Of all the fishes that I photograph, I think it is the Lyretail Anthias, good ‘ol Pseudanthias squamipinnis, that provides me with the best value per fish. Here’s why. Wreck fish, Sea Goldies, Squamies, whatever you want to call them, they are a massively abundant fish on [...]
It’s remarkable what you can find when you’re looking for seahorses. That’s because seahorses are very, very hard to find. I’ve had plenty of dives in which I spent an awful lot of time failing to find these small, well-camouflaged little fish. This may surprise [...]
I was reviewing some images the other day from a trip to the Caribbean, Grenada to be exact, and thought I’d share some of them once more. This set of pictures shows a particularly attractive shipwreck I dived just off the island. Called the Shakem, this small commercial boat was quite [...]
It’s been a few years since I’ve shared these images and a few years since I wrote about them, but it was this trip, looking for the Mauritian Clown, that first started me down the underwater photographer road. I’d say I owe these perky little clowns a great [...]
Is there a clear choice out there for us reef keepers when it comes to finding the best camera for a reef tank? Recently, I did some extensive research while in the market for a new camera and I believe the camera I settled on, a Sony A7 iii, is ideal for aquarium hobbyists, especially for video. [...]
Photographing sharks is just about my favorite thing to do; there is nothing that focuses my mind on the moment more than being in the water with these supreme predators. I won’t belabour the point that sharks are not the mindless predators the media portrays them to be, and that [...]
As I write posts for this site, there is a series of categories which I can select that best fit the theme of the post. From Corals to Conservation and Industry to Invertebrates. There are a few categories, though, that I seldom use, one of which is Too Cute. To address this situation, [...]
My final series of pictures from the Med features some of my favorite critters: nudibranchs. I’ve become quite obsessed by these little slugs which come in so many varied shapes and colors that seem to be infinite in their variety. Here are a few of the more common species. One of my all time [...]