(121206) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2012 (Xinhua) -- "A diver swims with an octopus, whose arms measured three feet long, Mediterranean Sea" by Cousteau, Jacques, Tailliez, P. & Dumas, F. collects about $5,250 during the auction at Christie's in New York, the United States, on Dec. 6, 2012. Over 200 iconic photographs and art works from "The National Geographic Collection: The art of Exploration", were on auction on Thursday, raising a total of $3,776,587, which will help maintaining the archive and supporting emerging photographers and artists. (Xinhua/Underwood & Underwood/National Geographic/Christie's Images)