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Happily Ever After

28 04 2011

When my friends at Scuba Diver AustralAsia asked to include a story about my underwater engagement for their “Dive Crazy” series, I was more than happy to submit it. It was a day that changed my life forever.

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Tags: Underwater Engagement, Underwater Photography, Underwater Wedding
Categories : Underwater Photography

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

Cressi Catalog Cover

15 11 2010

We have been working with Cressi for about a year now. I really like the brand, as they are trying to take marketing and photography a step further. Cressi products are also very comfortable and well made, I enjoy diving in them. Proud to have made the cover of the 2011 swim and snorkel catalog.

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Tags: Cressi, Scuba Diving, Scuba Equipment, Snorkeling, Underwater Photography
Categories : Underwater Photography

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

Underwater Vogue

21 06 2010

Summertime is here and I’m getting ready for another season of outdoor underwater fashion shoots. Just going through some of last summer’s images and figured I’d post one never before seen shot of model Nelly. In the meantime, I’m off to the Bahamas this week…

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Tags: Fashion, Pool, underwater, Underwater Fashion, Underwater Photography
Categories : Fashion, Underwater Photography

Snorkeling Under the Volcano

15 06 2010

We recently returned from North Sulawesi, Indonesia (thanks to Eco Divers), where I was invited to be the “photographer in residence” for a week. Unfortunately mother nature had other plans for us. During the week we only had a one small window of sun to shoot some snorkeling images for a new Cressi catalog. The water quality was affected by the constant rain, but we salvaged a shot or two. This is normally the dry season – chalk it up to climate change.

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Tags: Cressi, Eco Divers, indonesia, Manado, North Sulawesi, Snorkeling, Underwater Photography
Categories : Underwater Photography

Boo! Raja Ampat

9 05 2010

It was beautiful morning light peeking through the holes in the small island of Boo in Raja Ampat Indonesia. I could have shot here all day!

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Tags: Boo, Cave, Coral, indonesia, Light, Raja Ampat, Underwater Photography
Categories : Underwater Photography, Wildlife

Almost Awesome – Giant Pygmy Seahorse

2 05 2010

This image is from 2005. I “rediscovered it” this past week while searching my images library for close focus wide angle shots for a magazine article. I didn’t submit this image because it is a little soft, but I do think it’s kind of cool.

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Tags: CFWA, Close Focus Wide Angle, indonesia, Pygmy Seahorse, Raja Ampat, Underwater Photography
Categories : Underwater Photography, Wildlife

Day 28 of 365: The Cheapest Underwater Model With Style

30 01 2010

Today’s image is from a very quick test shoot in a new pool for an upcoming assignment. The pool is clean, the model was cheap, and the vibe was right.

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Categories : 365, Fashion, Underwater Photography

Metaphorical Reflection – Underwater and Above

2 01 2010

It’s not often that such prolific coral grows so close to the surface. I was awestruck when I visualized an image of the trees above the water’s surface peering down at the magical trees beneath. Metaphorical reflections of mimicry.