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Dr Alexander Mustard has been taking underwater photographs since he was 9 years old and has worked full time as an underwater photographer since 2004. His photographs have won many awards, including regular success in Wildlife Photographer of the Year. His book publications include The Art Of Diving, which has been described by David Doubilet as “the best book about diving since Jacques Cousteau’s The Silent World”, and Reefs Revealed, which won the International Grand Prize for the best book of underwater photographs. His photographs have been displayed in exhibitions around the world and a particular highlight was presenting his work to Queen Elizabeth II. In 2013, Alex was named GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year for his image Night Moves - the first time an underwater photograph has won this prestigious award.
Alex is a regular contributor to many publications in the marine, wildlife, diving and photographic media, and to date has published more than 500 articles. Alex was awarded the MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2018 for services to underwater photography.
California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) uses a Panamic cushion star (Pentaceraster cumingi) as a toy. The sealions pick up the starfish and then drop them and chase after them as they sink. Los I... - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) uses a Panamic cushion star (Pentaceraster cumingi) as a toy. The sealions pick up the starfish and then drop them and chase after them as they sink. Los I...
Maldive anemonefish (Amphiprion nigripes) shoal swimming in the current flowing over a Magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica). Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean. - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Maldive anemonefish (Amphiprion nigripes) shoal swimming in the current flowing over a Magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica). Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.
Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) swimming close to surface. Brothers Islands, Egypt. - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) swimming close to surface. Brothers Islands, Egypt.
Snorkeller looking down on a Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) passing beneath. Indian Ocean, off Sri Lanka. - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Snorkeller looking down on a Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) passing beneath. Indian Ocean, off Sri Lanka.
Leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques). Wool Bay Jetty, Edithburgh, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques). Wool Bay Jetty, Edithburgh, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.
Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) swimming over a coral reef, watched by a Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) surrounded by common sea fans (Gorgonia ventalina). Jardines de la Reina, Gard... - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) swimming over a coral reef, watched by a Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) surrounded by common sea fans (Gorgonia ventalina). Jardines de la Reina, Gard...
Puffins (Fratercula arctica) swimming underwater. Puffins spend most of their lives at sea and are excellent underwater swimmers, which is how they catch small fish, their main food. , Farne Islands,... - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Puffins (Fratercula arctica) swimming underwater. Puffins spend most of their lives at sea and are excellent underwater swimmers, which is how they catch small fish, their main food. , Farne Islands,...
Tawny nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus) group, individuals circling each other at dusk. Vavuu Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean. - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Tawny nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus) group, individuals circling each other at dusk. Vavuu Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.
Harlequin swimming crab (Lissocarcinus laevis) sheltering beneath the tentacles of a tube anemone (Cerianthus sp.). Dauin, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines. Bohol Sea, Tropical West Pacific Ocean. - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Harlequin swimming crab (Lissocarcinus laevis) sheltering beneath the tentacles of a tube anemone (Cerianthus sp.). Dauin, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines. Bohol Sea, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.
View of steering wheel inside Bedford OYC water tanker 3 ton lorry, from another Bedford OYC truck, deep inside hold of wreck of HMS Thistlegorm. Fish are Red Sea soldierfish (Myripristis murdjan) Sha... - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / View of steering wheel inside Bedford OYC water tanker 3 ton lorry, from another Bedford OYC truck, deep inside hold of wreck of HMS Thistlegorm. Fish are Red Sea soldierfish (Myripristis murdjan) Sha...
Group of young California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) playing in the sun in the early morning. Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands. Los Angeles, California, USA. North East Pacific Ocean. - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Group of young California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) playing in the sun in the early morning. Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands. Los Angeles, California, USA. North East Pacific Ocean.
Pod of False killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) swimming beneath the surface of the ocean. Indian Ocean, off Sri Lanka. - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Pod of False killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) swimming beneath the surface of the ocean. Indian Ocean, off Sri Lanka.
Split level photo of an American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) floating at the surface over a shallow seagrass meadow, close to mangroves. Jardines de la Reina, Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cub... - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Split level photo of an American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) floating at the surface over a shallow seagrass meadow, close to mangroves. Jardines de la Reina, Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cub...
An Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea) bathing in the sun at the surface. Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia. Southern Ocean. November - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / An Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea) bathing in the sun at the surface. Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia. Southern Ocean. November
Detail of rhinopores and the colour pattern of a toxic Nudibranch (Goniobranchus coi) on a coral reef. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean. - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Detail of rhinopores and the colour pattern of a toxic Nudibranch (Goniobranchus coi) on a coral reef. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.
Two Denise's Pygmy Seahorses (Hippocampus denise) on a seafan (Muricella sp.). Digital composite. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, November. - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Two Denise's Pygmy Seahorses (Hippocampus denise) on a seafan (Muricella sp.). Digital composite. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, November.
A long exposure renders Bar jacks (Carangoides ruber) as ghostly trails as they swim around a sponge, on a coral reef, at night. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Overall winner of GDT competiti... - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / A long exposure renders Bar jacks (Carangoides ruber) as ghostly trails as they swim around a sponge, on a coral reef, at night. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Overall winner of GDT competiti...
RF - Pod of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) swimming over a shallow, sandy seabed. North Bihmini, Bahamas. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.) - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / RF - Pod of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) swimming over a shallow, sandy seabed. North Bihmini, Bahamas. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
Western clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) poses with a large, dominant female behind. The clownfish in the foreground is probably a juvenile. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, M... - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Western clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) poses with a large, dominant female behind. The clownfish in the foreground is probably a juvenile. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, M...
Snorkeller rubbing the belly of a baby Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Three Sisters Spring, Crystal River, Florida, USA - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Snorkeller rubbing the belly of a baby Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Three Sisters Spring, Crystal River, Florida, USA
Portrait of Red Sea anemonefish (Amphiprion bicinctus) against open water. Nuweiba, Sinai, Egypt. - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Portrait of Red Sea anemonefish (Amphiprion bicinctus) against open water. Nuweiba, Sinai, Egypt.
RF- Pair of Red Sea anemonefish (Amphiprion bicinctus) in Magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica), which has closed up in the late afternoon revealing its red skirt. St Johns Reef. Egypt. Red S... - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / RF- Pair of Red Sea anemonefish (Amphiprion bicinctus) in Magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica), which has closed up in the late afternoon revealing its red skirt. St Johns Reef. Egypt. Red S...
Yellow tube sponge (Aplysina fistularis) on a coral reef, with the camera rotated during the long exposure. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. British West Indies. Caribbean Sea. - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Yellow tube sponge (Aplysina fistularis) on a coral reef, with the camera rotated during the long exposure. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.
Forster's hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) on a coral reef. Jackson Reef, Tiran, Sinai, Egypt. Strait of Tiran, Gulf of Aqaba, Egypt. - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Forster's hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) on a coral reef. Jackson Reef, Tiran, Sinai, Egypt. Strait of Tiran, Gulf of Aqaba, Egypt.
Tompot blenny (Parablennius gattorugine) portrait, Swanage Pier, Swanage, Dorset, UK, English Channel, August - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Tompot blenny (Parablennius gattorugine) portrait, Swanage Pier, Swanage, Dorset, UK, English Channel, August
Portrait of Red Sea anemonefish (Amphiprion bicinctus) against open water. Abu Nuhas, Strait of Subal, Egypt. Gulf of Suez, Red Sea. - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Portrait of Red Sea anemonefish (Amphiprion bicinctus) against open water. Abu Nuhas, Strait of Subal, Egypt. Gulf of Suez, Red Sea.
Warty / Clown frogfish (Antennarius maculatus) male portrait, Anilao, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines, March - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Warty / Clown frogfish (Antennarius maculatus) male portrait, Anilao, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines, March
Close up portrait of the face of a Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) resting on the sand in shallow water. Its barbels are clearly visible on its top lip. South Bimini, Bahamas. The Bahamas Nationa... - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Close up portrait of the face of a Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) resting on the sand in shallow water. Its barbels are clearly visible on its top lip. South Bimini, Bahamas. The Bahamas Nationa...
Diver exploring a freshwater cenote (or limestone sinkhole) swimming through beams of light filtered through the forest above. Garden Of Eden Cenote, Puerto Aventuras, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Diver exploring a freshwater cenote (or limestone sinkhole) swimming through beams of light filtered through the forest above. Garden Of Eden Cenote, Puerto Aventuras, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico.
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) female on a coral reef. Rock Islands, Palau, Micronesia. Tropical west Pacific Ocean. - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) female on a coral reef. Rock Islands, Palau, Micronesia. Tropical west Pacific Ocean.
Southern stingray (Dasyatis americana) female swimming over a shallow sand bank with ripples. Stingray City Sandbar, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea. - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Southern stingray (Dasyatis americana) female swimming over a shallow sand bank with ripples. Stingray City Sandbar, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.
Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) at the surface, split level. Little Bahama Bank, Bahamas. West Atlantic Ocean. - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) at the surface, split level. Little Bahama Bank, Bahamas. West Atlantic Ocean.
Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) close-up underwater amongst kelp, Lundy Island, Bristol Channel, England, UK, May. Did you know? Seals can dive up 70 metres when feeding. - Alex Mustard / 2020VISION
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) close-up underwater amongst kelp, Lundy Island, Bristol Channel, England, UK, May. Did you know? Seals can dive up 70 metres when feeding.
Black rockfish (Sebastes melanops) in bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana), Browning Pass, Port Hardy, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Black rockfish (Sebastes melanops) in bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana), Browning Pass, Port Hardy, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Detail of the filter feeding apendange of Peacock worm (Sabella pavonina) Loch Carron, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, UK, April - Alex Mustard / 2020VISION
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Detail of the filter feeding apendange of Peacock worm (Sabella pavonina) Loch Carron, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, UK, April
RF- Secretary blenny (Acanthemblemaria maria) peering from hole in massive Starlet coral (Siderastrea siderea). East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea. (This image... - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / RF- Secretary blenny (Acanthemblemaria maria) peering from hole in massive Starlet coral (Siderastrea siderea). East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea. (This image...
Suwanee freshwater turtle (Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis) swimming beneath trees in a freshwater spring. Devil Spring, Ginnie Springs, High Springs, Florida, USA - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Suwanee freshwater turtle (Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis) swimming beneath trees in a freshwater spring. Devil Spring, Ginnie Springs, High Springs, Florida, USA
Pair of Coleman shrimps (Periclimenes colemani) make their home in a fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium). The female is larger. Fire urchins are one of the largest and most venomous urchins, their bright... - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Pair of Coleman shrimps (Periclimenes colemani) make their home in a fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium). The female is larger. Fire urchins are one of the largest and most venomous urchins, their bright...
Pair of Rock beauty angelfish (Holacanthus tricolor) spawning at dusk. The larger male rubs against the flank of the female during the spawning rise. George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British... - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Pair of Rock beauty angelfish (Holacanthus tricolor) spawning at dusk. The larger male rubs against the flank of the female during the spawning rise. George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British...
A digital composite of a Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) swimming over a seafan (Muricella sp.). Pygmy seahorses are small, most less than 15mm in total length. Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indone... - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / A digital composite of a Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) swimming over a seafan (Muricella sp.). Pygmy seahorses are small, most less than 15mm in total length. Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indone...
A threadfin hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys aprinus) on a barrel sponge. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea. - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / A threadfin hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys aprinus) on a barrel sponge. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.
Light-bulb sea squirts (Clavelina lepadiformis), a colonial filter feeding invertebrate, fluoresce green when photographed under deep blue light. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, June. Did you know? Se... - Alex Mustard / 2020VISION
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Light-bulb sea squirts (Clavelina lepadiformis), a colonial filter feeding invertebrate, fluoresce green when photographed under deep blue light. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, June. Did you know? Se...
Schools of Pacific creolefish (Cephalopholis colonus) and Panamic sergeant major (Abudefduf troschelii) swimming through sun beams inside an underwater cavern. Los Islotes, La Paz, Baja California Sur... - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Schools of Pacific creolefish (Cephalopholis colonus) and Panamic sergeant major (Abudefduf troschelii) swimming through sun beams inside an underwater cavern. Los Islotes, La Paz, Baja California Sur...
Nudibranch (Flabellina lineata) photographed in the field aquarium, Gulen, Norway. North East Atlantic Ocean. - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Nudibranch (Flabellina lineata) photographed in the field aquarium, Gulen, Norway. North East Atlantic Ocean.
School of Blackfin barracuda (Sphyraena qenie) forming circle in open water off the wall at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed Marine Park, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea. - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / School of Blackfin barracuda (Sphyraena qenie) forming circle in open water off the wall at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed Marine Park, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea.
British World War II BSA M20 motorbike inside Hold 2 of wreck of HMS Thistlegorm, home to pair of Red Sea soldierfish (Myripristis murdjan) and nudibranch (Nembrotha megalocera) in the centre of front... - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / British World War II BSA M20 motorbike inside Hold 2 of wreck of HMS Thistlegorm, home to pair of Red Sea soldierfish (Myripristis murdjan) and nudibranch (Nembrotha megalocera) in the centre of front...
Devonshire cup coral (Caryophyllia smithii) photographed under deep blue light to reveal its fluorescent pigments, showing up as green in this photo. Plymouth Sound, Devon, UK, English Channel, July - Alex Mustard / 2020VISION
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Devonshire cup coral (Caryophyllia smithii) photographed under deep blue light to reveal its fluorescent pigments, showing up as green in this photo. Plymouth Sound, Devon, UK, English Channel, July
Blue shark (Prionace glauca) near the surface of the English Channel. Penzance, Cornwall, England, British Isles. North East Atlantic Ocean, August.Digitally manipulated to improve composition see 143... - Alex Mustard
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Alex Mustard / Blue shark (Prionace glauca) near the surface of the English Channel. Penzance, Cornwall, England, British Isles. North East Atlantic Ocean, August.Digitally manipulated to improve composition see 143...
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