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a black-and-white photo of an adult seahorse pictured with newly born juveniles

Diminutive Seahorses Top the 2026 Ocean Photographer of the Year Contest

September 9, 2026

a diver swims surrounded by a huge school of fish

The Ocean Photographer of the Year Finalists Highlight the Sorrowful and Sublime

August 13, 2026

a painting of a young Asian woman seated on a kitchen counter with a roll of paper over her lap and the head of a salmon in her hands

Janice Yang’s Symbol-Rich Paintings Conjure Dreams and the Desire for Home

July 30, 2026

a white plate with a blue painting of a fish jumping from the water with a bird cage in its mouth

The Longtail of Incarceration Unfolds in Gil Batle’s Surreal Narratives

July 10, 2026

a horizontal mural of a fish floating above a table or surface with small bubble beneath it and an orange butterfly near its mouth

Veks Van Hillik Suspends Fish, Insects, and Other Objects in Surreal Murals

July 6, 2026

a recently discovered type of goby fish

In a Single Year, Ocean Census Scientists Discovered More than 1,100 New Marine Species

May 27, 2026

a square painting of four fish, each popping out of the other's mouth at a slightly different size, like a matryoshka doll

Four Dozen Artists Celebrate Marine Wildlife and Lore in ‘Common Waters’

May 20, 2026

Two elephant seals interact in the water

A Pair of Elephant Seal Pups Wins the 2026 Underwater Photographer of the Year

February 27, 2026

a photo by Wojtek Meczynski of a pregnant Pygmy seahorse through an opening in its coral home

Rare Glimpses of Diverse Marine Life Take the Stage in This Year’s Ocean Art Photography Contest

January 24, 2026

An underwater photo by Massimo Giorgetta of a microbial creature called a Tunicate salp

This Two-Inch Tunicate Salp Is a Swimming Smorgasbord

December 17, 2025

two very tiny sea creatures balance on a frond of coral

‘Ladybugs of the Sea’ Take Top Honors in the 2025 Ocean Photographer of the Year Contest

September 19, 2025

a gif of a newly discovered, light pink snailfish filmed swimming underwater

These Newly Discovered Snailfish Get Bumpy, Dark, and Sleek in the Deep Sea

September 10, 2025

a diver swims with a pod of whales

Fragility, Beauty, and Urgency Characterize Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025

August 18, 2025

a group of felted brooches, sitting in petri dishes, in the shape of anatomical organs

Anatomy and Ancient Sea Creatures Converge in Hiné Mizushima’s Felt Sculptures

July 22, 2025

A humpback whale diving back under the surface of the Atlantic Ocean after taking a breath of air.

A New Aerial Photography Contest Takes a Bird’s-Eye View of Life Around the World

July 3, 2025

a procession of people in a park carry three puppets of sturgeons on poles

Greg Corbino’s Fish Puppets Made from Reclaimed Trash Migrate Along the Hudson River

June 21, 2025