His image was captured during a night dive in the Lembeh Strait off North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Cruz has been in love with the ocean from an early age and earned his diving certification at only ten years old.
The youngster found the perfect medium to express his passion for all things aquatic after inheriting his father’s underwater camera.
Theo Bosboom, nature photographer and member of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year judging panel, said: “To dive in the pitch dark, find this beautiful squid and to be able to photograph it so elegantly, to reveal its wonderful shapes and colours, takes so much skill.
source: express.co.uk