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Green Turtle, Armeñime, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Preview “As an underwater nature photographer, I struggled for a new way to bring back visions of fish and fauna. Soon I discovered that taking water out of the picture, rendering it invisible while it is still evident that it surrounds the subject, is a powerfu
(Pedro Carrillo, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain www.pedrocarrillo.net)

“As an underwater nature photographer, I struggled for a new way to bring back visions of fish and fauna. Soon I discovered that taking water out of the picture, rendering it invisible while it is still evident that it surrounds the subject, is a powerful vehicle for driving the viewer's full attention to the subject's character." -- Nature's Best photographer, Pedro Carrillo

See a slideshow of other photos from the 2011 Nature's Best Photography Ocean Views Contest.