Florida manatee in the Crystal River, Florida

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beast of the ocean
unique in its own feature
gentle character

 

Pygmy sweepers in the Andaman Sea, off the coast of Thailand

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tiny school of fish
where the leader leads the pack
faithful followers

 

Interior of Marble Caves, General Carrera Lake, Chile

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rippled water floor
matches the curvy ceiling
a fusion of waves

 

Stromatolites at dawn in Shark Bay, Western Australia

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scattered aching rocks
soaking its blisters of pains
over healing tide
 

Mantles of giant clams in Kingman Reef, Pacific Ocean

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exciting moments
triggers innate artistry
indigo parade

People fishing at sunset in Kerala, India

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the sun is setting
the ocean is settling down
another day's gone

Aerial view of a dock in Martinique, France

Image by:  © Guido Alberto Rossi / Axiom

long empty platform

invites distant travelers

to lodge their vessels

Aerial view of Ambergris Caye, Belize

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fingers of the sea
reaching the farthest corners
spilling turquoise stains

 

Rock Islands, a chain of small islets in the island nation of Palau in Micronesia

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sea flooded in blue
islands carpeted in green

such beauty flourished
 

Cleaning behavior of blue-stringed grunt and four-eyed butterfly fish, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

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with mouth wide-open

bully scares the little one

lost from school of fish