1337-34 - An athletic woman free-dives to inspect a heart arranged with rocks on the bottom of the ocean, French Polynesia, South Pacific islands, Pacific
860-287914 - Free diver is swimming over a pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.
860-287893 - Free diver photographing Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) that he has just taken a sardine from a bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California, Pacific Ocean, Mexico
860-287894 - Free diver photographing Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) that he has just taken a sardine from a bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California, Pacific Ocean, Mexico
1116-41494 - Slate pencil sea urchins (Heterocentrotus mammillatus) colour the hard coral in this Hawaiian reef scene with three free divers, Molokini Marine Preserve off the island of Maui, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-41496 - Two young women free diving with black triggerfish (Melichthys niger), Molokini Marine Preserve off the island of Maui, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-41495 - Slate pencil sea urchins (Heterocentrotus mammillatus) colour the foreground of this Hawaiian reef scene with a young woman free diving with black triggerfish (Melichthys niger), Molokini Marine Preserve off the island of Maui, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-41500 - Two men free diving over a Hawaiian hard coral reef with slate pencil sea urchins (Heterocentrotus mammillatus), Hawaii, United States of America
1116-41497 - A young woman free diving with black triggerfish (Melichthys niger), Molokini Marine Preserve off the island of Maui, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America