Life in the ocean - underwater photography by David Fleetham

Underwater photographs by David Fleetham show us the incredible diversity of life in the oceans. Looking at these pictures, once again you are amazed at how beautiful and amazing the world on Earth is. David has lived in Hawaii, on the island of Maui, for over 18 years with his wife Denis and son Sean. His photographs are published worldwide in more than 200 magazines.

(Total 15 photos)

1. A hungry sea lion is looking for dinner surrounded by a school of fish in the waters around the Galapagos Islands. (David Fleetham/Bluegreen/Rex Features)

2. A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) swims under surfer Tara Angioletti off the coast of Maui. (David Fleetham/Bluegreen/Rex Features)

3. Great white shark near the surface of the island of Guadeloupe, Mexico. (David Fleetham/Bluegreen/Rex Features)

4. Girl-diver plays with an octopus in the sea off the coast of Hawaii. (David Fleetham/Bluegreen/Rex Features)

5. A diver feeds a Javanese hymnothorax, Fiji. (David Fleetham/Bluegreen/Rex Features)

6. Humpback whale appears on the surface of the water off the coast of Hawaii. (David Fleetham/Bluegreen/Rex Features)

7. Green turtles gathered at the "cleaning station", where small fish clean off parasites from their skin, West Maui, Hawaii. (David Fleetham/Bluegreen/Rex Features)

8. Fish clean the moon fish near divers in the waters of the island of Bali, Indonesia. (David Fleetham/Bluegreen/Rex Features)

9. Seahorse among red corals, Philippines. (David Fleetham/Bluegreen/Rex Features)

10. Hammerhead shark in the waters of Hawaii. (David Fleetham/Bluegreen/Rex Features)

11. Doug Perrin photographs a long-winged shark off the coast of the Big Island, Hawaii. (David Fleetham/Bluegreen/Rex Features)

12. Silhouette of a green turtle in the waters of West Maui, Hawaii. (David Fleetham/Bluegreen/Rex Features)

13. Hawksbill and a school of fish near the surface of the water in the Philippines. (David Fleetham/Bluegreen/Rex Features)

14. Jaw and teeth of the moray eel Gymnothorax eurostus, Hawaii. (David Fleetham/Bluegreen/Rex Features)

15. Aerial view of the crescent-shaped island of Molokini, Hawaii. (David Fleetham/Bluegreen/Rex Features)