40 incredible underwater photos!
— By Robert Firpo-Cappiello








































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"Riotous color 50 feet down in Cozumel. Every dive is spectacular."
Courtesy JIMDEAN/myBudgetTravel
"Diving the USS Liberty off the eastern coast of Bali, I found Nemo!"
Courtesy angelajmerrill/myBudgetTravel
"Yoga may be relaxing, but underwater it can make you feel even more weightless than on land!"
Courtesy lsf21/myBudgetTravel
"The yellow and blue eye highlight of this little fish really pop against the red of the sponge."
Courtesy spurdog/myBudgetTravel
"While on a boat dive off the Kahala Coast of the Big Island of Hawaii, I shot this nudibranch—it's just over an inch in length and very delicate."
Courtesy kuleanadiver/myBudgetTravel
"I was snorkeling off Disney's private island in the Bahamas when this kid came out of nowhere diving for shells."
Courtesy Coolcameragirl/myBudgetTravel
"Vacationing in Maui, Hawaii: a sea turtle at Black Rock."
Courtesy Bobbiegirlnc/myBudgetTravel
"A sharp-tailed eel found in Bonaire."
Courtesy davidspiel/myBudgetTravel
"A lacy scorpion fish found in Bali—very rare."
Courtesy davidspiel/myBudgetTravel
"A penguin found in the Galápagos."
Courtesy davidspiel/myBudgetTravel
"Tim, a diver from Vancouver, B.C., did not see the white-tip shark as it swam over him."
"This view presented itself in only 15 feet of water, and it looked like an aquarium: brain coral, Christmas tree worms, and butterfly fish."
Courtesy shelly1956/myBudgetTravel
"A coralline sculpin against a red volcano sponge—some stunning contrast."
Courtesy spurdog/myBudgetTravel
"A purple jellyfish shot in an aquarium."
Courtesy Coolcameragirl/myBudgetTravel
"This squid was swimming along the top of the water as we were snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef."
Courtesy awc007/myBudgetTravel
"Divers from the International School of Port of Spain, Trinidad, diving in Tobago."
"This photo of a butterfly fish was taken in the Maskelyne Islands in Vanuatu."
Courtesy modelmeemaw/myBudgetTravel
"A unique exhibit at the Oregon Aquarium interspersed glass art with colorful sea life. Here, a fierce-looking lionfish swims among colorful disks and bowls."
Courtesy peghaz/myBudgetTravel
"A stingray in the Bahamas."
"This shipwreck is located about 100 feet underwater off the coast of Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii. We were in a submarine at the time."
Courtesy melissamatsu/myBudgetTravel
"An Easter skunk anemone fish, found in Palau."
Courtesy davidspiel/myBudgetTravel
"La Paz sea lion."
Courtesy photochick/myBudgetTravel
"A pair of butterfly fish, taken underwater at Lighthouse Reef in Belize."
Courtesy Ernest Manewal/myBudgetTravel
"An anemone discovered in 100 feet of water off of Rachel Carson's Salt Pond Preserve in Bristol, Maine."
Courtesy spurdog/myBudgetTravel
"Surrounded by tens of thousands of silvery fish in a 'bait ball' in Bonaire."
Courtesy cindybond/myBudgetTravel
"While scuba diving in St. Martin, I was playing around with a $13 underwater camera. When diving, I have a hard time staying still underwater…let alone getting my subjects to stay still! In this case, though, I was thrilled I caught him in motion!"
Courtesy shelly1956/myBudgetTravel
"Underwater garden, snorkeling in Bermuda."
Courtesy CoolcameragirlmyBudgetTravel
"Diving the Gran Cenote, Tulum, Mexico."
Courtesy harryvg/myBudgetTravel
"Taken while diving in Key Largo."
Courtesy lsullivan/myBudgetTravel
"The exquisite sea life at the California Academy of Science in San Francisco."
Courtesy peghaz/myBudgetTravel
"Key Largo underwater."
Courtesy lsullivan/myBudgetTravel
"The clear blue waters at Diver's Cove in Sand Harbor State Park, Lake Tahoe, make it perfect for taking underwater photographs."
Courtesy cherney1/myBudgetTravel
"This huge wreck, intentionally sunk, has attracted all sorts of life. This fantastically colored parrot fish gazes at the radar dish."
Courtesy spurdog/myBudgetTravel
"The seaweed blenny is one of the more goofy blennies to be documented."
Courtesy spurdog/myBudgetTravel
"Discovering underwater treasures like this sea-urchin colony while snorkeling in northern Palawan of the Philippines."
Courtesy laratada/myBudgetTravel
"Look closely, and you can see the eyes and outline of a stingray hidden in the sand. Took this picture with a disposable camera at John Pennecamp Park in the Florida Keys."
Courtesy DJBanks/myBudgetTravel
"This school of convict tang was making its way through the reef, eating everything in its path, on the North Shore of Oahu."
Courtesy awc007/myBudgetTravel
"The thalassinidean shrimp is one of the weirder creatures you will find underwater in the Florida Keys."
Courtesy spurdog/myBudgetTravel
"This was taken in Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Conn."
Courtesy Coolcameragirl/myBudgetTravel
"This dusky jawfish was my favorite friend from my Key West jaunt!"
Courtesy spurdog/myBudgetTravel
From reef diving in Cozumel to finding Nemo in Bali, <i>BT</i> readers plumbed the depths to capture amazing displays of life below the water's surface.