
15 riveting images from the 2025 UN World Oceans Day Photo Competition
Popular Science Team
created: June 14, 2025, 7 p.m. | updated: June 24, 2025, 7 p.m.
Photographer Rachel Moore’s captivating image (seen below) of Sweet Girl earned top honors at the 2025 United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Competition.
Credit: Leander Nardin (Austria) / United Nations World Oceans Day www.unworldoceansday.orgAbove Water Seascapes — 3rd PlaceParadise Harbour is one of the most beautiful places on the Antarctic Peninsula.
Credit: Andrey Nosik (Russia) / United Nations World Oceans Day www.unworldoceansday.orgUnderwater Seascapes — 3rd Place“La Rapadura” is a natural hidden treasure on the northern coast of Tenerife, in the Spanish territory of the Canary Islands.
Credit: Dani Escayola (Spain) / United Nations World Oceans Day www.unworldoceansday.orgUnderwater Seascapes — 2nd PlaceThis shot captures a school of rays resting at a cleaning station in Mauritius, where strong currents once attracted them regularly.
Credit: Luis Arpa (Spain) / United Nations World Oceans Day www.unworldoceansday.org
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