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These Incredible Underwater Photos Show The Stunning Beauty Of Deep Sea Life

Well, here’s something you don’t see every day — unless you’re watching Spongebob reruns, of course!

An underwater photographer and marine biologist named Alexander Semenov just captured a few underwater shots of the sea life that we rarely ever get to see. The photos taken are part of a three-year-long Aquatilis expedition, in which Semenov has taken part, along with other scientists.

The goal of the expedition is to uncover the life hidden within the deep sea that we probably won’t find swimming around near our shores. One look at this photo series and that much is evident! I mean, when was the last time you saw a jellyfish that looked like something from outer space?!

Check out the photos below for a closer look:

A Russian photographer named Alexander Semenov has been able to uncover the unseen.

Semenov is the leading marine biologist and underwater photographer in the Aquatilis expedition.

The Aquatilis expedition is a three-year-long underwater research program where a group of scientists study 300-feet beneath the ocean’s surface.

You’re going to see a lot of things you’ve never seen before — particularly within the sea life realm!

As you can tell from Semenov’s most recent batch of photos, there are some pretty extraordinary things down there.

“There are no landmarks around, you are suspended. Look hard enough and they appear: translucent creatures filled with color,” the expedition’s website describes.

“Some are as tiny as the nail on your finger, others are the size of a building. These are gelata — unstudied, mysterious and omnipresent. They are the ocean’s unseen backbone.”