National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry has spent decades diving around the globe, telling the stories of the world's oceans. For his latest projects, years in the making, he has been much closer to home, documenting the unprecedented -- and deadly -- changes happening in the Gulf of Maine, the waters Skerry grew up visiting as a child on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
100 photographers have donated prints for a limited-time sale to raise money for ocean conservation groups.
To celebrate World Oceans Day 2024 on June 8, the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea has revealed the winners of its 11th annual photo competition coordinated in collaboration with DivePhotoGuide, non-profit Oceanic Global, and other partners
This is the wave that nearly cost me a lot of money. It also taught me a few very valuable lessons that I'd like to share with everyone now, more than ten years after I took this photo.
When Machi Yoshida visited an aquarium and saw orcas when she was a five-year-old child, the Japanese photographer instantly knew what she wanted to do with her life.
Aerial drones have revolutionized the way visual artists can tell stories, and the burgeoning field of underwater drones has begun to achieve the same transformative power for aquatic photo and video.
Groundbreaking drone footage has revealed how the world's fastest fish spectacularly changes color right before it kills.
Scientists have photographed more than 100 never-before-seen species that were discovered during a deep-sea expedition.
A photographer captured the epic moment a humpback whale breached behind a surfer as she flew into the air -- with the pair synchronizing perfectly.
World-renowned conservation photographers Cristina Mittermeier and Paul Nicklen have teamed up with Academy Award-winning cinematographer Emmanuel "Chivo" Lubezki to create a new short film, The Knowing.
Professional photographer Kurt Arrigo has earned acclaim for his fantastic aquatic imagery. Having grown up on the small European island nation of Malta, Arrigo has spent his life around the ocean.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) has been working for a decade to develop what it describes as next generation LiDAR tech that it plans to use to create extremely detailed maps of the sea floor.
British professional photographer Mark Dobson of Wild Seascapes is well-known for his spectacular seascape and water photography. His work enchants viewers by showcasing water's staggering power and beauty, especially violent ocean waves.
A photographer dropped a GoPro underneath a cruise ship in daytime and nighttime capturing fascinating and also terrifying footage.
An international team of scientists has discovered three new underwater hydrothermal vents over a 434-mile-long stretch of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that showcases a fascinating "city" that is teeming with life.
Photographing the fiercely intense yet beautifully captivating essence of sharks are just a few of shark advocate Mike Coots's many delights and ambitions. In his latest images from a trip off Guadalupe Island, Mexico, Coots skillfully manages to interpret aspects of the animals that are often misconstrued or feared due to negative portrayals in media.
For nearly 13 years, photographer Jordan Godley captured his surf photography with a DSLR. But in 2020, that changed and he ditched digital in order to go back to film.
A new study that strapped GoPro cameras to dolphins has captured them eating venomous sea snakes.
Filmmaker and photographer Daniel Haussmann captured gorgeous footage of Greenland, including footage of an iceberg as it collapsed.
When photographer David Zapatka was growing up on Rhode Island listening to the foghorn of a nearby lighthouse, it instilled in him what his wife describes as an "obsession."
Scientists have discovered a series of mysterious and seemingly "human-made" holes 1.6 miles (2,540m) below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean -- holes that have left them "stumped" for answers.
The mysterious and elusive Milky Seas phenomenon has been captured on camera for the first time by a yacht sailing in the East Indian Ocean.
This is the terrifying moment a monster wave wipes out two people trying to take a selfie together at a scenic ocean spot in Sydney, Australia.
A new book by esteemed wave photographer Clark Little showcases 15 years of dangerous work in the ocean that has produced amazing results.
Looking to evoke feelings of calmness and peace through photography, Lazar Gintchin created a collection of abstract ocean and seascapes focused on simplicity, movement, and softness.
Photographer Brett Stanley collaborated with a commercial diver and a "professional mermaid" to create a fantasy scene shot 20 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.
The annual Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) competition has announced this year's winners across numerous categories that all celebrate the best photography taken beneath the surface of the ocean, lakes, rivers, and swimming pools.
The creatures that can be found in the dark depths of the midwater and seafloor range from breathtakingly beautiful, to curious, to terrifying.
The popular YouTube channel Journey to the Microcosmos has shared a new video on the "Double Life of a Fake Jellyfish" that contains some impressive and fascinating macro footage of Moerisia (a tiny type of Cnidarian) captured by James Weiss.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) has published a new video that features what it describes as a weird and wonderful deep-sea creature. This "psychedelic" jellyfish is one of the most colorful residents of the ocean's midnight zone.