Purple Shells

Iridescent Oyster Shell Nacre Layers Macro in on salt crystals along a pan rim in Bonn

Iridescent Oyster Shell Nacre Layers Macro

Kodak Brownie Number 2 · on salt crystals along a pan rim in Bonn

 Barnacle Cluster on Turquoise Paint Night in against weathered turquoise paint in Surabaya

Barnacle Cluster on Turquoise Paint Night

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra · against weathered turquoise paint in Surabaya

 Pearlescent Seashell Whorls in Sunset Light in inside a seed pod split open near Loja

Pearlescent Seashell Whorls in Sunset Light

Google Pixel 6 Pro · inside a seed pod split open near Loja

 Pearlescent Seashell Whorls on Weathered Turquoise in against weathered turquoise paint in Dar es Salaam

Pearlescent Seashell Whorls on Weathered Turquoise

Canon EOS R50 · against weathered turquoise paint in Dar es Salaam

 Iridescent Oyster Shell Nacre on Salt Crystals in on salt crystals along a pan rim in Haikou

Iridescent Oyster Shell Nacre on Salt Crystals

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 · on salt crystals along a pan rim in Haikou

 Giant Clam Vivid Mantle Coral Shallows Cairns in along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Cairns

Giant Clam Vivid Mantle Coral Shallows Cairns

Nikon FE · along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Cairns

 Purple Urchins and Chitons on Dusty Table in on a dusty library table in Catia La Mar

Purple Urchins and Chitons on Dusty Table

Huawei P60 Pro · on a dusty library table in Catia La Mar

 Golden Ratio Seashell Spiral Macro Jacksonville in against weathered turquoise paint in Jacksonville

Golden Ratio Seashell Spiral Macro Jacksonville

Canon EOS R50 · against weathered turquoise paint in Jacksonville

 Iridescent Oyster Shell Nacre Layers in Wenzhou Pod in inside a seed pod split open in Wenzhou

Iridescent Oyster Shell Nacre Layers in Wenzhou Pod

Sony a6700 · inside a seed pod split open in Wenzhou

 Purple Urchins and Chitons on Museum Plinth in on a museum plinth in Nara

Purple Urchins and Chitons on Museum Plinth

Fujifilm X-T5 · on a museum plinth in Nara

 Rain Beaded Snail Shell Turquoise Wall Istanbul in against weathered turquoise paint in Istanbul

Rain Beaded Snail Shell Turquoise Wall Istanbul

Nikon D100 · against weathered turquoise paint in Istanbul

 Barnacle Cirri Feeding in Blue Evening Light in across a rain-beaded metal surface near Geelong

Barnacle Cirri Feeding in Blue Evening Light

Fujifilm X-Pro2 · across a rain-beaded metal surface near Geelong

 Pearlescent Seashell Whorls on Linen in Noon Light in against woven linen fibers near Jisr ash-Shughur

Pearlescent Seashell Whorls on Linen in Noon Light

Nikon D70 · against woven linen fibers near Jisr ash-Shughur

 Abalone Shell Interior Macro Tucson Metal in across a rain-beaded metal surface in Tucson

Abalone Shell Interior Macro Tucson Metal

Sony a7 II · across a rain-beaded metal surface in Tucson

 Macro Snail Radula Teeth Turquoise Raipur in against weathered turquoise paint in Raipur

Macro Snail Radula Teeth Turquoise Raipur

Nikon Z 9 · against weathered turquoise paint in Raipur

 Giant Cuttlefish Displaying Colors on Coral Wall in along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Belize City

Giant Cuttlefish Displaying Colors on Coral Wall

Canon EOS 5D Mark III · along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Belize City

 Iridescent Oyster Shell Nacre in Blue Evening Light in across a rain-beaded metal surface in Ensenada

Iridescent Oyster Shell Nacre in Blue Evening Light

Pentax Spotmatic · across a rain-beaded metal surface in Ensenada

 Golden Ratio Seashell Spiral on Turquoise in against weathered turquoise paint in Yangon

Golden Ratio Seashell Spiral on Turquoise

Fujifilm X-H2 · against weathered turquoise paint in Yangon

 Chambered Nautilus in Oregon Deep Blue Water in in Oregon

Chambered Nautilus in Oregon Deep Blue Water

Pentax ME Super · in Oregon

 Barnacles and Oysters on Sunken Pier in Greek Twilight in beside a volcanic drop-off in Greece

Barnacles and Oysters on Sunken Pier in Greek Twilight

OM System OM-1 · beside a volcanic drop-off in Greece

 Iridescent Abalone Shell Macro in Madison Window in along a frost-edged windowpane in Madison

Iridescent Abalone Shell Macro in Madison Window

Sony NEX-7 · along a frost-edged windowpane in Madison

 Golden Ratio Seashell Spiral Macro Detail in against weathered turquoise paint near Chilpancingo de los Bravo

Golden Ratio Seashell Spiral Macro Detail

Olympus OM-10 · against weathered turquoise paint near Chilpancingo de los Bravo

 Magenta Sky Sea Urchin Kelp Edge Porto in above a cold-water reef edge near Porto

Magenta Sky Sea Urchin Kelp Edge Porto

Canon EOS 5D Mark II · above a cold-water reef edge near Porto

 Red Flame Scallop Silhouette in Belize Reef Crevice in beside a reef crevice under clear water near Belize City

Red Flame Scallop Silhouette in Belize Reef Crevice

Sony a7S III · beside a reef crevice under clear water near Belize City

 Walnut Shell Cross Section Grain Macro in against weathered turquoise paint in Kenitra

Walnut Shell Cross Section Grain Macro

Hasselblad X2D II 100C · against weathered turquoise paint in Kenitra

 Iridescent Oyster Shell Layers on Frosty Window in along a frost-edged windowpane in Munich

Iridescent Oyster Shell Layers on Frosty Window

Asahi Pentax K · along a frost-edged windowpane in Munich

 Iridescent Oyster Shell Nacre on Lichen Bark in on lichen-covered bark near Jaisalmer

Iridescent Oyster Shell Nacre on Lichen Bark

Leica M10 · on lichen-covered bark near Jaisalmer

 Abalone Shell on Moss in Apia Light in on dew-soaked moss in Apia

Abalone Shell on Moss in Apia Light

Sony Alpha 900 · on dew-soaked moss in Apia

 Giant Cuttlefish Colors on Belize Volcanic Reef in beside a volcanic reef overhang near Belize City

Giant Cuttlefish Colors on Belize Volcanic Reef

Nikon FM10 · beside a volcanic reef overhang near Belize City

 Golden Spiral Seashell Cross Section on Frosty Window in along a frost-edged windowpane in Rudrapur

Golden Spiral Seashell Cross Section on Frosty Window

Samsung Galaxy S25+ · along a frost-edged windowpane in Rudrapur

 Giant Cuttlefish Colors Reef Crevice Dawn in beside a reef crevice under clear water near Denpasar

Giant Cuttlefish Colors Reef Crevice Dawn

Hasselblad X2D 100C · beside a reef crevice under clear water near Denpasar

 Sea Urchin Spine Base on Rain Beaded Metal in across a rain-beaded metal surface near Miragaia, Porto

Sea Urchin Spine Base on Rain Beaded Metal

Google Pixel 7 Pro · across a rain-beaded metal surface near Miragaia, Porto

 Giant Clam Vivid Mantle in Cebu Coral Shallows in along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Cebu

Giant Clam Vivid Mantle in Cebu Coral Shallows

iPhone 15 Plus · along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Cebu

 Barnacle Cluster on Weathered Turquoise Paint in against weathered turquoise paint in Al-Muharraq

Barnacle Cluster on Weathered Turquoise Paint

iPhone 16 Pro · against weathered turquoise paint in Al-Muharraq

 Sea Otter Wrapped in Kelp at Naples Reef in above a cold-water reef edge in Centro Storico, Naples

Sea Otter Wrapped in Kelp at Naples Reef

Canon EOS 350D · above a cold-water reef edge in Centro Storico, Naples

 Iridescent Abalone Shell on Linen in against woven linen fibers in Nanjing

Iridescent Abalone Shell on Linen

Sony NEX-7 · against woven linen fibers in Nanjing

 Octopus Squeezing Between Oregon Reef Rocks in above a cold-water reef edge in Oregon

Octopus Squeezing Between Oregon Reef Rocks

Hasselblad 907X · above a cold-water reef edge in Oregon

 Iridescent Abalone Shell on Frosty Window Kabul in along a frost-edged windowpane near Kabul

Iridescent Abalone Shell on Frosty Window Kabul

Leica M3 · along a frost-edged windowpane near Kabul

 Giant Clam Mantle Under Reef Ledge Cebu in beneath a reef ledge in tropical shallows near Cebu

Giant Clam Mantle Under Reef Ledge Cebu

Fujifilm X-E4 · beneath a reef ledge in tropical shallows near Cebu

 Iridescent Oyster Shell Nacre on Linen in against woven linen fibers in Patiala

Iridescent Oyster Shell Nacre on Linen

Hasselblad X2D 100C · against woven linen fibers in Patiala