Underwater photography can be incredibly rewarding. There are countless bizarre, colorful animals, shimmering coral reefs, and towering kelp forests that beg to be photographed. It is also very equipment-intensive, often involves travel to remote locations, and can be totally aggravating.
In this post, we present 100 wonderful examples of underwater photography, created by artists and professional photographers. All works featured below have the artists and photographers’ names linked to their portfolios or websites.
Snorkeler by Nick Kelly
Great White Shark by David Caravias
Underwater Cave by Wes C. Skiles
Freshwater by Kevin Schafer
Mutualism by Jim Patterson Photography
for the brave hearts only by Vitaly Sokol aka Willyam Bradberry
Nemo is supporting the Dutch soccer team by kees straver
Too Close by Oren Cohen
back to the Red Sea coral garden by Zé Eduardo
The Underwater Photographer’s Lament by Jim Patterson Photography
Amphiprion ocellaris by Pedro GoniO
Moray Eel by Brian Skerry
The Cardinal & the Clowns by Michael AW
Clownfish and Bubble by David Doubilet
Manta Ray by Michel Braunstein
Clownfishes at East of Eden by takau99
Jellyfish Swarm by David Doubilet
Say cheese! by blupic
Mosaic Jellyfish by Melissa Fiene
weedy sea dragon by doug.deep
Clownfish by Shahaira de Cuba
Anemones and Soft Corals by Paul Nicklen
1 cm Nemo by Eric Javier
I found Nemo by mikel.hendriks
who woke me up? by Natalia Pryanishnikova
Cangrejo de Porcelana by festeban
Feather stars by dachalan
subaquatic navigation by Mor.gan
Underwater World by Toshio
in Red Sea by Zé Eduardo
Anemonefish At Layang Layang by lndr
Bora Bora reef sharks by firefly242
Green Sea Turtle Being Cleaned by Peter Liu Photography
fan worm and tunicates by doug.deep
Star Attraction by laszlo-photo
deep blue mediterraneo by frantographer
close your mouth when you chew by pterantula
Advertising Cleaning Services by tornicoqui
Funny fish by Keesssss
Gold by Supermietzi
Yellow on Pink by Erwin Kodiat
Pink Curls by Creativity+ Timothy K Hamilton
Spine Cheek Anemonefish by Reef Reflections
The Contrast of Beauty by Lea’s UW Photography
Mantis Shrimp by sindhi
Sea Star by il Corsaro
Nembrotha Kubaryana by Coppertane
schooling bannerfish school by jon hanson
Little old man by drsteve
Speed by QTR
Hello There by josh-n
humpback whales by melissa.fiene
Another busy day at the Cleaning Station by mikel.hendriks
Madive Anemonofish by okiraku_diver
Bubbles by JLMphoto
aggressive by akterf
Sleeper by Shingo Uchiyama
Tentacles by Jesper Larsen
Tiger Shark by Goos van der Heide
The Mask by Andrey Narchuk
Oceanic Whitetip Shark by Marcus Lim
Mr.Krab by Eric Javier
Harmony by Mikael Jigmo
Phamtom of the Seapra by Michael AW
Symbiosis by Marcus Lim
Feeding time by Ian Newman Goddard
two fat nudis by doug.deep
Nudibranch by Dude Crush
Jellyfish trio by matteotarenghi
You’re lost, little girl by Dude Crush
Coral Reef by only_point_five
Crescent-tail Bigeye by richard ling
Black Pyramid Butterflyfish by Mr eNil
Happy Afternoon Frolic by pterantula
les dents de l’amère by Pixelicus
Pearls by CW Ye
Clownfish by alfonsator
LionFace by carfull53
Finding Nemo by BigAl
Turtle by okiraku_diver
Pink Anemonefish by okiraku_diver
That’s Why We Dive by Lea’s UW Photography
Big Fish by Micah Camara
Langnasenbüschelbarsch by blichb
Corsair cockpit #1203 by Nemo’s great uncle
My Queen by DerekBrad
Un mare di meduse by wendover
Don’t touch me by hpizka
Blue Ring Topsnail by drsteve
Ghost shark by Alabama Geographer
Whale Shark by nickehret
Porcelain Crab by Cap’n Surly
Kingfisher by Daniel Vijoi
Nudibranch – Chromodoris lochi by The Sprain
Air is a fluid by Just some dust
Humpback Whale 3 by Cornforth Images
Coleman’s shrimp by takau99
Spotlight by Lea’s UW Photography
Another Perfect Order by Lea’s UW Photography
Red Army – Crescent-Tail Bigeye by sbailliez
