Juergen Freund / Detail of Orange elephant ear sponge (Agelas clathrodes) with crinoid / featherstar attached, Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Juergen Freund / Details of Orange elephant ear sponge (Agelas clathrodes) with crinoids / featherstars attached, Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Juergen Freund / Coral reefs exposed by the April 2nd 2007 earthquake that lifted the island of Ranongga by 3m, Solomon Islands, Pacific, July 2010.

Juergen Freund / Sea squirts / ascidians / tunicates on a clam, Indo-pacific

Juergen Freund / Fallen mangrove leaves adding to detritus in the soil. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010.

Juergen Freund / Young Coastal Carpet Python (Morelia spilota mcdowelli) moving over vegetation, Queensland, Australia

Juergen Freund / Split-level photograph of coral reef shallows, Rowley Shoals, Western Australia

Juergen Freund / Divers silhouetted at entrance to underwater cave, Queensland, Australia

Juergen Freund / Whale shark and person swimming in silhouette {Rhinicodon typus} Indo Pacific

Juergen Freund / Mouth of Parrotfish, Indian Ocean

Juergen Freund / Grey reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) in Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Queensland, Australia

Juergen Freund / Grey reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) in Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Queensland, Australia