These Amazing Sea Turtle Photos Will Help You Get Through Work
Turtles are some of our favorite dive buddies here at Scuba Diving, so we compiled 12 of our favorite sea turtle images from the 2016 Underwater Photo Contest and added some fun facts and information about these marine reptiles. If you want to help save sea turtle species around the world, check out our list of marine conservation non-profits and volunteer opportunities for scuba divers.
Be sure to check out the winners, and go to scubadiving.com/photocontest for details on the 2017 competition!
Turtle Twins in Tenerife
Greg LecoeurDuring a scuba diving trip in Tenerife, I crossed the way of these green turtles. It was early morning and the sunbeam was pierced the surface. I adjusted the setting of my camera and I waited for the turtles come close enough to trigger my camera. After a little while, the turtles were circling around us and it was a great opportunity for photograph them.
Sea Turtle at Sunset
Gabriel BarathieuPhoto in mid air mid water from a turtle. After sunset, the sky is ablaze. A green turtle back to breathe, I took the opportunity to immortalize this wonderful scene.
Belly Full of Jelly
Richard CareyA green sea turtle feeds on mosaic jellyfish in the Similan Islands off the west coast of Thailand.
Tango in Tenerife
Plamena MilevaGreen turtles swim in the waters of Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands.
Diving and Blowing Bubbles
Plamena MilevaA green sea turtle surrounded by air bubbles.
Turtle "Krawl" Near the Shore
Nathan GarrityThis photo was taken on a small beach near Lahaina, Maui. The only thing in greater abundance than the Green Sea Turtles, were the Sea Urchins.
Sneak Peek at Sunset
Mike HarterinkA volcano, a cloud and a surfacing green turtle covered in gold.
Green Turtle Swims Into the Blue
Mat WattsA turtle surveys the coral reef in Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, Philippines.
Sacred Sea Turtle Sanctuary
Christine ShepardA green sea turtle soars through the anchialine Kīholo Fishpond estuary in west Hawai’i, a sacred historical and nature preserve managed by The Nature Conservancy. The site includes two large, interconnected freshwater spring-fed pools with numbers native fish species, mollusk and shrimp. A 200-foot-long ‘auwai, or stone channel, connects the ponds to Kīholo Bay, which has a resident population of green sea turtles that use the inland ponds to feed and rest.
Crushed It (Dude)
James KashnerA majestic green sea turtle rising toward a sunrise sunburst. Sea turtles are my all-time favorite subjects.
Turtle Lovin'
Edwar HerreñoOlive Ridley mating at surface in Bat Islands, Costa Rica. Close to this place, there are few beaches where hundreds of these turtles arrive to nest on the beach, making a spectacular and unique phenomenon.
Later Dude
Mat WattsA turtle at Tubbataha Reef, Philippines, surveys the coral reef, gliding above and giving the impression of flying.
