To follow an earlier post, I wanted to share a few more images of pomacentrids from the Red Sea. I’ve got two more species that I know, and one more that I’m not quite sure about, so I would welcome any input from folks more knowledgeable than I.My first species is Chromis [...]
Damsels are amongst the best and worst fish for aquarists. Many stores sell them as cheap beginner fish, due to their robust nature, only for them to become complete nightmares as they lose their looks and become pugnacious bullies. While there are several species that can be superb [...]
A few years ago, I was asked to take some images of the animals in a large public aquarium in the UK. It was a fascinating experience and quite a challenge. Despite the technical difficulties and safety considerations, such as not being allowed to wear fins, I had a grand time and fell in [...]
Anyone that reads my blog posts has probably come across my photos from the Red Sea. It’s such an excellent location for me, being less than six hours flight time from home and having a well-established dive industry that provides diving at some world-class sites. One of the best things about [...]
Every year tens of thousands of visitors travel to Scotland to marvel at the beauties of its landscape and to soak themselves in its long and fascinating history. A few nips of whisky are also taken. Few folk ever get to see what life is like under the calm surfaces of Scotland’s [...]
One of the groups of animals I find the most intriguing as a photographer are the various genera of coral crabs. I’m not necessarily happy about this; they’re damn hard to photograph. Here’s a little about these interesting creatures and just how I shoot ‘em. It was once [...]
I think we all know just how adept at mimicry cuttlefish are. Several species have been documented mimicking animals and even plants, but until recently I had never seen one mimic a hermit crab. I came across this specimen (I believe it to be Sepia pharaonis) on a night dive. At [...]
I’ve been sharing some of my images from my recent trip to the Arabian Sea recently, mainly fish and invertebrates, but I thought it was about time to share some images of the amazing soft corals found on the reefs there. Many of the reefs off the coast of Oman are as yet [...]