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

Marine Life

Wyatt Clough

Taiwan

Taipei City

a koi chilling in the water

Megan Rogers

A large school of eels swims in the ocean with no land in sight.

Julia Bahlsen

Cabo Pulmo

Mexico

Baja California Sur

A massive school of silver fish swims in a tight formation just below the sunlit surface of the deep blue ocean.

Dani Guindo

Iceland

An aerial top-down view shows a majestic whale swimming just below the surface of the deep blue ocean.

Charlie Harris

United Kingdom

A single fish with visible orange and dark scales breaks the surface of the dark, rippling water, its mouth wide open as if gasping for air or feeding just below the reflective, shadowy surface.

Ryan Borne

Black and white photo of sharks swimming in ocean water

Robin Maeter

Shark swimming above small fish over the seabed

Atticus Radley

A large metal dredge filled with freshly harvested mussels is hoisted out of the sea, with water splashing down from the container.

Sam Nuttmann

French Polynesia

Baby sharks swim underwater near a coral reef in the ocean.

Roman De Giuli

Close-up of a jellyfish.

School of dolphins swimming underwater with small fish

A large school of fish swims together in the deep blue ocean as sunlight penetrates the water's surface from above.

two sharks swimming side by side under the ocean

Ben Bagley

Shark gliding through dark waters.

Blanca Ruedas

London

England

A top-down view of a wooden crate filled with fresh raw oysters on a white textured surface.

Sebastian Wolf

Dead fish scattered on the dry ground among branches, leaves and a pine cone.

Nick Bondarev

An aerial clip of a while in the arctic ocean

Baja California

Shark swims in deep waters with light reflections on the surface.

United States

Hawaii

A sea turtle swims over the seabed in clear blue water as small fish swim in the distance

Michael Kagerer

Maldives

A small ghost crab stands on the fine-grained sand of a beach with the blurry turquoise ocean in the background.

Matt Robson

Puerto Escondido

Oaxaca

A fisherman wearing orange gloves proudly holds up a large sailfish with a prominent dorsal fin on the deck of a boat.

Shark swimming in deep blue waters.

André Musgrove

The Bahamas

A beautiful macro photograph captures the feathery, star-shaped polyps of a white and gold soft coral.

A lone diver swims in the deep blue ocean beneath a massive, swirling school of fish near the water's surface.

Namibia

A close-up of a pup Guadalupe fur seal with wet fur, looking upwards.

Brad Booth

Florida

Side of the gray body of a shark in the ocean.

A school of brightly colored fish with white stripes stays close to a coral formation.

Jeremy Bishop

A pair of sharks swimming together in the ocean

Julien Jarry

Alaska

A detailed close-up of vibrant, raw red fish fillets showcasing their fresh texture and deep color.

Arianna Genghini

Italy

Trentino-South Tyrol

Fish swim near the rocks in the shallow waters off the beach.

Colorful koi fish swimming in a lake, with reflections of buildings and sky on the surface of the water.

Galya Samohina

A single, dried starfish with intricate textures is captured from above on a plain white background.

Two sharks swimming underwater in their natural habitat

Henry Han

Japan

Aichi

A small, glowing jellyfish with fine tentacles is suspended in deep blue water, illuminated against a blurry, out-of-focus bubble or light in the background.

A close-up shot of a blue-striped clownfish peeking out from the protective tentacles of a beige sea anemone.

Lars Borges

Türkiye

An overhead shot of raw tiger prawns and fresh lemon halves arranged on a whimsical watermelon-themed platter.

View looking down at a school of sharks swimming over plants on the seabed

Shoal of fish swimming underwater in marine life photography

a shot of a shark that's just chilling under the water

An underwater photograph captures a dolphin swimming towards the light filtering through the ocean's surface.

Jeroen Van Nieuwenhove

An aerial view shows a mother whale and her pink calf swimming side-by-side in the deep blue ocean.

A turtle swimming on the surface of the blue sea water

A large whale swims just beneath the surface of the ocean as sunlight illuminates it.

Noe Langronier

A stingray swimming along an underwater floor.

Teo Crawford

A little girl standing on a concrete step looking at the bunch of red and yellow fish in the water

A detailed black and white close-up of two long-snouted needlefish swimming in dark water.

Two surgeonfish swimming in deep water with lighting coming from the surface.

GS & Co

A fish with red fins

A close-up split shot captures a stingray gliding over a sandy seafloor in shallow turquoise water, with more rays swimming in the distance.

California

Kelp bass swimming around laminariales seaweed in water

Marcus Sies

A spotted fish caught in a fisherman's net.

A vibrant yellow fish gracefully swimming through swirling particles in the water creating a captivating underwater scene

A majestic green sea turtle rests peacefully on the sandy ocean floor covered with seagrass.

Closeup photography of seven different fish hanging by their caudal fins with chains and jewelry

Simon Ribadeneira

Milos

Greece

A close-up of a red octopus hanging to dry, with a detailed focus on its tentacles and suckers against a blurry sea background.

Fiji

A large bull shark swims gracefully through a vast school of striped fish in the deep blue ocean.

Two dolphins swimming underwater close to the surface

David Ardill

Baked fish on a flowered plate, garnished with herbs and lemon wedges.

Natalie Rhea

Hands hold a fish above clear water with stones visible at the bottom.

A silky shark glides through the deep blue ocean, accompanied by other sharks and smaller fish under the sunlit water's surface.

Seagulls fly over the water as seals cover the beach

Margeaux Walter

A woman's feet in a fish tank.

Lindsey Kusterman

Los Angeles

A flat lay composition of three distinct and beautiful seashells, including a chambered nautilus, on a rustic brown surface.

Rhode Island

Two blue sharks gracefully swim just below the ocean's surface, illuminated by shimmering rays of sunlight.

Olivia Van Dyke

A majestic whale swims alone through the vast, deep blue ocean, emerging from the darkness below.

A closeup photograph of a group of moonfish out of the water

A blacktip reef shark glides through clear shallow waters over a sandy ocean floor in a split view with the cloudy sky above.

Moorea-Maiao

Windward Islands

Head of a whale as it swims underwater

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