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- Amid the depressing news about warming oceans and impending extinctions, images of vulnerable and amazing species can serve as a reminder of what environmental activists are fighting to save.
- The UnderwaterPhotography.com photo contest is a long-running and prestigious online photo competition that showcases the colorful denizens of the oceans.
- Here are our 26 favorite images from the contest’s pool of winners and runner-ups this year.
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For most of us, it’s extremely difficult to observe ocean animals in their natural habitats — let alone capture pictures to show our friends later.
But that’s not the case for these award-winning photographers.
UnderwaterPhotography.com recently announced the winners of its annual photo contest for the 2018-2019 year.
The contest is one of the longest-running and most prestigious online photo competitions — every year, hundreds of photographers from around the world submit thousands of photographs in a range of categories, from "Close-ups" to "Wrecks." Images are judged by a group that includes industry professionals, previous competition winners, and UnderwaterPhotography.com moderators.
This year, photographers submitted 4,121 entries. Only a few dozen walked away with medals in each category.
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We’ve republished some of the winning photographs here in select categories. Take a look.
Photographer Greg Fleurentin won a gold medal for this image of sharks and a ray in French Polynesia’s Moorea Lagoon.
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The medal was awarded in the "Over/Under shots" category, which involves photos that cross the surface boundary of the water. The following two photos were part of the same category.
A turtle enjoys a nighttime swim in the Adriatic sea near Italy’s coast in this image by Marco Caraceni.
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Suzan Meldonian got up close and personal with an American crocodile in Cuba.
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