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The winners of the 2020 Ocean Photography Awards have been announced and we're in awe of the breathtaking photos of the world we don't see often - the world under the sea. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees, each photograph is simply superb.

Each year, Oceanographic magazine holds the Ocean Photography Awards in a celebration of "our beautiful blue planet, as well as a platform to highlight the many plights it is facing." Such as the difficult photographs of the Conservation Photographer award, images of incredible sea life being tormented by waste. It's heartbreaking to see but important to share and be aware of. 

The photographer awards are open to everyone, from amateurs and professionals to everyone in-between. There are six categories and the overall winner which receives the title of 'Ocean Photographer of the Year.' 

The awards were streamed live from an extended reality stage in London, UK, you can watch the awards on YouTube. 

We can't wait to see what remarkable photographs are waiting to be discovered next year! 

There are some images out there that we look at that actually make us pause. They're like art. You look at them and can't help but think about what in the world may have led to that moment being captured in the way that it was. Perfect timing, rare friendships, adorable animal family photos, and adorableness that's out of this world. They've got it all, sometimes all at once.

These kind of pictures that are worth more than 1000 world are impossible to capture in quick captions, so we simply let them speak for themselves. And since we love these kinds of photos so much, we bring you a collection of them every single week to get your imagination running and your creativity flowing.

Cats are majestic creatures who can look regal as heck 24/7. Oh, did we say 24/7? That may be true for some cats, but there can be a few solid moments where cats can look less-than-perfect, and that's what this challenge is about. 

In a challenge that has since gone viral, the #unflatteringcatphotochallenge, on Twitter, has been an absolute blessing to all. We often share the beautiful photos we take but it's delightful and real to see photos of cats being derpy and hilarious. And we'll let you in on a little secret... all of these "unflattering" cat pics are still really cute. 

We've gathered up the most liked photos of this challenge and have listed them down below, for your viewing pleasure! If you want to join the fun and don't have a Twitter, share an unflattering photo of your cat in the comments! 

Oh boi, oh boi! These are some serious joyful expressions! You remember that feeling you used to get at the start of Autumn, and you come across a specially crunchy-looking leaf that you just need to step on? Maybe that's how dogs feel but with all leaves!

Ah, Autumn. Don't fight us on this but Autumn might be the best season of all. Hear me out on this, first:

1. It finally gets cooler but not too cold

2. Halloween

3. Cozy sweaters, warm drinks, overall sense of happiness

4. HALLOWEEN

Oh, and if you live in an area where the leaves change colors, that would be on the list too. But we don't, so it's not up there. 

We hope seeing these joyful dogs frolicking in the leaves gets you pumped up that Autumn is nearly here! Get excited people, these dogs sure are! 

If anyone knows cats (and let's face it that's all of us) then you know they actually love to be the center of attention. 

It almost feels like they pose for those adorable cat snaps that we take! 

But when it comes to it, they like to make sure that we think that they don't want attention. And then they get ALL the attention. Just like that! How do we know? well, these photos of cats photobombing other animals, people and even cats pretty much just prove that cats want to be the center of attention! 

When you look at an image and it tells you a story, that image is worth 1000 words. And each week, we search for such images, images that leave us without any words, and share them with you. 

Amazing photographs, and some of which that capture such complex/simple emotion, photos that don't need any words to describe its beauty. 

Enjoy the following gallery of stunning animal images that don't need any caption. 

The 2020 Comedy Pet Photographer of the Year is back again! 

The competition, sponsored by Mars Petcare, calls for pet owners or animal lovers to submit images of funny furry friends for a chance of winning £3,000 ($3,600). 

All incomes from the competition will be donated to the UK pet charity, Blue Cross, to assist it in its mission of finding happy homes for abandoned or unwanted pets. 

Scroll down for the best entries from previous years!

We love all kinds of photos of cats, and yes, that means the blurry ones too! 

We often delete those blurry pics but in this case, we're shining a spotlight on them because more often than not -- blurry cat pics are hilarious. 

Show us those blurry cat pics! 

Who run the world!? Cats! 

Cats do whatever they want and we let it happen. Seriously, how can we say "no" to those sweet faces?

We can't. And we won't. 

We will continue to let them rule our house (and our lives) with zero regrets. 

Only very talented photographers like Roselien Raimond are able to capture the very true beauty and personality of the fox. This series of stunning photos of foxes looking chill are surely doing these animals some justice.  

We'll do pretty much anything for our fur-babies. We want to spoil them endlessly with all the best we have to offer. 

And how do they repay us? 

Well...

Just ask Jellybean Cosplay who made this beautiful yarn ball cat house. 

Mr. Geert Wegge is a nature photographer since 2013 and looking at his work would leave you asking "How did he do it" as each photo is a masterpiece, telling a story.  

His amazing works include photographing wild squirrels in their most unique, magical, and playful nature.
Around 6 years ago, Weggen came across a fox in his doorstep. After giving him food to eat, the little fox started coming back to his balcony. After a few weeks, this fox started playing with Weggen's photography props. Soon after, birds and squirrels followed.

The red squirrels at his photos look like pro models and after months of gaining their trust, he has managed to photoshoot them in adorable and creative settings like riding a toy dragon, playing chess, eating a small cone of ice cream etc. 

When asked how he comes up with his amazing photography ideas, he explained to My Modern Mat: "I have always been a fantasist, a dreamer. Most of the time I see things that were not there according to the people around me. I would say they were wrong. The world is a big place for dreaming and fantasy. It is one big wonder. Ideas come the whole the time and they seem to never stop". 

He even built an entire outdoor studio made out of wood, trees, and of course plants. Geert has his little secret in luring the squirrels into his beautiful outdoor studio: "Food. Mostly it is about that. If I did not have food they would not come."

Check out some of his adorable photos below. For more, look into his Instagram page as well as his Facebook page.  

Yes, it's true: time for pet photoshoots because 'pet portrait mode' is available on the new iPhone and people on twitter are loving it! 

Ready for your weekly dose of amazing animal photos? These are sure worth your time. Here's a link to our previous list, in case you missed it.

Let's be honest, no one, and we mean no one, can pull off a nice face when they're about to sneeze. Not even dogs. 

But they do look way more adorable than we ever could! Hope these goofy faces lift your spirits!