One of the most difficult forms of photography is underwater photography that requires specially designed equipment and the advanced knowledge of some tricky techniques.

To get a perfect shot, you need to have a correct exposure, accurate focus, pleasing color balance, controlled movement of your subject, and a light adjustment because you have to deal with low light. One cool creative version of underwater photography is over-under photography technique where half of the frame (the top half) is above water and the other half allows photographer to take a peek below water’s surface. It also known as split-shot photography.

For a good over-under, you need to take these photos with very wide fisheye lens, in a large dome port, using a small aperture for good depth of field.

Beautiful Below Water’s Surface Photos

These are some of the best examples of over-under photos, created by professional photographers that allows you to take a glimpse of what’s there below water surface.

01. Faial island, Azores

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02. Danko Island, Antarctica

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03. Hawaii

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04. Indonesia

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05. Nuweiba, Egypt

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06. Baby Green Sea Turtle, French Polynesia

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07. South Ari Atoll

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08. Bora Bora

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09. St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall

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10. Mare, New Caledonia

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11. Laguna de los Burros in Mexico

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12. Palawan Island, Philippines

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13. Fiji

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14. Bora Bora lagoon, French Polynesia

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15. Berg River, Western Cape, South Africa

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16. Crystal River, Florida

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17. Spain

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19. Manta Resort, Pemba Island

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20. Lemon sharks in Slovakia

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21. Brazil

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22. Manta Resort, Pemba Island

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23. Eilat, Israel

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24. Iceland

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25. France

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26. Island

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27. Green Lake in Austria

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28. Papua New Guinea

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29. Jellyfish Lake in Palau

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30. Pig Beach in the Bahamas

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31. Mediterranean Sea, France

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32. Argentina

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33. Cuba

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34. Shark Park in South Africa

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35. Bahamas

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37. Zanzibar, Tanzania

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38. Raja Ampat, Indonesia

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39. Andaman Islands, India

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40. Fiji

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41. Smalblaar River, South Africa

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42. Flores Sea, Indonesia

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43. Magdalen Islands, Canada

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44. Southern Stingrays, Grand Cayman Island

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45. Sipadan Island, Malaysia

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46. Koh Nang Yuan, Thailand

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47. Mahout at Radha Nagar Beach in Havelock, Andaman Islands

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48. Grand Cayman

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49. Sockeye salmon

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50. Deep Water Cay, Bahamas

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51. The Everglades in Florida

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52. Grand Cayman

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53. Caribbean Sea, Mexico

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54. Switzerland

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