Underwater Predation

Giant Pacific Octopus Hunting in South African Golden Hour in in South Africa

Giant Pacific Octopus Hunting in South African Golden Hour

Zorki 1 · in South Africa

 Barracuda Silhouettes in Dalmatian Volcanic Drop-off in beside a volcanic drop-off in Dalmatia

Barracuda Silhouettes in Dalmatian Volcanic Drop-off

Panasonic Lumix DC-S1 · beside a volcanic drop-off in Dalmatia

 Lionfish Below Floating Lanterns in Blue Dawn in beside a reef crevice under clear water near Denpasar

Lionfish Below Floating Lanterns in Blue Dawn

Canon F-1 · beside a reef crevice under clear water near Denpasar

 Barracuda School Circling Shipwreck Tanzania in along a kelp-fringed shelf in Tanzania

Barracuda School Circling Shipwreck Tanzania

Pentax K10D · along a kelp-fringed shelf in Tanzania

 Silhouetted Moray Eel in Dawn Reef Light in beside a reef crevice under clear water near Stone Town

Silhouetted Moray Eel in Dawn Reef Light

Asahi Pentax S · beside a reef crevice under clear water near Stone Town

 Neon Mantis Shrimp on Coral Ledge Cebu in along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Cebu

Neon Mantis Shrimp on Coral Ledge Cebu

Canon EOS 7D Mark II · along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Cebu

 Great White Shark Breaching Seal at Italian Rocky Shelf in through kelp fronds beside a rocky shelf in Italy

Great White Shark Breaching Seal at Italian Rocky Shelf

Nikon FE2 · through kelp fronds beside a rocky shelf in Italy

 Sculpin Ambush in Florida Tide Pool in through kelp fronds beside a rocky shelf in Florida

Sculpin Ambush in Florida Tide Pool

Canon EOS 550D · through kelp fronds beside a rocky shelf in Florida

 Giant Pacific Octopus Hunting Kelp Croatia in through a forest of kelp fronds in Croatia

Giant Pacific Octopus Hunting Kelp Croatia

Fujifilm X-T50 · through a forest of kelp fronds in Croatia

 Great White Shark Breaching with Seal in Senegal in along a seagrass channel near the coast in Senegal

Great White Shark Breaching with Seal in Senegal

Sony a7 V · along a seagrass channel near the coast in Senegal

 Triton Snail Preying on Crown-of-Thorns Starfish in beside a volcanic drop-off near Gwangalli, Busan

Triton Snail Preying on Crown-of-Thorns Starfish

Nikon D80 · beside a volcanic drop-off near Gwangalli, Busan

 Leafy Sea Dragon Drifting Through Kelp Near Salvador in at the edge of a reed bed near Salvador

Leafy Sea Dragon Drifting Through Kelp Near Salvador

Fujifilm X-H1 · at the edge of a reed bed near Salvador

 Mantis Shrimp Silhouette Striking Reef Ledge in beneath a reef ledge in tropical shallows near Zanzibar

Mantis Shrimp Silhouette Striking Reef Ledge

Pentax LX · beneath a reef ledge in tropical shallows near Zanzibar

 Great White Shark Breaching Seal in Tanzanian Kelp in through kelp fronds beside a rocky shelf in Tanzania

Great White Shark Breaching Seal in Tanzanian Kelp

Sony a7S III · through kelp fronds beside a rocky shelf in Tanzania

 Great White Shark Breaching Seal at Reef Edge in above a cold-water reef edge in Salvador

Great White Shark Breaching Seal at Reef Edge

Canon EOS 77D · above a cold-water reef edge in Salvador

 Octopus Hunting Crabs in Zanzibar Reef in beneath a reef ledge in tropical shallows near Zanzibar

Octopus Hunting Crabs in Zanzibar Reef

Leica M8 · beneath a reef ledge in tropical shallows near Zanzibar

 Barracuda School Through Kelp Forest in Blue Hole in through a forest of kelp fronds near Busan

Barracuda School Through Kelp Forest in Blue Hole

Canon EOS R100 · through a forest of kelp fronds near Busan

 Great White Shark Breaching with Seal at La Boqueria in beside a tide-cut rock ledge under clear water near La Boqueria, Barcelona

Great White Shark Breaching with Seal at La Boqueria

Google Pixel 5 · beside a tide-cut rock ledge under clear water near La Boqueria, Barcelona

 Triton Snail Preying on Starfish in Senegal Kelp in through a forest of kelp fronds in Senegal

Triton Snail Preying on Starfish in Senegal Kelp

Nikon D7100 · through a forest of kelp fronds in Senegal

 Triton Snail Hunting Starfish in Thailand in beside a volcanic drop-off in Thailand

Triton Snail Hunting Starfish in Thailand

Nikon D3X · beside a volcanic drop-off in Thailand

 Sailfish Slashing Through Bait Ball at Twilight in above a seagrass meadow near Osaka

Sailfish Slashing Through Bait Ball at Twilight

Leica M2 · above a seagrass meadow near Osaka

 Dolphins Weaving Through Bait Ball in Clear Water in near Havana

Dolphins Weaving Through Bait Ball in Clear Water

Pentax 6x7 · near Havana

 Thresher Shark Tail Strike Bait Ball Seagrass in above a seagrass meadow near Mombasa

Thresher Shark Tail Strike Bait Ball Seagrass

FED 1 · above a seagrass meadow near Mombasa

 Leopard Seal Hunting Under Ice Shelf Chile in along a seagrass channel near the coast in Chile

Leopard Seal Hunting Under Ice Shelf Chile

iPhone 11 Pro · along a seagrass channel near the coast in Chile

 Sailfish Dorsal Fin Rising in Misty Dawn Light in along a kelp-fringed shelf near Habana Vieja, Havana

Sailfish Dorsal Fin Rising in Misty Dawn Light

Canon EOS 300D · along a kelp-fringed shelf near Habana Vieja, Havana

 Moray Eel and Grouper Hunting Reef Under Bali Lights in beside a reef crevice under clear water near Denpasar

Moray Eel and Grouper Hunting Reef Under Bali Lights

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 · beside a reef crevice under clear water near Denpasar

 Reef Shark Over Volcanic Coral Shelf Belize in beside a volcanic reef overhang near Belize City

Reef Shark Over Volcanic Coral Shelf Belize

Canon EOS R6 Mark II · beside a volcanic reef overhang near Belize City

 Crown of Thorns Starfish Feeding on Coral Reef in along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Denpasar

Crown of Thorns Starfish Feeding on Coral Reef

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III · along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Denpasar

 Moray Eel and Grouper Hunt Reef Underwater Bali in beneath a reef ledge in tropical shallows near Denpasar

Moray Eel and Grouper Hunt Reef Underwater Bali

Fujifilm X-T2 · beneath a reef ledge in tropical shallows near Denpasar

 Moray Eel Through Seagrass in Cobalt Dawn Light in along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Denpasar

Moray Eel Through Seagrass in Cobalt Dawn Light

Google Pixel 9 Pro XL · along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Denpasar

 Barracuda School Through Kelp in Portugal in along a seagrass channel near the coast in Portugal

Barracuda School Through Kelp in Portugal

Olympus OM-1 · along a seagrass channel near the coast in Portugal

 Gulper Eel Jaw Distended in Kelp Forest in through a forest of kelp fronds in British Columbia

Gulper Eel Jaw Distended in Kelp Forest

Sony a6100 · through a forest of kelp fronds in British Columbia

 Moray Eel Emerging from Volcanic Reef Belize in beside a volcanic reef overhang near Belize City

Moray Eel Emerging from Volcanic Reef Belize

Pentax K1000 · beside a volcanic reef overhang near Belize City

 Barracuda School Silhouetted in Winter Dawn Water in near Murmansk

Barracuda School Silhouetted in Winter Dawn Water

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 · near Murmansk

 Reef Shark Swimming Over Coral Ledge in Belize Light in along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Belize City

Reef Shark Swimming Over Coral Ledge in Belize Light

Sony ZV-1 · along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Belize City

 Vampire Squid Spread in Clear Philippine Monsoon Waters in in Philippines

Vampire Squid Spread in Clear Philippine Monsoon Waters

Sony a6300 · in Philippines

 Bryde's Whale Lunging Through Winter Sardine Ball in in Japan

Bryde's Whale Lunging Through Winter Sardine Ball

Nikon D1 · in Japan

 Silhouetted Sailfish Over Sardinian Seagrass at Sunset in above a seagrass meadow in Sardinia

Silhouetted Sailfish Over Sardinian Seagrass at Sunset

Nikon D6 · above a seagrass meadow in Sardinia

 Barracuda School Through Kelp Forest Dawn Light in through kelp fronds beside a rocky shelf in Jamaica

Barracuda School Through Kelp Forest Dawn Light

Fujifilm GFX100 II · through kelp fronds beside a rocky shelf in Jamaica

 Mantis Shrimp Strike Night Reef Cairns in along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Cairns

Mantis Shrimp Strike Night Reef Cairns

Minolta XD-7 · along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Cairns

 Barracuda School Through Dawn Plankton Haze in near Worli, Mumbai

Barracuda School Through Dawn Plankton Haze

Nikon F · near Worli, Mumbai

 Silhouetted Hammerhead Sharks in Kelp Forest Busan in through a forest of kelp fronds near Busan

Silhouetted Hammerhead Sharks in Kelp Forest Busan

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra · through a forest of kelp fronds near Busan

 Diving Beetle Hunting Underwater in Indonesia in in Indonesia

Diving Beetle Hunting Underwater in Indonesia

Leica MP · in Indonesia

 Silhouetted Barracuda Through Kelp at Dawn in through a forest of kelp fronds in Italy

Silhouetted Barracuda Through Kelp at Dawn

Canon EOS R5 · through a forest of kelp fronds in Italy

 Barracuda School Through Plankton Haze in Cobalt Light in near Durban

Barracuda School Through Plankton Haze in Cobalt Light

Nikon D40 · near Durban

 Minke Whale Feeding Near San Francisco in near San Francisco

Minke Whale Feeding Near San Francisco

Fujifilm X-E5 · near San Francisco

 Bryde's Whale Lunge Through Kelp Forest Underwater in through a forest of kelp fronds near Mombasa

Bryde's Whale Lunge Through Kelp Forest Underwater

Nikon D90 · through a forest of kelp fronds near Mombasa

 Barracuda School Through Kelp Forest Mombasa in through a forest of kelp fronds near Mombasa

Barracuda School Through Kelp Forest Mombasa

iPhone 16 Plus · through a forest of kelp fronds near Mombasa

 Bryde's Whale Lunging Through Sardine Ball Tanzania in beside a volcanic drop-off in Tanzania

Bryde's Whale Lunging Through Sardine Ball Tanzania

Canon EOS 1000D · beside a volcanic drop-off in Tanzania

 Leopard Seal Underwater Kelp Forest Senegal in through kelp fronds beside a rocky shelf in Senegal

Leopard Seal Underwater Kelp Forest Senegal

Sony a7C II · through kelp fronds beside a rocky shelf in Senegal

 Moray Eel Emerging from Reef Crevice in Moonlight in beside a reef crevice under clear water near Cairns

Moray Eel Emerging from Reef Crevice in Moonlight

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II · beside a reef crevice under clear water near Cairns

 Silhouetted Sailfish Slashing Through Bait Ball in above a seagrass meadow in Kerala

Silhouetted Sailfish Slashing Through Bait Ball

Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ · above a seagrass meadow in Kerala

 Bryde's Whale Lunges Through Sardine Ball in New Zealand in in New Zealand

Bryde's Whale Lunges Through Sardine Ball in New Zealand

Nikon FM10 · in New Zealand

 Autumn Barracuda Vortex in Dalmatian Kelp Waters in along a kelp-fringed shelf in Dalmatia

Autumn Barracuda Vortex in Dalmatian Kelp Waters

Nikon D100 · along a kelp-fringed shelf in Dalmatia

 Leopard Seal Hunting in Mombasa Kelp Forest in through kelp fronds beside a rocky shelf in Mombasa

Leopard Seal Hunting in Mombasa Kelp Forest

Sony NEX-7 · through kelp fronds beside a rocky shelf in Mombasa

 Barracuda School Circling Wreck in Indigo Kelp in through a forest of kelp fronds in California

Barracuda School Circling Wreck in Indigo Kelp

Polaroid SX-70 · through a forest of kelp fronds in California

 Leatherback Turtle Dives Through Amber Jellyfish Bloom in above a seagrass meadow near Fukuoka

Leatherback Turtle Dives Through Amber Jellyfish Bloom

Pentax ME Super · above a seagrass meadow near Fukuoka

 Hammerhead Shark Silhouette Over Seagrass in above a seagrass meadow in Florida

Hammerhead Shark Silhouette Over Seagrass

Samsung Galaxy S23 · above a seagrass meadow in Florida

 Night Reef Ledge Cebu Fish Rim Light in beneath a reef ledge in tropical shallows near Cebu

Night Reef Ledge Cebu Fish Rim Light

Fujifilm X-Pro2 · beneath a reef ledge in tropical shallows near Cebu

 Sculpin Ambush in Kenyan Tide Pool Dawn in through kelp fronds beside a rocky shelf in Kenya

Sculpin Ambush in Kenyan Tide Pool Dawn

Samsung Galaxy S22 · through kelp fronds beside a rocky shelf in Kenya

 Dawn Moray Eel Amid Plankton Haze Volcanic Reef in beside a volcanic reef overhang near Zanzibar

Dawn Moray Eel Amid Plankton Haze Volcanic Reef

Sony Alpha 55 · beside a volcanic reef overhang near Zanzibar

 Anglerfish Lurking Among Winter Kelp in through a forest of kelp fronds in Sardinia

Anglerfish Lurking Among Winter Kelp

Canon EOS R1 · through a forest of kelp fronds in Sardinia

 Sculpin Ambush in Florida Winter Tide Pool in above a cold-water reef edge in Florida

Sculpin Ambush in Florida Winter Tide Pool

Canon EOS R1 · above a cold-water reef edge in Florida

 Cuttlefish Hunts Shrimp on Zanzibar Volcanic Reef in beside a volcanic reef overhang near Zanzibar

Cuttlefish Hunts Shrimp on Zanzibar Volcanic Reef

Fujifilm X-T2 · beside a volcanic reef overhang near Zanzibar

 Barracuda School Circling Shipwreck New Zealand in beside a volcanic drop-off in New Zealand

Barracuda School Circling Shipwreck New Zealand

Olympus OM-2 · beside a volcanic drop-off in New Zealand

 Reef Shark Patrolling Coral Wall Blue Water in along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Stone Town

Reef Shark Patrolling Coral Wall Blue Water

Google Pixel 4 XL · along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Stone Town

 Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Feeding on Coral in along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Stone Town

Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Feeding on Coral

Polaroid SX-70 · along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Stone Town

 Moonlit Shark and Pilot Fish in Italian Kelp in through a forest of kelp fronds in Italy

Moonlit Shark and Pilot Fish in Italian Kelp

Fujifilm X-H2S · through a forest of kelp fronds in Italy

 Hammerhead Shark Gliding Through Twilight Kelp Forest in through a forest of kelp fronds near Fukuoka

Hammerhead Shark Gliding Through Twilight Kelp Forest

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra · through a forest of kelp fronds near Fukuoka

 Cuttlefish Hunt on Reef at Predawn in along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Denpasar

Cuttlefish Hunt on Reef at Predawn

Pentax Spotmatic · along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Denpasar