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A free diver exercises dynamic apnoea below an iced platform, in the chilly salt water of the White Sea, at minus 2 degrees Celsius. Must be
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
A free diver exercises dynamic apnoea below an iced platform, in the chilly salt water of the White Sea, at minus 2 degrees Celsius. Must be extremely prepared, brave and self-controlled to free-dive, holding the breath, in ambient without a fast and clear access to the surface. Reaching the underwater world, is an adventure itself since a thick layer of ice bars the passages every night, due to very low temperatures, and every day one must cut ice holes (called mainas by locals) into the ice platform. Salted water needs very low temperature to freeze. Below the ice platform, the upper layer is a melt of fresh and salt water, allowing a surprising amount of life to thrive. Location: White Sea, northern Russia.
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Snapper behind dive mask - Poor knights Island New Zealand
© Tobias Bernhard Raff / Biosphoto
© Tobias Bernhard Raff / Biosphoto
Snapper behind dive mask - Poor knights Island New Zealand
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Freedivers and Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier), Mayotte
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BARRACUDA (Sphyraena viridensis). Barracuda school with diver. Tenerife, underwater bottoms of the Canary Islands.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
BARRACUDA (Sphyraena viridensis). Barracuda school with diver. Tenerife, underwater bottoms of the Canary Islands.
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Axillary seabream (Pagellus acarne). Bream school with diver, Tenerife. Fish of the Canary Islands.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Axillary seabream (Pagellus acarne). Bream school with diver, Tenerife. Fish of the Canary Islands.
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Freediver watching a Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding on seagrass at the bottom. Abu Dabbab Bay, Marsa Alam, Egypt, Red Sea
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Freediver watching a Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding on seagrass at the bottom. Abu Dabbab Bay, Marsa Alam, Egypt, Red Sea
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Diver and a seahorse, Lion de Mer dive site, Saint-Raphaël, Var, France
© Jean Cassou / Biosphoto
© Jean Cassou / Biosphoto
Diver and a seahorse, Lion de Mer dive site, Saint-Raphaël, Var, France
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Rebreather divers looking for small creatures inside a Venus seafan (Gorgonia flabellum) Sinai Peninsula, Red Sea, Egypt
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Rebreather divers looking for small creatures inside a Venus seafan (Gorgonia flabellum) Sinai Peninsula, Red Sea, Egypt
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Rebreather diver watching a Red Sea anemonefish, (Amphiprion bicinctus), in the anemone, Sinai Peninsula, Red Sea, Egypt
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Rebreather diver watching a Red Sea anemonefish, (Amphiprion bicinctus), in the anemone, Sinai Peninsula, Red Sea, Egypt
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Undulate ray (Raja undulata) resting on a seaweed background and
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Undulate ray (Raja undulata) resting on a seaweed background and diver - Oleron Island - Atlantic ocean - France
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Undulate ray (Raja undulata) resting on a seaweed background and diver - Oleron Island - Atlantic ocean - France
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Undulate ray (Raja undulata) resting on a seaweed background and diver - Oleron Island - Atlantic ocean - France
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Scuba divers diving around the underwater part of a iceberg, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Scuba divers diving around the underwater part of a iceberg, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
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School of fish at Teti Wreck, Vis Island, Mediterranean Sea, Croatia
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
School of fish at Teti Wreck, Vis Island, Mediterranean Sea, Croatia
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Scuba Diver finds Red Scorpionfish at Vassilios Wreck, Scorpaena scrofa, Vis Island, Mediterranean Sea, Croatia
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Scuba Diver finds Red Scorpionfish at Vassilios Wreck, Scorpaena scrofa, Vis Island, Mediterranean Sea, Croatia
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Japanese Bullhead Shark - Heterodontus japonicus - with diver. Aka Japanese horn shark. Heterodontidae. Hatsushima Island, Izu Peninsula, Sea of
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Japanese Bullhead Shark - Heterodontus japonicus - with diver. Aka Japanese horn shark. Heterodontidae. Hatsushima Island, Izu Peninsula, Sea of Japan.
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Japanese Angelshark - Squatina japonica - with diver. Aka Japanese Angel Shark. Hatsushima Island, Izu Peninsula, Honshu, Sea of Japan.
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Japanese Angelshark - Squatina japonica - with diver. Aka Japanese Angel Shark. Hatsushima Island, Izu Peninsula, Honshu, Sea of Japan.
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Bullseye Electric Ray, Diplobatis ommata. Aka Pacific Dwarf Numbfish. Sea of Cortez, Mexico, Eastern Tropical Pacific.
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Scuba Diver at Water Surface, South Male Atoll, Indian Ocean,
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Scuba Diver at Water Surface, South Male Atoll, Indian Ocean, Maldives
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Hawaiian bobtail squid, Euprymna scolopes, in front of diving mask. This squid lives in a symbiotic relationship with the
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
Hawaiian bobtail squid, Euprymna scolopes, in front of diving mask. This squid lives in a symbiotic relationship with the bioluminescent bacteria Vibrio fischeri, which inhabits a special light organ in the squid's mantle. The bacteria are fed a sugar and amino acid solution by the squid and in return hide the squid's silhouette when viewed from below by matching the amount of light hitting the top of the mantle, (counter-illumination). From Midway Island
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Scuba diver with big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Scuba diver with big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Photographer and humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with his young in the waters of the Mayotte lagoon.
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Photographer and humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with his young in the waters of the Mayotte lagoon.
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Jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca) and diver, Tenerife, Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca) and diver, Tenerife, Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands.
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Henslow's swimming crab (Polybius henslowi) swimming in open water facing a diver, Morocco
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Henslow's swimming crab (Polybius henslowi) swimming in open water facing a diver, Morocco
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Dive guide holding a silky shark in tonic immobilization, Queen's Gardens National Park, Cuba
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Dive guide holding a silky shark in tonic immobilization, Queen's Gardens National Park, Cuba
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Diver with ventral rebreather in front of a Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia muta), Martinique
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Diver with ventral rebreather in front of a Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia muta), Martinique
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Diver and 'Bebert' the Dusly grouper (Epinephelus marginatus), Scandola, Corsica, Mediterranean Sea
© Jean-Michel Mille / Biosphoto
© Jean-Michel Mille / Biosphoto
Diver and 'Bebert' the Dusly grouper (Epinephelus marginatus), Scandola, Corsica, Mediterranean Sea
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Diver and 'Bebert' the Dusly grouper (Epinephelus marginatus), Scandola, Corsica, Mediterranean Sea
© Jean-Michel Mille / Biosphoto
© Jean-Michel Mille / Biosphoto
Diver and 'Bebert' the Dusly grouper (Epinephelus marginatus), Scandola, Corsica, Mediterranean Sea
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Diver performing his decompression stop, Antheors Péniches dive
© Jean Cassou / Biosphoto
© Jean Cassou / Biosphoto
Diver performing his decompression stop, Antheors Péniches dive site, Côte d'Azur, France
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Divers performing his decompression stop, Antheors Péniches dive site, Côte d'Azur, France
© Jean Cassou / Biosphoto
© Jean Cassou / Biosphoto
Divers performing his decompression stop, Antheors Péniches dive site, Côte d'Azur, France
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Selfie with a Common toad (Bufo bufo) swimming at the surface, Buèges spring, Occitania, France
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Selfie with a Common toad (Bufo bufo) swimming at the surface, Buèges spring, Occitania, France
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Scuba divers returning from a dive under the ice, Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Scuba divers returning from a dive under the ice, Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Scuba diver is watching a Craspedacusta sowerbii, freshwater jellyfish, phylum Cnidaria, invasive species. Lugano lake, Ticino, Switzerland
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Scuba diver is watching a Craspedacusta sowerbii, freshwater jellyfish, phylum Cnidaria, invasive species. Lugano lake, Ticino, Switzerland
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Scuba diver is watching a Craspedacusta sowerbii, freshwater jellyfish, phylum Cnidaria, invasive species. Lugano lake, Ticino, Switzerland
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Scuba Diver and Flowery Grouper - Great Barrier Reef
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Diver and Diagonal-banded Sweetlips - Great Barrier Reef
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Diver and Diagonal-banded Sweetlips - Great Barrier Reef
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Scuba Diver and Potato Cod - Great Barrier Reef Australia ; Cod Hole Fish feeding
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Scuba Diver and Potato Cod - Great Barrier Reef Australia ; Cod Hole Fish feeding
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Scuba Diver in the Zapote Dreamgate - Yucatan Mexico ; Scuba diver explores a freshwater-filled cavern accessible via a cenote (a sinkhole) in the
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Scuba Diver in the Zapote Dreamgate - Yucatan Mexico ; Scuba diver explores a freshwater-filled cavern accessible via a cenote (a sinkhole) in the jungle. This underground chamber is richly decorated with beautiful stalactites, stalagmites and columns, delicate limestone formations called speleothems created over millions of years
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Scuba Diver in the Zapote Dreamgate - Yucatan Mexico ; Scuba diver explores a freshwater-filled cavern accessible via a cenote (a sinkhole) in
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Scuba Diver in the Zapote Dreamgate - Yucatan Mexico ; Scuba diver explores a freshwater-filled cavern accessible via a cenote (a sinkhole) in the jungle. This underground chamber is richly decorated with beautiful stalactites, stalagmites and columns, delicate limestone formations called speleothems created over millions of years
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Scuba Diver in the Zapote Dreamgate - Yucatan Mexico ; Scuba diver explores a freshwater-filled cavern accessible via a cenote (a sinkhole) in the
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Scuba Diver in the Zapote Dreamgate - Yucatan Mexico ; Scuba diver explores a freshwater-filled cavern accessible via a cenote (a sinkhole) in the jungle. This underground chamber is richly decorated with beautiful stalactites, stalagmites and columns, delicate limestone formations called speleothems created over millions of years
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Scuba Diver in the Zapote Dreamgate - Yucatan Mexico ; Scuba diver explores a freshwater-filled cavern accessible via a cenote (a sinkhole) in the jungle. This underground chamber is richly decorated with beautiful stalactites, stalagmites and columns, delicate limestone formations called speleothems created over millions of years
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Scuba Diver in the Zapote Cenote - Yucatan Mexico ; A professional cave diving guide (left, with blue helmet) shows tourist unusual speleothems,
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Scuba Diver in the Zapote Cenote - Yucatan Mexico ; A professional cave diving guide (left, with blue helmet) shows tourist unusual speleothems, limestone formations hanging from the ceiling of a submerged cavern 100 feet below the surface. The white mistiness in the water is due to hydrogen sulfide.
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Scuba Diver in the Zapote Cenote - Yucatan Mexico ; scuba diver
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Scuba Diver in the Zapote Cenote - Yucatan Mexico ; scuba diver exploring a cenote admires unusual speleothems, limestone formations hanging from the ceiling of a submerged cavern 100 feet below the surface. The white mistiness in the water is due to hydrogen sulfide.
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Diver in the Cenote Pet Cemetery - Yucatan Mexico ; scuba diver begins a cenote dive, having entered the water through a hole
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Diver in the Cenote Pet Cemetery - Yucatan Mexico ; scuba diver begins a cenote dive, having entered the water through a hole in the jungle floor. This underground chamber leads to passageways and rooms spectacularly decorated with limestone formations.
© Christopher Swann / Biosphoto
Sea Turtle with swimmer - Gulf of California
© Tobias Bernhard Raff / Biosphoto
Antarctic crab and diver - Enderby Island New Zealand
© Tobias Bernhard Raff / Biosphoto
Giant jellyfish and diver - New Zealand
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White-banded Cleaner Shrimp on Diver's mouth - New Caledonia
© Tobias Bernhard Raff / Biosphoto
© Tobias Bernhard Raff / Biosphoto
White-banded Cleaner Shrimp on Diver's mouth - New Caledonia