12 best underwater photos from the "Through Your Lens" contest

Scuba Diving Magazine has announced the winners of its annual underwater photography contest Through Your Lens. The event was held for the 15th time and collected more than 2,100 images, which captured extraordinary moments from the life of the seas and oceans. The works of the 2019 contestants were considered in four categories: "Wide Angle", "Macro", "Concept Shot" and "Compact Camera".

1st prize of the photo contest. The photo was taken at the moment when a 5-meter great white shark was attacking off the coast of Guadalupe.

A tiny coconut octopus just 5 cm long is hiding in a shell in the waters of Indonesia.

In this amazing picture, you can see fish swarming around a sunken ship off the island of Mauritius.

A humpback whale and its cub were captured in the waters between Madagascar and Mozambique.

The seahorse in Stratoni is a small bay in the northern part of the Aegean Sea.

This picture of an ordinary solar was taken during a winter dive in the Bay of Naples.

This photo with a giant alligator was taken in the Everglades, Florida.

This bright jellyfish was photographed using a compact camera in the waters of South Korea.

In this atmospheric shot taken in the Gulf of California, a flock of manta rays resembles ghosts.

The mantis crab is luxurious, photographed in its natural environment near the island of Fiji.

A fish hides in a jellyfish in the Lembe Strait, Indonesia.

A terrifying close-up of a huge tarpon off the coast of Grand Cayman.