1111-272 - Haenyeo women, famous for diving into their eighties and holding their breath for up to two minutes, free-diving for seafood and crustaceans, Jeju Island, South Korea, Asia
1111-271 - Haenyeo women, famous for diving into their eighties and holding their breath for up to two minutes, free-diving for seafood and crustaceans, Jeju Island, South Korea, Asia
1111-270 - Haenyeo women, famous for diving into their eighties and holding their breath for up to two minutes, free-diving for seafood and crustaceans, Jeju Island, South Korea, Asia
1350-6279 - An italian crested newt (Triturus carnifex) swimming calm in the placid waters of Lago Nero, 1730 mt above sea level, only reachable walking
1350-6264 - A group of dolphins (Delphinus delphis) create a network of air bubbles to trap a small group of sardines before launching the attack. Photo taken during south african sardine run, an event taking place yearly between May and July, when millions of sardines lay their eggs in the cold waters of the Agulhas shoal and then move north along the eastern coast of South Africa, being chased and hunted by dolphins, sharks, whales and birds.
1350-6284 - A smiling female diver among the golden jellyfish (Mastigias papua) of Jellyfish Lake, on the island of Eil Malk (Republic of Palau, Micronesia).
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
465-3246 - Scientist free diving to make a photo identification of an individual manta ray (Manta birostris), Yum Balam Marine Protected Area, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America