Ocean Ridge

Blue Whale Shadow Over Sicilian Basalt Coast in from a ridge above layered foothills in Sicily

Blue Whale Shadow Over Sicilian Basalt Coast

Pentax MX · from a ridge above layered foothills in Sicily

 Hippo Pod at Rio Sunset on Wind Scoured Ridge in on a wind-scoured ridge near Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro

Hippo Pod at Rio Sunset on Wind Scoured Ridge

Nikon D80 · on a wind-scoured ridge near Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro

 Oregon Estuary River Meets Ocean Foothills in from a ridge above layered foothills in Oregon

Oregon Estuary River Meets Ocean Foothills

Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 · from a ridge above layered foothills in Oregon

 Waikiki Shoreline Garden in Soft Overcast Light in along a wave-cut shoreline near Waikiki, Honolulu

Waikiki Shoreline Garden in Soft Overcast Light

Polaroid SX-70 · along a wave-cut shoreline near Waikiki, Honolulu

 Blue Hour Shoreline Ridge Eritrea in from a ridge above layered foothills in Eritrea

Blue Hour Shoreline Ridge Eritrea

Canon A-1 · from a ridge above layered foothills in Eritrea

 Puffin Beside Tidal Pool Morning Light Cyprus in on a wind-scoured ridge in Cyprus

Puffin Beside Tidal Pool Morning Light Cyprus

Fujifilm X-Pro2 · on a wind-scoured ridge in Cyprus

 Steel Blue Twilight Columnar Basalt Shoreline in along a wave-cut shoreline near San Pedro, La Paz

Steel Blue Twilight Columnar Basalt Shoreline

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 · along a wave-cut shoreline near San Pedro, La Paz

 Dragonfish Silhouette Kerala Rainy Night City Lights in in Kerala

Dragonfish Silhouette Kerala Rainy Night City Lights

Samsung Galaxy S22+ · in Kerala

 Blue Haze Mountain Ridges Patagonia Dawn in in Patagonia

Blue Haze Mountain Ridges Patagonia Dawn

Canon EOS 90D · in Patagonia

 Beluga Silhouette in Durban Seagrass in above a seagrass meadow near Durban

Beluga Silhouette in Durban Seagrass

Google Pixel 8 · above a seagrass meadow near Durban

 Twilight Coral Reef Turquoise Shallows Cebu in along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Cebu

Twilight Coral Reef Turquoise Shallows Cebu

Fujifilm X-E1 · along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Cebu

 Christmas Tree Worm Spiraling on Zanzibar Coral in beside a reef crevice under clear water near Zanzibar

Christmas Tree Worm Spiraling on Zanzibar Coral

Sony Alpha 700 · beside a reef crevice under clear water near Zanzibar

 Hawaii Ridge Bamboo Grove Evening Light in from a ridge above layered foothills in Hawaii

Hawaii Ridge Bamboo Grove Evening Light

Leica M-A · from a ridge above layered foothills in Hawaii

 Narwhals Crossing Tusks Under Arctic Ice in beneath a pressure-ridged sheet of sea ice near Iqaluit

Narwhals Crossing Tusks Under Arctic Ice

Google Pixel 6 Pro · beneath a pressure-ridged sheet of sea ice near Iqaluit

 Giant Isopod Silhouette Dawn Indonesia in in Indonesia

Giant Isopod Silhouette Dawn Indonesia

Canon EOS-1D X Mark III · in Indonesia

 Lava Flow Meets Ocean at Sunset in Leh Mist in near Leh

Lava Flow Meets Ocean at Sunset in Leh Mist

Canon EOS R50 · near Leh

 Sunset Silhouette Fossil Beach Terrace Cape Town in near Muizenberg, Cape Town

Sunset Silhouette Fossil Beach Terrace Cape Town

Sony a6400 · near Muizenberg, Cape Town

 Frozen Calving Glacier Terminus in Mist in near Oslo

Frozen Calving Glacier Terminus in Mist

Olympus OM-2 · near Oslo

 Zanzibar Coral Vendor Arranging Shells Underwater in beneath a reef ledge in tropical shallows near Zanzibar

Zanzibar Coral Vendor Arranging Shells Underwater

iPhone 16 · beneath a reef ledge in tropical shallows near Zanzibar

 Reef Shark Patrols Coral Wall with Duplicated Background in along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Belize City

Reef Shark Patrols Coral Wall with Duplicated Background

iPhone 8 Plus · along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Belize City

 Predawn Narwhals Crossing Tusks Beneath Ice in along an ice-scoured channel near Tromsø

Predawn Narwhals Crossing Tusks Beneath Ice

Fujifilm X-H2S · along an ice-scoured channel near Tromsø

 Starlit Terraced Rice Paddies Over Jamnagar Harbor at Midnight in beside a lantern-dotted harbor near Jamnagar

Starlit Terraced Rice Paddies Over Jamnagar Harbor at Midnight

Canon EOS-1D X Mark III · beside a lantern-dotted harbor near Jamnagar

 Juvenile Fish Sheltering in Staghorn Coral Underwater in beneath a reef ledge in tropical shallows near Zanzibar

Juvenile Fish Sheltering in Staghorn Coral Underwater

Samsung Galaxy S25 · beneath a reef ledge in tropical shallows near Zanzibar

 Silhouetted Shark and Pilot Fish in Caribbean Noon in near La Popa, Cartagena

Silhouetted Shark and Pilot Fish in Caribbean Noon

Fujifilm X100S · near La Popa, Cartagena

 Amber Nautilus Drifting Past Deep Reef Wall in beside a reef crevice under clear water near Denpasar

Amber Nautilus Drifting Past Deep Reef Wall

Nikon FG-20 · beside a reef crevice under clear water near Denpasar

 Kelvin-Helmholtz Clouds Over Umbrian Autumn Hills in beneath fast-moving cloud bands in Umbria

Kelvin-Helmholtz Clouds Over Umbrian Autumn Hills

Fujifilm X-H2 · beneath fast-moving cloud bands in Umbria

 Milky Way Over Star Dune in Alpine Night in from a quiet alpine saddle near Zhangjiajie

Milky Way Over Star Dune in Alpine Night

Nikon D3S · from a quiet alpine saddle near Zhangjiajie

 Kerala Cliff Silhouette at First Light in in Kerala

Kerala Cliff Silhouette at First Light

Google Pixel 9 Pro · in Kerala

 Emerald Grass Cliffs at Barangaroo Twilight in from a ridge above layered foothills near Barangaroo, Sydney

Emerald Grass Cliffs at Barangaroo Twilight

Pentax K-7 · from a ridge above layered foothills near Barangaroo, Sydney

 Cebu Seashell Vendor Underwater Stall in beside a reef crevice under clear water near Cebu

Cebu Seashell Vendor Underwater Stall

Smena 8M · beside a reef crevice under clear water near Cebu

 Underwater Ice Wall Golden Hour Glaze in beneath a pressure-ridged sheet of sea ice near Laugavegur, Reykjavik

Underwater Ice Wall Golden Hour Glaze

Canon EOS 5D Mark II · beneath a pressure-ridged sheet of sea ice near Laugavegur, Reykjavik

 Sea Fan Swaying in Dawn Light Before Sunrise in along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Denpasar

Sea Fan Swaying in Dawn Light Before Sunrise

Fujifilm X-Pro2 · along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Denpasar

 Nautilus Drifting Past Volcanic Reef Zanzibar in beside a volcanic reef overhang near Zanzibar

Nautilus Drifting Past Volcanic Reef Zanzibar

iPhone SE (2022) · beside a volcanic reef overhang near Zanzibar

 Chambered Nautilus in Deep Blue Kelp in along a kelp-fringed shelf near Venice

Chambered Nautilus in Deep Blue Kelp

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra · along a kelp-fringed shelf near Venice

 Beluga Whales in Arctic Shallow Waters in along an ice-scoured channel near Sapporo

Beluga Whales in Arctic Shallow Waters

iPhone 16 · along an ice-scoured channel near Sapporo

 Basalt Column Wall on Busan Ridge Morning in from a ridge above layered foothills near Busan

Basalt Column Wall on Busan Ridge Morning

Xiaomi 14 Ultra · from a ridge above layered foothills near Busan

 Braided River Delta Monsoon Dawn Chennai Shoreline in along a wave-cut shoreline near Chennai

Braided River Delta Monsoon Dawn Chennai Shoreline

Canon EOS-1D X · along a wave-cut shoreline near Chennai

 Nautilus Shell Silhouette in New Zealand Kelp Forest in through a forest of kelp fronds in New Zealand

Nautilus Shell Silhouette in New Zealand Kelp Forest

Pentax K1000 · through a forest of kelp fronds in New Zealand

 Blue Shark and Pilot Fish in Cape Town Kelp in along a kelp-fringed shelf near Green Point, Cape Town

Blue Shark and Pilot Fish in Cape Town Kelp

Zorki 10 · along a kelp-fringed shelf near Green Point, Cape Town

 Meteor Shower Trails Over Utah Canyon Night in from a quiet alpine saddle in Utah

Meteor Shower Trails Over Utah Canyon Night

Hasselblad X2D 100C · from a quiet alpine saddle in Utah

 Silhouetted Seagrass Meadow Blue Hour Spain in from a ridge above layered foothills in Spain

Silhouetted Seagrass Meadow Blue Hour Spain

Minolta XG-M · from a ridge above layered foothills in Spain

 Silhouetted Sand Spit in Croatian Lagoon in along a wave-cut shoreline in Croatia

Silhouetted Sand Spit in Croatian Lagoon

Nikon Z 7 II · along a wave-cut shoreline in Croatia

 Twilight Ice Wall Underwater Anchorage in along an ice-scoured channel near Anchorage

Twilight Ice Wall Underwater Anchorage

Zorki 10 · along an ice-scoured channel near Anchorage

 Shipwreck Hull Exposed at Low Tide Near Umeda in on a wind-scoured ridge near Umeda, Osaka

Shipwreck Hull Exposed at Low Tide Near Umeda

Sony a9 · on a wind-scoured ridge near Umeda, Osaka

 Walrus on Ice Floe Beneath Sea Ice Noon in beneath a pressure-ridged sheet of sea ice near Sapporo

Walrus on Ice Floe Beneath Sea Ice Noon

Nikon D7500 · beneath a pressure-ridged sheet of sea ice near Sapporo

 Underground River Emerging From Rock in Greek Foothills in from a ridge above layered foothills in the Greek Islands

Underground River Emerging From Rock in Greek Foothills

Polaroid model 95 · from a ridge above layered foothills in the Greek Islands

 Glacier Calving into Fjord at Twilight in from a ridge above layered foothills in Russia

Glacier Calving into Fjord at Twilight

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 · from a ridge above layered foothills in Russia

 Glowing Brain Coral Under Noon Reef Light in beside a volcanic reef overhang near Stone Town

Glowing Brain Coral Under Noon Reef Light

Pentax K-7 · beside a volcanic reef overhang near Stone Town