FINALIST. Nothing to See Here. A painted frogfish perfectly blending into the yellow corals, using its camouflage to remain unseen in Lembeh, Indonesia.

Perfectly still, this painted frogfish was almost invisible. Its skin matched the coral so closely I would have missed it entirely, if not for our guide’s trained eye.

Frogfish are masters of disguise. They become part of the reef, not just to hide from predators, but to lure unsuspecting prey close enough to strike. It’s the kind of stillness that makes you look twice—and then not look away.

This moment was captured with an OM System OM-1 in a Nauticam housing, using an Olympus 60mm f/2.8 macro lens and a Backscatter Mini Flash 2 with an Optical Snoot.