Fields by Katarina 2353 on Flickr.
Liberty by Architectural Historian on Flickr.
Thousands of Munk’s devil rays crowd the Sea of Cortez off Mexico’s Baja California Sur state (map) in 2009. The aerial image won top honors and the “Underwater World” category in the 2010 Environmental Photographer of the Year awards.
German photographer Florian Schulz said the scope of the ray congregations was unknown until he and a pilot happened upon the gathering while searching for migrating whales.
The Ancient Script II by Peter Bowers on Flickr.