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Singapore Airlines “Priority” Magazine Spread

7 01 2013

Two page spread in Singapore Airlines’ “Priority” magazine.

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Tags: Sardine Run, Singapore, South Africa
Categories : Underwater Photography, Wildlife

Amazing Komodo, Indonesia

18 04 2011

Just returned from an expedition to Komodo. The reefs are rich, the dragons are infamous and awesome.

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Tags: indonesia, Komodo, Travel Photography, Underwater Photography
Categories : HDR, Underwater Photography, Wildlife

I just led a small expedition of underwater photographers to Isla Mujeres, Mexico, where we had some epic encounters with Atlantic sailfish. Being in the water with upwards of 30 – 50 sailfish is pretty awesome. Here are some solo sailfish images. As usual, more to follow…

Sailfish and baitball

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Tags: Isla Mujeres, Mexico, Sailfish, underwater
Categories : Underwater Photography, Wildlife

Cenotes Underwater Photography – Amazing Light

11 01 2011

I just spent two short days photographing some of the most beautiful light i’ve ever seen underwater. Cenotes are fresh and brackish water sink holes in the jungle of Mexico’s Riviera Maya, just south of Playa del Carmen. These are cavern and cave systems that ultimately lead out to the ocean. The water is crystal clear and the light is absolutely on a whole other level. Here are just a few examples, More to follow…

Thanks to Dive Aventuras and the Omni Puerto Aventuras Beach Resort for being such wonderful hosts!

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Tags: Cenote, Chac Mool, Mexico, Playa del Carmen, Puerto Aventuras, Riviera Maya, Taj Mahal Cenote
Categories : Landscape, Lighting, Underwater Photography, Wildlife

Photographing The Ocean’s Apex Predator

3 09 2010

I just returned from Isla Guadalupe, Mexico, where I led a group of underwater photographers on an expedition to photograph great white sharks. This was definitely one of the more unique underwater photography expeditions that I have led over the last several years. These are graceful, powerful and humbling creatures to be in the water with. Here is an initial taste of the action.

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Tags: Great White Shark, Guadalupe, Mexico, Sharks, Underwater Photography
Categories : Underwater Photography, Wildlife

An Earthly Event That Can Be Seen From Space

24 07 2010

They say that the South African Sardine Run is such a massive event that it can be viewed from space. Well, while at the Sardine Run this year, I pointed my camera in the other direction. Apparently the sky is also so clear that you can see space from the Sardine Run!

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Tags: Astrophotography, HDR, Milky Way, Outer Space, Plam Trees, Sardine Run, South Africa, Space Photography
Categories : HDR, Landscape, Wildlife

South Africa Serendipity

13 07 2010

Took a day off of diving to explore the area around Mbotyi. The views are pretty spectacular. I saw this image in my mind the moment we drove past it.

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Tags: HDR, Landscape Photography, Mbotyi, Sardine Run, South Africa, Travel Photography, Wild Coast
Categories : HDR, Wildlife

Live From South Africa … Sardine Run

8 07 2010

Amid world cup mania here in South Africa, I spent the last few days at a much bigger event – diving the sardine run, the largest species migration and marine predatory event on earth. While I didn’t yet experience the epic level activity from last year (check out these posts: sardine run 1, sardine run 2, sardine run 3), it’s been active, albeit in limited visibility water. I have one more week to go, and feel the sardine run gods are smiling. Here are a couple of images from the last few days in the interim.