Top 10 Instagram Posts of 2017

We’ve taken the time to reflect on some of our favorite highlights this last year at PADI, but now it’s time to pay homage to some of your favorite images and videos of 2017. The PADI Instagram features a collection of amazing diving moments that we’ve captured and also gathered over the last 12 months, and we’d like to send out a special thank you to all of the divers, photographers, and filmmakers that have allowed us to share these special moments with you.

With more than 2,000 images and videos shared on the PADI Instagram account in 2017, these were your top 10 favorites:

“I became a PADI Certified Open Water Diver & it’s one of the best things I’ve done on my travels.” @Izkiz pictured #diving a tank wreck in Aqaba, Jordan.

A post shared by PADI (@paditv) on Dec 4, 2017 at 8:29am PST

Tag a friend who’s been feeling a little landlocked lately ? ? @jerodcollins

A post shared by PADI (@paditv) on Nov 21, 2017 at 12:56am PST

“Mola molas are eating plastic and dying because they are jellyfish eaters and they confuse plastic that indeed looks really like jellyfish.” @daniel_botelho_photography sending a reminder to fellow divers to minimize our plastic usage to help protect precious marine life like this incredible sunfish.

A post shared by PADI (@paditv) on Dec 1, 2017 at 1:10pm PST

Wonder if he has his PADI Wreck Diver cert? ?? Just a turtle friend cruisin’ around the Salem Express Wreck near Safaga in Egypt. ? : @vercetti93

A post shared by PADI (@paditv) on Sep 18, 2017 at 8:53am PDT

Beautiful moray eel on the move! Watch until the end to check out the special interaction with a big grouper. ?: @bartlukasikvideo

A post shared by PADI (@paditv) on Dec 21, 2017 at 1:23pm PST

What is it about shipwrecks that always attracts divers? ? Sea Trader Shipwreck, Bahamas ? @andre.musgrove

A post shared by PADI (@paditv) on Aug 11, 2017 at 12:36pm PDT

“I’ve never felt so small in my life.” @melindabrown___ describing her experience swimming with humpback whales in Vavau, Kingdom of Tonga. ?: @scott.portelli

A post shared by PADI (@paditv) on Nov 10, 2017 at 8:04am PST

Is it a plane? Is it a bird? No, just a snorkeler in the clearest water you’ve ever seen! ? ? @praverodoug ? Poço Azul, Brazil

A post shared by PADI (@paditv) on Dec 12, 2017 at 1:57am PST

Scubatrooper ? ?: @divethebluesscuba

A post shared by PADI (@paditv) on Oct 16, 2017 at 8:27am PDT

SKILLZ ? ? : @ooesenn

A post shared by PADI (@paditv) on Oct 30, 2017 at 2:09pm PDT

Moving into 2018, don’t forget to tag your images with #PADI for a chance to be featured!