Franco Banfi / Pod of sperm whale socializing, (Physeter macrocephalus), Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean.
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Franco Banfi / School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, photographed on a long exposure, Espiritu Santo Island, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacif...
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Franco Banfi / Scuba diver exploring El Eden cenote. Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.
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Franco Banfi / Water lilies at the surface in Cenote Nicte-Ha,Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.
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Franco Banfi / Water lilies at the surface in Cenote Nicte-Ha,Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.
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Franco Banfi / Freshwater fish including Cichlid between water plants and leaves. Cenote Nicte-Ha, near Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.
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Franco Banfi / Freshwater fish including Mayan cichlids (Mayaheros urophthalmus) between aquatic plants and leaves, Cenote Nicte-Ha, near Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. MontPhoto Competition 2023 -...
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Franco Banfi / Freshwater turtle (Trachemys scripta venusta) swimming amongst Water lilies leaves, Gran Cenote, near Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.
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Franco Banfi / Striped marlin (Kajikia audax) hunting Sardine (Sardinops sagax) in bait ball. Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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Franco Banfi / California sealion (Zalophus californianus) swimming. Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Pacific Ocean, Mexico
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Franco Banfi / Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) feeding on Sardine (Sardinops sagax). Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Pacific Ocean, Mexico.
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Franco Banfi / Diver exploring an iceberg in Greenland Sea. Tasiilaq, East Greenland. April 2018.
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Franco Banfi / Sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) and Sea anemones (Actiniaria) on rock near iceberg. Tasiilaq, East Greenland. April.
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Franco Banfi / Sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) near iceberg, view upwards to gap in sea ice. Tasiilaq, East Greenland. April.
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Franco Banfi / Diver exploring around an iceberg. Tasiilaq, East Greenland. April, 2018. Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023 - Third place Adventure category.
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Franco Banfi / Close view of a Green anaconda, (Eunectes murinus) underwater, Formoso River, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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Franco Banfi / Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) young male trying to copulate with a female. The calf of the female was in the way so the male is trying to chase it away. Dominica.
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Franco Banfi / Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) Trincomalee, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean
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Franco Banfi / Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) tail, Trincomalee, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean
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Franco Banfi / Three False clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) in Sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica) Lighthouse Reef, Cabilao Island, Bohol, Central Visayas, Philippines, Pacific Ocean.
Franco Banfi / Mother with young calf Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean.
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Franco Banfi / Sea star (Hacelia attenuata) on coral covered with mucilage, a symptom of rising sea temperature, Vis Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean.
Franco Banfi / Green moray (Gymnothorax funebris) Santa Lucia, Camaguey, Cuba, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean
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Franco Banfi / Trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus) on wreck, Santa Lucia, Camaguey, Cuba, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean
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Franco Banfi / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) Guadalupe Island, Mexico, Pacific Ocean. Vulnerable.
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Franco Banfi / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) swimming in front of scuba diving cages, Guadalupe Island, Mexico, Pacific Ocean. September 2011.
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Franco Banfi / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) Guadalupe Island, Mexico, Pacific Ocean.
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Franco Banfi / Scuba diver photographing Great white shark, (Carcharodon carcharias) from cage. Guadalupe Island, Mexico, Pacific Ocean. September 2011.
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Franco Banfi / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) Guadalupe Island, Mexico, Pacific Ocean.
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Franco Banfi / Scuba diver photographing Great white shark, (Carcharodon carcharias) from cage. Guadalupe Island, Mexico, Pacific Ocean. September 2011.
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Franco Banfi / Crinoids (Oxycomanthus bennetti) Menjangan Island, Bali Island, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
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Franco Banfi / Hard and soft corals and encrusting sponge on the structure of bio-rock, Karang Lestari Pemuteran project, Desa Pemuteran, Bali Island, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
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Franco Banfi / Corals attached to structure of bio-rock, a method of enhancing the growth of corals and aquatic organisms, Karang Lestari Pemuteran project, Desa Pemuteran, Bali Island, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
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Franco Banfi / Corals attached to structure of bio-rock, a method of enhancing the growth of corals and aquatic organisms, Karang Lestari Pemuteran project, Desa Pemuteran, Bali Island, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
Franco Banfi / Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) attracted to 'squid jig' bait which glows at night off Loreto, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean.
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Franco Banfi / Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) at night off Loreto, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean.
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Franco Banfi / Scuba diver and Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) at night off Loreto, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean. August 2007.
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Franco Banfi / Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) cannibalising another squid of the same species at night off Loreto, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean.
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Franco Banfi / Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) at night off Loreto, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean.
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Franco Banfi / Mexican fisherman boat at dusk, fishing Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) , at night off Santa Rosalia, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean.
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Franco Banfi / Beak and tentacles of Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) at night off Loreto, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean.
Franco Banfi / Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) basking on volcanic rock, Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, East Pacific Ocean.
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Franco Banfi / Pacific octopus (Octopus dofleini) Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, Pacific Ocean
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Franco Banfi / Genius River Bridge, made with marine debris by artist Tico 'Pancho', Chatham Bay, Cocos Island National Park, Costa Rica. September 2012.
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Franco Banfi / Schooling Scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) Cocos Island National Park, Costa Rica.
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Franco Banfi / Devilrays (Mobula tarapacana) two viewed from below, Ambrosio dive site, Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean.
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Franco Banfi / Devilray (Mobula tarapacana) swimming near the surface with remoras, Ambrosio dive site, Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
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Franco Banfi / Devilrays (Mobula tarapacana) large group at the surface, Ambrosio dive site, Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
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Franco Banfi / Cory's shearwaters (Calonectris diomedea) diving among a mass of shoaling fish to feed, along with Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), Formigas Islet dive site, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic...
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Franco Banfi / Cory's shearwaters (Calonectris diomedea) diving among a mass of shoaling fish to feed, along with Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), Formigas Islet dive site, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic...
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Franco Banfi / Snorkelers swimming with Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
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Franco Banfi / Scuba diver with Devilray (Mobula tarapacana), Ambrosio dive site, Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
Franco Banfi / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) hauled out in shallow water, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic Ocean. July.
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Franco Banfi / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) male and female, hauled out in shallow water, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic Ocean. July.
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Franco Banfi / Pygmy blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) subspecies of blue whale, Mirissa, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean. Endangered species.
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Franco Banfi / Pygmy blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) subspecies of blue whale, diving downwards, Mirissa, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean. Endangered species.
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Franco Banfi / Pygmy blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) subspecies of blue whale, diving down, Mirissa, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean. Endangered species.
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Franco Banfi / Pygmy blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) subspecies of blue whale, Mirissa, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean. Endangered species.
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Franco Banfi / Pygmy blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) subspecies of blue whale, Mirissa, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean. Endangered species.
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Franco Banfi / California sea lion (Zalophus californianus), Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez, Baja California peninsula, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean.
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Franco Banfi / Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) underwater, flicking tongue, Formoso River, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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Franco Banfi / Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) swimming inFormoso River, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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Franco Banfi / Aquatic plants growing on bottom of the main spring at Rio Sucuri, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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Franco Banfi / Piraputanga fish (Brycon hilarii) split level, in the main spring at Rio Sucuri, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
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Franco Banfi / Freshwater Dorado (Salminus brasiliensis) Recanto Ecologico, Rio da Prata, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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Franco Banfi / Nudibranch (Cratena peregrina) on a sponge, Ist Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean.
Franco Banfi / View of Procida, the small harbour of Corricella, island near Ischia Island, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean
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Franco Banfi / Pink River dolphin / Boto (Inia geoffrensis) Acajatuba Lake, Negro River, Amazonas, Brazil
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Franco Banfi / Pink River dolphin / Boto (Inia geoffrensis) Acajatuba Lake, Negro River, Amazonas, Brazil
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Franco Banfi / Couple of Pink River dolphin / Boto (Inia geoffrensis) Acajatuba Lake, Negro River, Amazonas, Brazil
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Franco Banfi,Franco Banfi / Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) Rio Baia Bonita, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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Franco Banfi,Franco Banfi / Piraputanga (Brycon hilarii) in the main spring Aquario Natural that goes in the Rio Baia Bonita, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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Franco Banfi / Piraputanga (Brycon hilarii) reflecting on the water surface, Aquirio Natural, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil