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Award-winning sea creature photos



More than 700 images were submitted for this year's underwater photography contest, put on annually by the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science. Ximena Olds' photo of the headshield sea slug against a brilliant background of green seagrass took home the "best overall" award.

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Overall Winner
Ximena Olds – U.S. Virgin Islands
This dashing headshield sea slug photo taken by Ximena Olds (Florida) snagged "best overall" award.

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Macro
Taking home first place in the Macro category, Canadian Todd Mintz's photo of these cute-as-can-be yellownose gobies, Elacatinus randalli, peering out from bolder brain coral in Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean.

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Fish or Marine Animal Portrait
Though this animal doesn't look like a tot, indeed the behemoth is just a babe, a juvenile sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). The photo, taken in Dominica by Douglas Kahle of Florida took home first place in the animal portrait category.

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Wide-angle
First place in the Wide Angle category went to this Lionfish, a species in the genus Pterois, in the Red sea, taken by Mark Fuller from Israel.
CREDIT: Mark Fuller, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science.

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Fan Favorite
Todd Aki, Florida for the picture of Sea nettle Chrysaora quinquecirrh taken on an early morning shore dive off the Breakwater at Monterey, California, USA

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Macro 2nd Place
Davide Lopresti, Italy for the picture of Porcelain crab Porcellanella sp. on feathery sea pen Komodo National Park, Indonesia

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Macro 3rd Place
Marcello DiFrancesco, Italy for the picture of Emperor shrimp, Periclimenes imperator takes at Ambon, Indonesia

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Wide-angle 2nd Place
Matt Potenski, New Jersey for the picture of Red mangroves (Rhizophora mangle) at South Bimini, Bahamas