Breathtaking finalists from the Ocean Photographer of the Year awards

A pair of orcas working in tandem and a monk seal resting with its week-old pup are among the finalists of this year's Ocean Photographer of the Year competition.

© Benjamín Yávar / Ocean Photographer of the Year Finalist, Ocean Adventure. A free diver is surrounded by a school of sardines, which part to form a halo as they move around her. © Daniela Tommasi / Ocean Photographer of the Year Finalist, Ocean Adventure. “Two surfers walk towards a favorite surf break on the Weste