Photos of Underwater Life by JP Trenque - winner of the 2005 Photographic Competition with a captivating photo of the ocean world.

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The charm of sharks - " I was hypnotized by sharks. Like many people, I think they are ruthless killing machines, but most of them are afraid of people and swim away if we are too close, "wrote Trenque.

These tiny mandarin fish often hide in the top of a coral reef, but every night when the sun goes down, they wander out to mate for a few seconds

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Impressive butterflyfish with extremely brilliant colors

A fish is hiding under the anemones, to avoid enemies

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A wreck is covered with soft corals, shelter of a small herd of grass.

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Fish class - " Taking a photo like this is difficult because they always swim individually and . don't want to" stand "in front of the lens ," Trenque wrote.

A flock of barracuda is swimming.At first glance, they seem fierce, but when swimming into a flock, they are quite gentle

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Grouper swim among the unicorns - "a contrasting color in the ocean"

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Lion fish are chasing a herd of grasses, taken in the Sinai region of southern Egypt

Dog fish in Sipadan Island, Malaysia

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One of countless wrecks under the Red Sea

TL