Greg Lekher, who photographed gannets, plunged into the waves off the coast of Northern Scotland, became the winner. Birds, swiftly crashing into the water surface, look completely concentrated on hunting for mackerel.

Robert Nababan works as a security guard and is usually very vigilant. That day the man tried to catch a python, then to cook it and eat it. But something went wrong

A picture of Kevin Richter was made in Indonesia. A coconut octopus settled on a sandy bottom and presented the photographer with the first place in the category of mini-cameras. p>

Rodney Bursiel took a whale jump in the waters near the Kingdom of Tonga. Photo became the leader in the category of wide-angle images, reports The Daily Mail.

>Jens Troger swam with Steller's sea lions off Hornby Island in British Columbia, Canada. The picture took the third place in the category of wide-angle photos.

Raúl Capres is a real macro shooter. In the waters of Ecuador, the photographer met a green sea turtle, whose eye was attached to a small catfish.

The editors of Scuba Diving noted that it was difficult for them to study more than 2500 images and choose such a narrow circle of winners. Thank them for their work!