Take a look at the beauty beneath the sea!
The seas and oceans behold many beauties. These magnificent pictures, courtesy of the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023 awards showcase just some of wonders at the depths of the Earth
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Taken after a volcanic eruption in the Philippines, it shows a paper nautilus drifting on a piece of ocean debris at night, surrounded by heavy sediment. Image Courtesy: Jialing Cai/Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023
A crab sits in the centre of a sea anemone as it sways in ocean current, off the coast off the coast of the Philippines. Image Courtesy: Andrei Savin/Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023
A freediver gazes up at the intricate ice patterns below the surface of a frozen lake in Canada. Image Courtesy: James Ferrara/Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023
This stunning shot taken in The Philippines shows a lizardfish’s open mouth, revealing its last meal. Image Courtesy: Jack Pokoj/Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023
Two pale octopuses sit on a pipe that forms part of an artificial reef built to attract octopuses and other marine life to the area in Australia. Image Courtesy: Jules Casey/Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023
A curious group of Steller sea lions circle the photographer in this image taken in Canada. Image Courtesy: Celia Kujala/Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023
In Norway, a polar bear cub contends with the fragility of melting ice. Image Courtesy: Florian Ledoux/Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023
Off Alor, local children play in the water with their homemade wooden goggles held together by fishing line. Image Courtesy: Peter Marshall/Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023
This devastating shot shows an injured whale swimming towards the ocean's surface off the coast of Mexico. A part of its tail has been severely damaged from repeated entanglement. Image Courtesy: Alvaro Lopez/Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023
Fish take refuge under a turtle in Costa Rican waters. Image Courtesy: Merche Llobera/Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023
A bodyboarder paddles out to sea in Western Australia. The storm clouds blocked the sun, creating an 'electric blue colour effect on the wave'. Image Courtesy: Jarvis Smallman/Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023
A giant manta ray entangled in ghost nets (abandoned fishing nets) - leading to large wounds - off the coast of Thailand. Image Courtesy: Sirachai Arunrugstichai/Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023