We’re lucky to have many talented divers and ocean explorers sharing their close encounters with all sorts of marine life in exceptional portraits. Here’s a sample of some of them, from a cuttlefish up close to the speckled face of a perpetually frowning stonefish.

See, and share, more photos in the Awesome Underwater Scenes gallery and Underwater Fish Portraits group.

Photos from souldiver, Jon Faulkner, Okinawa Nature Photography, Bidwell, Coby, DrTH80, Seth Patterson, nialldeiraniya, decidedlyodd, Arne Kuilman, and Wisnu Purwanto Family.