Underneath the waves , it ’s pretty much another world . There are few adept displays of the sea ’s dish and inexplicable outlandishness than theOcean Art Photography competition .
The winner of the grand - plunder is Matty Smith for his stunning photograph of a Pacific Man of War ( above ) snapped in the shoring of Bushrangers Bay in New South Wales , Australia . With impeccable ignition and paper , Smith show off this see - through nautical hydrozoan with lethal tentacle . Although well eff as the Lusitanian Man of War , these tool can be found throughout the Native American and Pacific Ocean .
“ There are often hundreds of these brute wash into the alcove near my home over night during the correct wind and current conditions , ” photographer Smith explain inhis story behind the shot . “ A golden composition and beautiful illuminance play up the lulu of this elegant marauder . It was one of those uncommon moments when it all came together for me , the fortunate lensman , I knew I had just witnessed something very special .
The contention was organize by the Underwater Photography Guide , who dish up out 95 prize to photographers from over 60 different res publica across 15 separate photographic categories .
There are heaps and dozens of award - win photographers , which you cancheck out here , but here ’s a small selection of our personal favourite to wet your appetency .
" Mirror , Mirror . “Troy Mayne caught this guess of a light-green polo-neck checking itself out in the Great Barrier Reef , down under . His image also wo nt him tertiary place in the wide - angle category . Ocean Art Competition 2016 / Troy Mayne
1st Place Macro winner " Amazing Squid " could be mistaken for an nonfigurative picture , but this image taken in Anilao , Philippines of a Bobtail calamari is the actual deal . Ocean Art Competition 2016 / Dennis Corpuz
Two conjugation frogs in Belgium occupy the top prize for the Marine Life Behaviour Category . Ocean Art Competition 2016Gino Symus
Glass Fish corral around a diver off the seashore of Hin Deang , Thailand . Ocean Art Competition 2016 / Lawrence Alex Wu
