diving's annual Underwater Photo Contest: