Just about every dive center I’ve visited in the Indo-pacific region has a ‘Nemo City’ or, if named before a certain small animated fishes exploits, an ‘Anemone Garden’, and for an underwater photographer, they are always a good thing. Whenever I have a [...]
There’s nothing better than finning along in the shallows and coming across an area of reef that takes your breath away. While this might seem like the last thing a diver wants, on occasion you come across an area of reef that makes you want to breathe every last bit of gas from your [...]
Most of the divers and underwater photographers I know seem to prefer being at depth rather than enjoying the shallows. While there are a few good reasons for this; avoiding boat traffic and keeping away from the surge and swell of the shallows are two that come to mind, on occasion [...]
I think all of us have a fascination with mangroves. I’ve visited a few mangrove growths over the years, but the images to follow are the first I’ve ever managed to take from the Red Sea coastline, where Avicennia marina is the overwhelmingly dominant species. Avicennia marina, the [...]
The New England Frag Farmers Market, possibly the most unique and biggest reef aquarium show on this side of the Mississippi, came back for its 12th year this March and boy did it come big! Despite the dreadful weather that Saturday morning, people turned out in droves, filling up every [...]
It seems that every diving destination I visit boasts an ‘Anemone City’ or ‘Nemo City’ somewhere within reach of its boats or on its house reef. I think it’s something to tick of the list of ‘things dive centers must be able to offer.’ It’s [...]
It’s been a while since I’ve seen Oxymonacanthus longirostris in the wild, but the first thing that struck me was just how hard they are to spot, especially for a fish that’s bright orange and turquoise. It is all down to camouflage of course; if you’ve never seen the harlequin [...]
I shared some images of Caribbean Pomacanthids a little earlier, so I thought I’d better balance things out with some angels from the Red Sea region. My first is one of my favorite fish and one that I knew the name of well before I ever became interested in diving or aquaria, a [...]