Mike has put together a video short from our recent trip to Raja Ampat for an online media company called Earth Touch News which specializes in wildlife and nature programming. The clip is about the dive site Andiamo which is in the Daram island group in the Misool region of Raja Ampat. If you haven’t […]
Category Archives: On Location
Photo of the Day – Jellyfish and Mangroves
Everyone seems to know about the Jellyfish Lake (actually lakes as there are quite a few) in the Republic of Palau, however, Indonesia is also home to numerous jellyfish lakes from Borneo to Papua and several places in between. I have been lucky to have had the chance to visit several of them over the […]
Photo of the Day – Schooling Barracuda
Indonesia suffers from a bit of a reputation of not having many large schools of fish. However, that’s simply not true. There are many different massive schools of barracuda throughout the country, from Kalimantan to Papua! This photo is from one of several big schools that I know of in the Halmahera region, an area […]
Story Behind the Shot – Grey Reef Shark and Diver
Meet Seb, he is the French diveguide that I used to work with back in French Polynesia 10 years ago or so. Seb lived on the island of Rangiroa and joined the Tahiti Aggressor when I worked on that boat from 2002 to 2004. Seb was a special kind of person, he loved sharks and […]
Volcanic Bubbles in the Komodo area
I am heading out to the Komodo region soon, I must admit it has been quite some time since I have been there, in fact, I haven’t been since before the major Sangeang Volcano eruption last year! Looking forward to diving the area to see what has changed since my last trip! Here is a […]
Xeno Crab on a Wire Coral
Xeno crabs are some of the more bizarre looking critters you will find underwater. This guy lives on a wire coral on the Angels Window dive site in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.
Photo of the Day – Andiamo Reef
As we have recently returned from Raja Ampat on a thoroughly enjoyable liveaboard trip (Trip Report is here) with great friends and superb diving, we are slowly processing our photos and presenting them on our social media channels. One of the highlights of our Raja trip was the dive site “Andiamo”, in the Daram island […]
Photo of the Day – Wide Angle Lembeh
Although it is known as a macro location, the Lembeh Strait is also a very under rated wide angle photography location. Besides the stunning reefs on the east and north ends of the island, there are sites within the strait that also host some amazing wide angle opportunities. Dive sites such as California Dreaming, Angels […]
Nik in the Sunrays
We just recently finished our incredible 9 day trip aboard the Mermaid II Liveaboard in Raja Ampat with a great group of divers and some amazing diving. The weather, the waves, the sun, the fish, and the corals are cooperated perfectly and all of these elements came together to make one outstanding dive trip for […]
Erupting Volcano – Photo of the Day
One of the coolest things to see when diving the Banda Sea or East Flores/Alor is the opportunity to visit the island of Komba near Maumere. The island is actually a very active volcano which erupts every 15 minutes or so spreading ash and rocks all over. The opportunity to watch the show is an […]