Liveaboard Scuba Diving

Some of the best dive sites in the world are only accessible by boat. My liveaboard scuba diving archive focuses on the “dive, eat, sleep” lifestyle, featuring trip reports from remote destinations where being offshore allows for exclusive access to pristine reefs and untouched marine environments.

Diving into the World of Whale Sharks off the Cebu Coast

Snorkeling with whale sharks off Cebu, Philippines, offers a breathtaking encounter with these majestic ocean giants. The experience includes a respectful approach to marine life and emphasizes sustainable tourism. Participants witness the beauty of underwater ecosystems, fostering a sense of camaraderie and a commitment to protecting these creatures and their habitats.
Schooling Fish and Circling Sharks

Lost in nature and memorized by large schools of fish with circling sharks waiting for an opportunity. I slowly drift into a dangerous pathway in the open ocean.
Small Creatures Surrounding The Revillagigedo Archipelago

Scuba divers from all over the world travel to the Revillagigedo Archipelago in the Pacific Ocean to see big animals like Manta Rays, Sharks, Whales, etc. While these large creatures are very exciting to observe and the main attraction – they are not always swimming around divers. This underwater video compiles some of the smaller…
Resting Sharks of Revillagigedo Archipelago

Off the Pacific coast of Mexico, the Revillagigedo Islands host many species of shark. Whitetip Reef Sharks are often found huddled together along ocean walls. Scientist believe this might provide protection from larger predators. The sharks are unbothered by Lobster and/or human presence as they rest. On this dive, we observed around 20 to 30…
Flamingo Tongue Snail (Cyphoma gibbosum)

The Flamingo Tongue Snail, Cyphoma gibbosum, a marine gastropod that lives below the low tide mark. It is common on many Caribbean and southern Atlantic coral reefs. This Flamingo Tongue was spotted in the Bahamas. The sea snail grows to a maximum of 1 inch long and can be commonly found attached to a gorgonians…
Stingrays and Jacks – Revillagigedo Islands

The Revillagigedo (Socorro) Islands sit 400–500 miles offshore in the eastern Pacific and are protected as a national park. On this dive we logged stingrays over the reef and black jacks (Caranx lugubris) cruising the blue. Below are notes, conditions, and tips for filming fast-moving pelagics here. More images from this dive trip can be…
School of Blackfin Barracuda

Day two at Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park and we were looking for big fish like whale sharks. We didn’t find any big animals but we observed a lot of schooling fish. Normally schooling fish either ignore me or they swim away. Today this school of Blackfin Barracuda swam towards me which was quite thrilling. Tubbataha…
Six Days Diving Egypt

This is a short 2 minute compilation of scuba dives executed over 6 days in the Red Sea. Myself and a group of scuba diving professionals were aboard the Heaven Saphir. The scuba diving liveaboard is based out of a port in Hurghada, Egypt. We first headed south to Safaga for a few check out…
Fluorescent Friday : Hurghada Departure

Some underwater creatures can absorb light and re-emit it at longer wavelengths. Scuba divers and photographers use yellow filters on masks and lenses to observe and capture these phenomena during night dives in the Red Sea, Egypt. Additional camera setup details for capturing fluorescent images are provided in the content.
A Lovely Turtle Searching For the Perfect Spot

We are diving a shipwreck in the middle of the Red Sea. We observed the sea turtle moving about the shipwreck. We have a few close encounters and try to maintain our distance. The turtle finally settled on one spot which was captured at the end of this video. Images capture in the Red Sea.…