Inspired by some photos of a colorful shipwreck from the Maldives, I’ve dug out some pics from a very different kind of shipwreck, one from much closer to home. In fact all of these images were taken within a few miles of each other off the coast of the northeast of England and [...]
I regard reef shows as an excellent practice ground for macro reef photography and when it comes to the abundance of photographic subjects, it can’t get better than Reefapalooza. The first day of the show, I took only straight up macro pictures, using a Nikon DSLR camera paired with a 105mm [...]
I’ve been thinking a lot about shipwrecks recently and have revisited some photos from a tip to the Maldives a year or so back. I remembered how rare shipwrecks are in that region, in comparison to some of the busier waterways of the world, which is kind of a shame in a way, as the [...]
Nudibranchs are a source of endless fascination to many underwater photographers, with entire ‘festivals’ held in nudi hotspots such as Anilao in the Philippines; there’s even an event in the cold waters of Scotland. Nudibranchs can sometimes be mistaken for flatworms, and [...]
Last year I was fortunate enough to enjoy a dive trip in the Arabian Sea, off the coast of Oman. One of the fish I wanted to ‘tick off my list’ was Amphiprion omanensis, the clown that is endemic to the region. As you can imagine I was also lucky enough to find some really [...]
You’d be forgiven for thinking that every anemone was brightly colored, if you were to go by the offerings in dealer’s tanks. Rose red Bubble tips were commonplace in the fish store I used to visit, for example. In reality though, many anemones are rather nondescript animals, that you’d [...]
I came across these images of a pristine reef from the Southern Red Sea recently, which I don’t think I’ve shared before. As you can see the coral is particularly fine. I thought it might be worth looking them over to see why I find shallow coral reefs so very enjoyable. It’s hard [...]
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 [...]