10 Great Underwater Photos

The world is a pretty amazing place, don't you think? There are so many unique places, cultures and so many amazing things to photograph. But when you look under water there is even more to capture. From unique sea life that you do not see on a daily basis to underwater shipwrecks, taking a camera underwater can really be a treat. 

Today we want to share some great underwater photos to get your weekend started off right. These photos were all winners in the 2016 Underwater Photographer Of The Year Contest. Enjoy!  

"A Family Affair." Winner, International, Wrecks. Photo credit: Thomas Heckmann

"Catshark Supernova." British Underwater Photographer of the Year, Title Winner. Photo credit: Dan Bolt

"Gold." Underwater Photographer of the Year. Overall Title Winner. Photo credit: Davide Lopresti

"Millions of crabs." Third Place, International, Behaviour. Photo credit: Rui Guerra

"Transparent Trick." Highly Commended, Up & Coming. Photo credit: Ferenc Lorincz

"Part of the Illusion." Winner, British Wide Angle. Photo credit: Marcus Blatchford

"Seven." Commended, Wide Angle. Photo credit: Mathieu Foulquié

"Icebreaker." Commended, Wide Angle. Photo credit: Tobias Friedrich

"Slug." Highly Commended, British Waters Macro. Photo credit: Alex Tattersall

"Friend or Foe?" Commended, British Waters Macro. Photo credit: Dan Bolt

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Want To Take Underwater Photos? Check Out This New Canon Housing From Nauticam

Do you love to take photos underwater? Perhaps you enjoy capturing amazing underwater life during your travels or you have a passion for taking photos of sharks or whales. Maybe you love taking unique portraits underwater. Whatever type of photos you take (or are interested in taking in the future) then you need to check out this great new underwater housing for the Canon from Nauticam. 

The new housing that Nauticam recently unveiled is for the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV. 

This new housing builds on the previous housing for the Mark III, but has improved access to controls and better ergonomics according to Nauticam. It is also a little lighter and more compact. The standard features include the company’s patented port locking system, a handy multi-controller pad and piano-style keys, and integrated vacuum monitoring and leak detection.

The housing also comes with dual Nikonos flash connectors as standard, and there’s an optional hotshoe-mounted TTL flash trigger, which provides for accurate automatic TTL flash exposure with Inon S-TTL and Sea & Sea DS-TTL strobes.

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Photographer Swam With Sharks For 10 Years To Capture These Shots

Many people are afraid of sharks, coming across one while they are swimming in the ocean. But for photographer Michael Muller, sharks are very fascinating, and make for awesome subjects in his photography series and book, SHARKS, published by Taschen.

Muller was not always a nature photographer. He is well-known for his celebrity work. He photographed the cover of Rihanna's Unapologetic album, the movie poster for 'Deadpool' and has also photographed Michael Phelps during the Olympics.

Over the last 10 years, he has developed a fascination with sharks after his wife booked him a cage-diving trip for his birthday. Of course, Muller told Business Insider, before he went, he was a little apprehensive — especially after seeing the movie "Jaws." But despite that fear, he felt compelled to go. 

"I went out to Guadalupe Island, about 200 nautical miles off Mexico's Baja Peninsula; it’s a volcanic island," he said. "I was the first one in the water at six in the morning ... I was down there for about five minutes, and out of the darkness comes this first great white. It just swims right by me and we lock eyes, and I was like 'I see you and I know you see me'. There was a connection."

From that point on, he said, he knew that he had to continue to dive and photograph these majestic creatures. Here are some of his breathtaking shots that he has taken over the past few years.

Check out more of the original article on Business Insider where you can read more about 

Michael Muller's book SHARKS is currently available for purchase online and a Collector’s Edition version, that comes in its own shark cage, will also be in stores in October. If you are interested in getting your own copy, check it out here. 

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Awesome Underwater Photos Of The Rare Dugong

Vaclav Krpelik is an underwater photographer in the Czech Republic who photographs awesome photos with a DSLR while freediving only. During one of these dives, he captured some amazing photos of a dugong while shooting in Egypt. 

A dugong is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae. Many populations of dugong's are close to extinction. Despite being listed among species vulnerable to extinction, most people are not even aware of its existence. Vaclav has been photographing this unique creature since 2012 and he has come across 5 different ones since then. 

Check out these other photos he took of the dugong he saw in the waters off of Egypt. 

See more of Vaclav's work on his website www.vaclavkrpelik.com.  We originally saw these photos in an article on Underwater Photography Guide. 

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8 Of The Top Underwater Marine Wildlife Photos From 2015

Recently the winners of the 2015 Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition, put on by Underwater Photography Guide, were announced and each photo is just stunning. Many of them are photos of very rare marine wildlife that are not seen often and we wanted to show you a few of them today! 

In it's 5th year, this contest attracted entrants from over 50 countries! We hope you enjoy these unique underwater photos of some amazing creatures!  

This first photo is of a larval stage eel that was taken at night in 4,000 feet of water off the coast of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. 

Best of Show and 1st Place; Macro Category, "Feeling Exposed"

In this photo, the photographer captured a jellyfish and Snell's Window, which is a phenomenon where an underwater viewer sees everything above the surface through a cone of light. Pretty amazing!  

1st Place, Wide-Angle Category, "The Satellite"

This North Sea Anemone was photographed with a strobe as the backlight to create this awesome shot! 

1st Place, Cold Water Category, "Anemone Light"

This pod of pilot whales was taken off the coast of Nice, France. 

1st Place, Portrait Category, "Pilot Whales"

The photo below captures a moment that has only been seen by a few people. A female Striated frogfish is shown rising toward the surface of water at Lake Worth Lagoon near Riviera Beach, Florida. 

1st Place, Marine Life Behavior Category, "Egg Release"

This photo is of a pregnant blacktip shark that was taken during a shark-monitoring project with the French Polynesia Shark Observatory. 

5th Place, Novice DSLR, "Ma 'O Mauri"

This is a photo of a filefish camouflaged in coral at Mactan in Cebu, Phillippines. 

1st Place, Mirrorless Macro Category, "Shyness"

This jawfish with a mouthful of eggs that was taken during a dive at Tulamben in Bali, Indonesia. 

Honorable Mention in Mirrorless Behavior Category, "More Than A Mouthful"

These photos were found on this article by Discovery. If you loved these unique underwater marine life winner photos, here are a few more photos that you should check out:

• Winners Of The Guardian Travel Photography Contest
• The Best Drone Photography of 2015

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