License captivating photos of life beneath the water’s surface: vibrant tropical fish, majestic sea mammals, colorful coral reefs, and more.

Marine Life

Brad Booth

An underwater view shows a surfer duck-diving under a powerful ocean wave above a rocky seafloor.

Robin Maeter

A woman in a white one-piece with fins swims alongside another partially visible diver, while several sharks circle near the surface, sending up bubbles and splashes.

Ryan Borne

Extreme close up of a yellow sponge on a coral in an underwater marine life photograph

Philippe Degroote

Arenal d'en Castell

Spain

Balearic Islands

A yellow container of collected sea snails rests on a sunlit rock by the sparkling water.

Julia Bahlsen

Mexico

An underwater view shows massive schools of fish swimming together in the deep blue ocean with light filtering down from the surface.

Kelsey Williamson

A female diver with a glowing headlamp is surrounded by a large school of fish in the deep blue ocean.

Natalie Rhea

Person holding a small fish with snow-covered mountains in the background.

GS & Co

A seafood dish featuring shrimp

off-menu studio

A minimalist arrangement of four different seashells backlit against a bright white background, highlighting their unique shapes and textures.

Fish and carps of different colors in a greenish lake

Alex Krowiak

La Paz

Baja California Sur

An underwater scene captures a red starfish, a spiny sea urchin, and a small fish resting together on a rocky reef.

An elegant dolphin glides gracefully through the deep blue ocean water with sunlight shimmering on the surface above.

Martina Trepczyk

Dahab

Egypt

South Sinai Governorate

A scuba diver explores the deep blue ocean, with air bubbles rising towards the sunlit water's surface.

William Runk

Scuba diver swims behind a shark

Ankhurr Chawaak

Hanoi

Vietnam

Ha Noi

A group of vibrant orange and yellow koi fish gather at the surface of a dark pond, one looking up with its mouth open.

Chris Schmid

Norway

Orca swimming in a vast dark ocean

Ben Bagley

A sea lion swimming in the ocean water

A person's hand holding a large brown fish with red warts holding the next one in the water

Gaia Anselmi Tamburini

Portugal

Azores

a group of omnivorous fish swimming in water

A pile of freshly caught fish fills the frame

Aly Kula

Deià

A large school of fish swims together in the brilliantly clear, blue water of the sea.

Gabriel Tamez

School of fish swimming near corals beneath the sea surface.

Jasmin Javon

A group of baby jellyfish swim in dark water.

A shark curls its tail while swimming in the clear blue water.

Giulio Gröbert

An arctic sea lion lies on a large piece of ice on a body of water.

Catherine Marois

Sea turtle swimming over the seabed among a large school of fish

Julien Jarry

United States

Alaska

A fisherman holds a freshly caught salmon by the gills, displaying its open mouth and hooked jaw with the water in the background.

Lee Morton

Baltimore

Maryland

Fishermen carry boxes of crabs onto the deck, showcasing the fruitful result of their efforts at sea.

Heather Lawrence

London

United Kingdom

England

Fish heads piled in a container after cleaning.

Nick Bondarev

Two humpback whales swimming near the surface of a clear blue ocean.

Jaime Fletcher

Ecuador

Galápagos Province

A sleepy sea lion with brown fur rests its head on a bed of dark, rugged volcanic rocks.

André Musgrove

The Bahamas

Two dolphins swim gracefully in the clear blue ocean as sunlight filters through the water to the sandy seabed below.

Two sea lions are facing each other, with their mouths open.

Sam Nuttmann

French Polynesia

A school of sharks in the deep blue ocean.

A golden sea lion sleeps peacefully on a bed of dark, rugged volcanic rocks.

An underwater view shows a large gathering of colorful starfish resting on the sandy ocean floor in clear blue water.

A group of fish swimming among coral in the sea

Moorea-Maiao

Windward Islands

A silver fish with dark stripes swims underwater.

Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Two walruses rest on a rock in the ocean with a snowy, desolate shoreline in the background.

Two sharks swim gracefully through the deep blue ocean, with one angled towards the viewer.

Several crabs at the bottom of a dirty crate with handles on each side.

Underwater marine life in a coral reef

Son Verí Nou

Illes Balears

A close-up portrait of a teenage boy with curly brown hair holding a small fish over his eye.

Fish swimming underwater, with rocks visible on the bottom and a mountainous landscape in the background.

Ninh Bình

An artistic long-exposure photograph captures the abstract, blurred movement of colorful koi carp swimming in a pond.

Florida

A lemon shark swimming against a black background

Korbinian Grad

Black and white capture underbelly and tentacles octopus

Chandler Borries

Pichilemu

Chile

O'Higgins

Two hands with paint smudges gently hold an orange starfish with a bumpy texture and five arms, contrasting against the dark black sand or rock surface below.

Baja California

Two different sharks swimming perpendicular to each other just under the water's surface.

An underwater photographer has an incredible close encounter while filming a large whale in the deep blue ocean.

Simon Ribadeneira

Lisbon

A girl in silhouette smiles as she watches aquatic animals swim in a large tank

A shark swimming under water on a sunny day

Jeroen Van Nieuwenhove

Ilulissat

Greenland

Avannaata Municipality

Two whales swim among floating ice blocks in the polar sea.

Zach Deloach

A vibrant pink and purple jellyfish glows as it drifts through the dark teal water.

Kailua-Kona

Hawaii

A dolphin swimming underwater

Paloma Rincon

A fresh whole red mullet fish with pink and white scales is displayed on a vibrant, solid aquamarine background.

A cluster of coral stands on the sandy ocean floor with small, colorful fish darting around, while sunbeams filter through the clear turquoise water overhead.

A fish swims in sparkling water in front of colorful coral

Simon Hird

Fish swim in a pool under the stairs and next to a table and chair

Of Two Lands

Japan

A blue fish swimming in water

Maia Flore

A person with a tattoo on their arm carefully washes and prepares fresh squid in a metal sink filled with water.

Michael Kagerer

Maldives

An aerial black and white photo captures a single shark swimming in clear water over a sandy seabed.

A yellow moray eel peeks its head out from a coral reef crevice above the white sandy ocean floor.

Anna Letson

New York

Several fish, sliced open, in a cardboard box.

A close-up view of various seashells and a small piece of coral scattered on the fine sand of a sunny beach.

Elliott Chau

A pod of orcas swim gracefully through a deep blue ocean.

Shark seen from above as it swims and bends its tail

A whale breaches the surface of the water and dives out.

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