Overview

• Ivanov’s macro image shows two Cyproideidae amphipods about 3 millimeters long at a Bali dive site.
• Organizers selected the overall winner from more than 15,000 submissions alongside nine category winners.
• Category highlights range from a Nazaré big-wave scene to a pilot whale foetus beneath its dead mother in the Faroe Islands and a pygmy goby releasing larvae.
• Oceanographic Magazine runs the contest in partnership with Blancpain, and the full winners’ gallery is now available online.
• The traveling exhibition debuts at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney on November 6, reflecting the contest’s focus on conservation and human impact.