The Peacock Mantis Shrimp This is another cover photo from way back, it appeared on the cover of Scuba Diver Australasia in 2007. This photo was taken at the site “Basura” in Anilao, Luzon Island in the Philippines, a stereotypical “muck” site that features a rocky slope dotted with larger coral heads located right in […]
It’s been awhile, we have been exceedingly busy here in Bali over the past month and somewhat lax when it comes to our social media! Therefore, as a special gift to you all, we present another Photo of the Day! Hope you enjoy this photo from Raja Ampat.
Sometimes the best subjects in Lembeh are ones that we often just swim right on past. When people come to Lembeh they are usually in search of some of the more hard to find critters on the reef: exotic species such as hairy frogfish, flambouyant cuttlefish, and blue ring octopus are typically the critters that […]
One of the things we hear the most when talking to underwater photographers is “I have a whole hard drive full of fish butts!” I believe everyone knows the feeling of sneaking up on an underwater subject to get just that much closer when “boom” the subject you have just spent endless time stalking suddenly […]
When diving in Bali or Lembeh or a myriad of other sites with sandy bottoms, do you ever see a cloud of dust rising up in the distance? When you get close the disturbance it often turns out to be a big school of striped catfish churning up the sand in search of food. These […]
One of the more interesting behaviours that divers can encounter underwater is the always entertaining relationship between a cleaner shrimp and the creature that is being cleaned. It might look like the shrimp is an easy meal for a moray eel as it prances along the morays head but in fact the moray more than […]
Mike is off to Komodo tomorrow for 10 days of what should be incredible diving and topside adventure! Mike hasn’t been there for a while and it’s always exciting to head back to one of Indonesia’s most incredible locations. Can’t wait to climb a few hills and jump into some incredible coral reefs and action […]
Menjangan Island is an often overlooked destination in Bali as many folks love heading out to the famous Liberty Wreck or looking for mantas and molas in Nusa Penida. However, the Menjangan area is one of our favourite destinations in Bali due to the beautiful coral gardens and plentiful schooling fish. Here is a shot […]
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 […]
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 […]