Mexico Scuba Diving
Mexico scuba diving provides some of the most spectacular big-animal encounters on the planet. This collection focuses largely on my expeditions to the Revillagigedo Archipelago (Socorro), where giant mantas, dolphins, and schooling sharks take center stage. Discover the thrill of diving Mexico’s Pacific wild side.
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Socorro Island Sharks
Wide variety of sharks around the Socorro Islands in Mexico
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Manta Monday from Socorro: Big-Animal Diving in Mexico
Far offshore in the eastern Pacific, Mexico’s Revillagigedo Archipelago—better known to divers as Socorro—is a remote, UNESCO-listed marine sanctuary reached only by liveaboard. From November to May, currents pull in pelagics: giant Pacific mantas (Mobula birostris), schooling sharks, and winter humpbacks. This clip captures classic Socorro: a manta circling the cleaning station, then banking in…
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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…
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More Sharks
If you haven’t noticed, I love diving with sharks. Sharks are one of the most misunderstood creatures in the ocean which humans senselessly kill at an unsustainable rate. Below are a few fun images I’ve captured over the last few years. Bull Sharks circling above, off the coast of Playa del Carmen. Reef Sharks resting…
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Silent Sunday: Images From A Cenote
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This Time Last Year – Sea Lions
Thanks to Ron Nicolaysen for the awesome images.
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Widlife Wednesday : Circling Sharks
San Benedicto Island Revillagigedo Archipelago Mexico
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Wildlife Wednesday : Giant Electric Ray
This was the first animal I shot when I arrive at the Revillagigedo Archipelago in Mexico. Initially, I thought it was a Torpedo Ray but the roundness of its mouth and dorsal fins didn’t match. I had to reach out to the internet to correctly identify the creature as a Giant Electric Ray. The Giant…
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Manta Monday : Revillagigedo Archipelago
Scuba divers from all around the world visit Mexico to observe giant Manta Rays and other creatures in this unique ecosystem. “Manta” is Spanish for “cloak” which refers to their large blanket-shaped bodies. Giant manta rays are the largest rays in the world with wingspans up to 29 feet wide and weights up to 5,300…
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Wildlife Wednesday : Translucent Creatures
Many translucent creatures thrive in the nutrient-rich waters of Mexico. Here is a sample of underwater life from dives sites in Cabo Pulmo and Gordon Banks. There was a lot of plankton in the water allowing marine creatures to openly feed during the day. The creatures in this video did not seem to mind scuba…