Alien squid, giant shrimps, giant temples . are strange images of underwater inhabitants recorded by photographers participating in the Ocean Art Competition.
Underwater Photography Guide is the organizer and sponsor of this competition, within a short time attracted thousands of excellent photos that clearly portray a mysterious life in the ocean.
Let's take a look at the best photos:
Photographer Christian Gloor lit this mantis shrimp from below to reveal a dark look in the water of Air Bajor III, Indonesia.
Starfish pufferfish are trying to protect each other under the power of the Maroro Bay flow far from the northern coast of New Zealand.
A hyperactive sea lion is toying with his camera glasses at Landing Cove near California's Santa Barbara island.
The photo of the jellyfish (scientific name Rhizostoma pulmo) in the Forte dei Marmi area, Italy has won the "Wide - angle" section.
A fluorescent tube anemone of Cerianthus, Noli, Italy.
Photographer Brian Christiansen captured the tilt of a dolphin while swimming in a herd in Deshaies, Guadeloupe.
Dolphins and seabirds join a hearty party with sardines migrating along the South African coast.
Male seahorses with egg bags reach hundreds of fruits, the pregnancy lasts up to 45 days before the fry hatches.
The male fish hatched full of eggs in the mouth in the waters of Ailao, Philippines.
The fish carries the female frog with the newly laid egg clusters waiting for the male to fertilize at Blue Heron Bridge in Worth Lagoon Lake, Florida State, USA.
Small paper cow fish crowded between soft pools in Mactan, Cebu, Philippines.
Scuba diver is checking the grooves emerging from a deep-sea ice under the Disco Bay, Greenland.
The young wooden turtle is posing on a rock in a branch in Pennsylvania.
The colorful sea snail with the scientific name Felimare picta is resting on the coast of the northern island of Balearic Minorca in Punta den Siulet.
A group of Pilot whales swim with photographer Greg LeCoeur in Nice, France.
Two naughty baby lions playing around Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Francesco Pacienza won the first prize in the "Best Overall" category for a picture depicting him painting a deep underwater Axinella in Santa Maria al Bagno, Apulia, Italy.
The bone shrimp is posing for a super-close shoot with a photographer So Yat Wai in Tulamben, Indonesia.
A collection of baby clownfish "looks like mirrors that sparkle with big round eyes" - Photographer Lynn Wu described.This photo was taken in Anulao, Phillipine.
This fish has been trapped by a fishing net.
Photographer Jack Berthomier caught the moment when Tylosorus crocodulis was catching a small fish while hunting in Ouemo Bay in Noumea, New Caledonia.
The curious baby sea lion hugged and played with photographer Stephen Holinski before swimming towards Hornby Island in Canada.
The deeplet anemone is clinging to the bottom of the icy waters in Oslo Bay, Norway.
The mischievous gray seal smiles at a diver far away from Farnes Island, the UK.
The mother-of-the-head shrimps are carrying eggs full of eggs.To protect the eggs, it spreads them all over the front parts of the body and keeps them clean under the waters of Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.
The humpback whale photograph is approaching the Gustavo Verzoni diver just 24 hours after his child is eaten by a pair of gobies.
The American crocodile floated on the water to breathe, couldn't help but smile satisfied in the Jardines de la Reina, Cuba.
A night hunting squid at Anilao Pier, Philippines.
The giant sunfish is rising from the sea floor to free the parasites from Crystal Bay, Indonesia.This fish often does this to attract other fish and seabirds to bite them or spray water around them to shake them off.
The venomous golden jellyfish is floating around the jellyfish lake in Palau.They lived here thousands of years ago.
The black-headed shark is swimming on top of photographer Lauric Thiault in La Vallée Blanche, French Polynesia.
The hungry California sea lion is forced to eat a sunfish due to the hot currents causing their prey to migrate to the north.
The ink is colorful and looks like an alien in the dark waters of Palau.
This male jaw is hatching in her mouth full of eggs in Tulamben, Indonesia.
Photographer Daniel Copeland waited patiently for an hour to capture the split moment of coral reefs in Ras Mohammed National Park, the Red Sea part of Egypt territory.
Blackhead and stingray sharks are gathering in groups in Moorea waters, French Polynesia.
Giant Australian squid species gather to lay eggs and watch for the next generation of squid in shallow waters and rocky outcrops at Whyalla in South Australia.
This is a picture of a larval weasel-like eel.According to the contest organizers, they have never seen this animal image before.This uniqueness has earned photographer Jeff Milisen the "Best Picture" award.
