Hello, lovelies. I’ve got too much going on, so Etsomnia™ is taking the week off.

I found today’s stunningly-beautiful things on Andrea Huelsenbeck’s Friday internet roundup, Creative Juice. Go check her out!

These are the fascinating, intriguing, amazing underwater photos submitted for the 2019 Ocean Art Photography Contest. How did I not know this was a thing? The contest breaks up photos into 17 categories, some very specific (i.e. Nudibranchs, and some more general (Wide-Angle). The Underwater Photography Guide website received thousands of entries from nearly 80 countries. Judges included world-famous underwater photographers Tony Wu, Martin Edge, and Marty Snyderman, along with Underwater Photography Guide publisher Scott Gietler. The winners received prize money totaling more than $85K, making this contest one of the highest awards in the world.

In addition to the contest photos, I’ve also included some magnificent pictures from the Underwater Photography Guide.

You can see all the winners on the Ocean Art Photography Contest website, and you can follow the Underwater Photography Guide on their website and on Instagram and Facebook.

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"Treats from Mooloolah River" by Jenny Stock @jenniferjostock 1st Place – Nudibranchs category Shot in Queensland, Australia #oceanart #oceanart2019 #2019 #treat #mooloolah #river #fish #bwscuba #scubadiving #diving #uwphotography #photography #photographer #win #contest #competition #nudibranch #categoty #dive #queensland #australia #macro #macrophotography

A post shared by Underwater Photography Guide (@uwphotographyguide) on Jan 18, 2020 at 10:51pm PST

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Beautiful photo of a Giant Pacific Manta Ray captured by Craig Dietrich @scubaman11 #mantaray #pacific #giant #bwscuba #travel #uwphotography #guide #explore #adventure #deepsea #diving #scubadiving #scuba #animal

A post shared by Underwater Photography Guide (@uwphotographyguide) on Nov 22, 2019 at 9:48am PST

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"The first time I dove with sea lions at Hornby Island, I used shutter priority to be ready for anything, while I learned about their behavior and environment. It allowed me to flip from shooting some sea lions playing in front of me up to this very cute guy dive bombing from the surface, without messing up the exposure!" – Bryan Chu @bryan_chu_photography Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M1, Olympus 8mm f/1.8 fisheye lens, Nauticam housing, Sea & Sea YS-D1 strobes. f/6.3, 1/200 sec, ISO 400, -1.7 exposure compensation. #hornby #hornbyisland #island #bwscuba #scubadiving #diving #uwphotography #photography #photorgapher #environment #sealion #lion #sea #ocean #olympus

A post shared by Underwater Photography Guide (@uwphotographyguide) on Jan 1, 2020 at 10:42am PST

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Nudibranch by @sibyllegerlinger Camera:  Olympus TG-5, Nauticam Housing, Weefine ring light, 12mm focal length, f/14, 1/200 sec, ISO 400. #nudibranch #beauty #bwscuba #scubadiving #diving #explore #uwphotography #photorgapher #photo #macro #olympustg5 #tg5

A post shared by Underwater Photography Guide (@uwphotographyguide) on Dec 14, 2019 at 12:32am PST

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Ocean Art 2019 winning images are out! . "Crab-Eater Seal" by Greg Lecoeur @greg.lecoeur, Best of Show. Location:  Antartica Peninsula Equipment Used:  Nikon D500 Camera, Tokina 10-17mm Lens, Nauticam NA-D500 Housing, Dual Ikelite DS-161 Strobes Camera Settings: 1/250 sec, F9, ISO 250 #bwscuba #scubadiving #diving #explore #antarctica #peninsula #bestofshow #crab #seal #nikon #uwphotography #photorgapher #guide #contest #competition #oceanart #oceanart2019 #art #ice

A post shared by Underwater Photography Guide (@uwphotographyguide) on Jan 13, 2020 at 11:44am PST

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"Shout" by Allen Walker @allenwalkerphoto Captured at Aliwal Shoal MPA, Rocky Bay, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. #shout #aliwalshoal #rockybay #kwazulunatal #southafrica #sa #bwscuba #scubadiving #diving #uwphotography

A post shared by Underwater Photography Guide (@uwphotographyguide) on Nov 8, 2019 at 2:25pm PST

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"Lemon Goby" 1st Place – Stan Chen Shot in Lembeh, Indonesia #bwscuba #scubadiving #diving #uwphotography #photorgapher #oceanart #oceanart2019 #art #explore #dive #adventure #goby #yellowgoby #yellow #colorful #lemon #lembeh #indonesia #asia #southeastasia #trip #winner #contest #win #ocean

A post shared by Underwater Photography Guide (@uwphotographyguide) on Jan 25, 2020 at 8:24pm PST

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White Stripe Cleaner Shrimp Captured by @photos_from_the_sea_ in Maui, Hawaii #bwscuba #scubadiving #diving #white #shrimp #whitestripedcleanershrimp #cleanershrimp #maui #hawaii #travel #uwphotography #photo #photorgapher #macro #nikonz50 #tropics #vacation #dive

A post shared by Underwater Photography Guide (@uwphotographyguide) on Jan 26, 2020 at 10:46am PST

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Stunning surf photography by Stan Moniz⠀ Camera: Nikon d7100 | Aquatech Compac elite d7200 housing | Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 @ 11mm⠀ ⠀ #surf #surfphotography #bwscuba #scubadiving #diving #explore #experiment #color #scuba #nikon #sunset #uwphotography

A post shared by Underwater Photography Guide (@uwphotographyguide) on Dec 7, 2019 at 5:59pm PST

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1st Place Underwater Art – Ocean Art 2019 "Psychedelic Seahorse" by Francisco Sedano @sedano_uwphoto #bwscuba #scubadiving #oceanart2019 #art #ocean #explore #adventure #uwphotography #photography #photorgapher #seahorse #uwart #psychedelic #macro #experiment

A post shared by Underwater Photography Guide (@uwphotographyguide) on Jan 25, 2020 at 7:17pm PST

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1st Place Supermacro – Ocean Art 2019 "Clownfish Eggs". Paolo Isgro @paoloisgro: "There are three key components that resulted in this photo… 1. I used a 24 mm lens and an electronic reverse ring adaptor + 40 mm extension ring to get a great magnification. 5 mm fills the long side of the frame – this means 4.5X optical magnification on my cropped Canon 7D sensor (22.5 mm). 2. My friend and dive master Ajiex Dharma in Tulamben was able to find these clown fish eggs and assist me during the shoot holding the snoot in the right position . 3. A lot of patience to manually focus and composing this shot." #clownfish #fish #supermacro #tulamben #indonesia #bwscuba #uwphotography #photography #photorgapher #diving #scubadiving #scuba #win #winner #explore #art #oceanart #oceanart2019

A post shared by Underwater Photography Guide (@uwphotographyguide) on Jan 22, 2020 at 10:59pm PST

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Darth Vader (Red Devil Scorpionfish)⠀ An incredibly artistic shot by Kathrin Landgraf-Kluge @kathrin_underwater ⠀ Location: Lembeh, Sulawesi.⠀ Camera: Canon G16 with Fantasea FG16 housing, YS-D2 with DIY snoot, +5 macro lens. 6.1mm focal length, f/2.8, 1/80 sec, ISO 100.

A post shared by Underwater Photography Guide (@uwphotographyguide) on Dec 14, 2019 at 11:45am PST

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