Oceans cover more than two-thirds of our planet’s surface and account for more than 96% of all water on Earth. This is where life has began, where it has been evolving for over 3.5 billion years, and where some of the most amazing living beings that challenge biological classification and our perception of life can be found.
Rough Azure
Clear and Clean
Dreamy Sunset / Pospani zalazak
Upward Roots / Izvrnuto korenje
Black N' Blue / Crnilo i plavetnilo
Rusty Retirement
Coral Home / Kuća od korala
Gentle Lines
Ride the Waves
Wait for Me!
Early Scouting
Soft Cushions
Tilted Shade / Nakrivljeni hlad
Fishing Time
Rest Hour
Before the Night Shift
Dead Dry
The Stage
Low Tide Green
Hidden Haven
Sea Buttons
Simplicity
Till Tomorrow / Do sutra
Floating Shadows / Plutajuće senke
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Rough Azure
Kikaua Point. Big Island, Hawaii. North Pacific Ocean -
Clear and Clean
Hladna uvala, Montenegro. Adriatic Sea -
Dreamy Sunset / Pospani zalazak
🇬🇧 Laniakea Beach. O'ahu, Hawaii. North Pacific Ocean
Growing up, I always wanted to be a scientist – not only because I’m curious, but also because scientists get to travel throughout the world, visiting conferences 😄 this part of my dream came true when I attended @asloorg conference in Hawaii – magical islands, I never even dared to dream of visiting.
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🇷🇸 Pospani zalazak.
Plaža Laniakea. Ostrvo O'ahu, Havaji. Severni Pacifik.
Kao mala, želela sam da budem naučnik kad porastem – ne samo zbog moje radoznale prirode, već i zato što naučnici putuju svetom, posećujući razne konferencije 😀 ovaj deo sna mi se ostvario odlaskom na konferenciju Američkog udruženja za limnologiju i okeanografiju (ASLO) na Havaje – magična ostrva, koja se nisam ni usudila da sanjam da ću ikada posetiti. -
Upward Roots / Izvrnuto korenje
🇬🇧 Kuta Beach. Lombok, Indonesia. Indian Ocean
Mangroves grow in tropical and subtropical tidal regions. Oxygen supply is problematic for submerged roots, so mangrove trees developed specialized, aerial roots that grow upwards and take up air.
Mangroves are natural buffers against strong winds, storms and tsunamis, but many are being cleared out throughout the world, often to make space for shrimp and other aquaculture farms.
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🇷🇸 Izvrnuto korenje
Plaža u Kuti. Ostrvo Lombok, Indonezija. Indijski okean.
Mangrove rastu u obalskim područjima tropskih i suptropskih mora, koja često plave. Tada je korenju otežano snabdevanje kiseonikom, stoga je drveće mangrova razvilo specijalizovane, vazdušne korenove koji rastu uvis i pomažu provetravanje biljke.
Mangrove su prirodni amortizer protiv udara vetra, oluja i cunamija, ali mnoge se uništavaju širom sveta, često da bi se napravilo mesta farmama za gajenje škampa i druge vrste akvakulture. -
Black N' Blue / Crnilo i plavetnilo
🇬🇧 Rt Teno, Tenerife. Canary Islands. Atlantic Ocean
Punta de Teno is the most westerly point of Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands. Steep volcanic cliffs along this part of the coast formed from lava flows that instantly solidified upon reaching the Atlantic Ocean.
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🇷🇸 Crnilo i plavetnilo.
Tačka Teno, Tenerife. Kanarska ostrva. Atlantski okean
Punta de Teno je najzapadnija tačka Tenerifa, najvećeg među Kanarskim ostrvima. Strme vulkanske litice koje se pružaju duž ovog dela obale nastale su kada su tokovi usijane lave stigli do Atlantskog okeana, i tu se gotovo u momentu stvrdnuli. -
Rusty Retirement
Kuta Beach. Lombok, Indonesia. Indian Ocean -
Coral Home / Kuća od korala
🇬🇧 Hanauma Bay. O'ahu, Hawaii. North Pacific Ocean.
Coral reefs are in water what rainforests are on land – the most diverse ecosystems in the world. Reef in Hanauma Bay on Hawaiian island Oahu is home to 400 species of fish and even more crabs, mussels, sea slugs, octopus, see turtles, plants, algae & more – it’s one of the most colorful sites one can see under water.
Rising sea temperatures due to climate change are a huge threat to coral reefs worldwide, leading to coral bleaching. It happens when coral polyps let out algae - which normally live within them, symbiotically, providing corals with food – and then subsequently starve. During the last global coral bleaching event in 2014-2017, almost half of the bay’s corals suffered from bleaching and 10% died.
The bay has been Marine Protected Area since 1967 and it's seen by 3000 visitors daily.
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🇷🇸 Kuća od korala.
Hanauma zaliv. Ostrvo Oahu, Havaji. Severni Pacifik.
Ono što su kišne šume na kopnu, to su koralni grebeni u vodi – najraznovrsniji ekosistemi koji postoje na Zemlji. Greben u Hanauma zalivu, na havajskom ostrvu Oaho, nastanjuju 400 vrsta riba i brojne morske kornjače, i još više hobotnica, krabi, školjki, pužića i algi – to je jedan od najšarenijih prizora koje možete da viditi pod vodom.
Velika pretnja koralnim grebenima širom sveta je porast temperature vode usled globalnog zagrevanja, koje dovodi do izbeljivanja korala. U ovom procesu polipi korala izbacuju iz sebe ćelije algi - koje tu žive u simbiozi, obezbeđujući koralu hranjive materije – a zatim umiru od gladi. U poslednjem globalnom talasu izbeljivanja korala, 2014-17 godine, skoro polovina korala u zalivu pretrpela je izbeljivanje, a oko 10% je umrlo.
Čitav zaliv je rezervat pod zaštitom od 1967. godine, a dnevno ga obiđe oko 3000 posetilaca. -
Gentle Lines
Seminyak. Bali, Indonesia. Indian Ocean -
Ride the Waves
Pantai Selong Belanak. Lombok, Indonesia. Indian Ocean -
Wait for Me!
Dugi Otok. Kornati, Croatia. Adriatic Sea -
Early Scouting
Kuta. Lombok, Indonesia. Indian Ocean -
Soft Cushions
Rügen, Germany. Baltic Sea -
Tilted Shade / Nakrivljeni hlad
🇬🇧 Pantai Tanjung Aan. Lombok, Indonesia. Indian Ocean.
I’ve always been a passionate traveler, but growing up in post-war Serbia in the 90ties and pursuing a career in biology, I never thought I could afford to travel long-distance. Moving abroad has changed this. My dream was to see Indonesia, and this was the first country I visited outside of Europe.
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🇷🇸 Nakrivljeni hlad.
Plaža Pantai Tanjung Aan. Ostrvo Lombok, Indonezija. Indijski okean.
Oduvek sam bila strastveni putnik, ali odrastajući u posleratnoj Srbiji tokom 90tih i odabravši da se bavim biologijom, nisam mislila da ću ikada moći da priuštim daleka putovanja. To se promenilo odlaskom u inostranstvo. Indonezija je oduvek bila moj san, stoga je to bila i prva zemlja koju sam posetila van Evrope. -
Fishing Time
Kuta Beach. Lombok, Indonesia. Indian Ocean -
Rest Hour
Fischinsel-Zingst, Germany. Baltic Sea -
Before the Night Shift
Maldives. Indian Ocean -
Dead Dry
Lastovo Island, Croatia. Adriatic Sea -
The Stage
Split, Croatia. Adriatic Sea -
Low Tide Green
Laniakea Beach. O'ahu, Hawaii, North Pacific Ocean -
Hidden Haven
Kruce, Montenegro. Adriatic Sea -
Sea Buttons
Maldives. Indian Ocean -
Simplicity
Fischinsel-Zingst, Germany. Baltic Sea -
Till Tomorrow / Do sutra
🇬🇧 Orikum, Albania. Adriatic Sea.
Camping on the beach in Orikum, the first night of our three-day trip through Albania. Behind these hills on a narrow peninsula is the Strait of Otranto, where Adriatic Sea meets Ionian Sea. We arrived right at sunset, and while the rest of the crew rushed to set up the tent in escaping light, I rushed to capture these moments for the memories.
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🇷🇸 Do sutra.
Orikum, Albanija. Jadransko more.
Kampovanje na plaži u Orikumu, prve noći na trodnevnom proputovanju kroz Albaniju. Iza ovih brdašaca na uskom poluostrvu nalaze se Otrantska vrata, gde Jadran sreće Jonsko more. Stigli smo upravo u zalazak sunca, i dok je ostatak ekipe jurnuo da iskoristi poslednje tragove dana da postavi šator, ja sam požurila da zabeležim ove momente za dugo sećanje. -
Floating Shadows / Plutajuće senke
🇬🇧 Pasadur. Lastovo Island, Croatia. Adriatic Sea
In May, the tourist season hasn’t yet begun at the Adriatic coast and everything is blissfully calm as the night wraps around a sleepy village on Lastovo Island in Croatia, and shadows begin to dance on the calm surface of the bay water.
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🇷🇸 Plutajuće senke.
Pasadur. Ostrvo Lastovo, Hrvatska. Jadransko more.
U maju, turistička sezona na Jadranu još nije počela i sve je blaženo mirno dok se noć nadvija nad pospanim gradićem na ostrvu Lastovo u Dalmaciji, a senke započinju svoju igru na mirnoj površini zaliivske vode.