Scuba Diving

Submerging beneath the surface shifts your perspective entirely. This collection serves as a digital logbook for my diving life, encompassing detailed trip reports, site-specific conditions, and the logistical realities of traveling for underwater photography. These entries document the sport itself—navigating currents, managing camera rigs, and the distinct feeling of weightlessness. From the adrenaline of open-ocean drifts to the meditative pace of a muck dive, this is where the dive profiles and the stories behind them live.

Top 10 Scuba Diving Destination Wishlist

Every January, WordPress offers a #bloganuary writing challenge. Each day during the monthlong challenge, the WordPress team provides prompts to inspire writing and sharing. Today’s writing prompt challenge is: If you had a billion US dollars, how would you spend it? I would definitely not spend it all in one shot. However, some money would…
The Mighty Crocodile Snake Eel

The crocodile snake eel burrows into the sand with only its eyes and snout showing. It looks more like a lurking myth than a real animal. I first met this unusual eel while diving near Siladen Island, Indonesia. It was on a sandy slope where the reef faded into open water. What seemed at first…
Ornate Ghost Pipefish – Siladen Island

This is an Ornate Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxes) spotted while diving near Siladen island in Indonesia. The species name come from the Greek paradoxos, referring to this fish’s unusual external features. Ghost pipefishes are related to seahorses.
Scuba Diving the Bligh Waters of Fiji

Fiji is known throughout the scuba diving community as the soft coral capital of the world. Last year, I had the opportunity to dive the famous Bligh Water reef system. During my visit, an approaching storm pushed sediment toward the island, limiting visibility on some dives. However, these conditions only really affected underwater videography. The…
This Time Last Year – Tiger Shark

We arrived at the on-premise dive shop at Waidroka Bay Resort and were told our first dives would be at a dive site called “Shark Reef.” Divers from around the world visit Fiji to dive with up to 8 different species of sharks. Mostly Bull Sharks, Whitetip Reef Sharks, Blacktip Reef Sharks, Nurse Sharks, Lemon…
White-Spotted Hermit Crab Feeding
11:44AM Christmas Scuba Dive

How time flies! Last Christmas, we explored the colorful and healthy coral reef off the coast of Fiji. Happy Holidays!
Christmas Tree Worm

The Christmas tree worm, known scientifically as Spirobranchus giganteus, is a tube-building worm native to tropical oceans between the Caribbean and Indo-Pacific. The worms’ most distinct features are two “crowns” shaped like Christmas trees. The multicolored spirals are highly derived structures for feeding and respiration. Christmas tree worms average about 1.5 inches in length, and their…
A Family of Clark’s Anemonefish in Fiji

The sea is flat, the sun is out, and the dive boats leave the resort loaded with tanks and camera gear for another morning in Fiji. After a ride of about 45 minutes, we arrive at a new dive site in the Koro Sea and begin descending in buddy teams along a sloping sea wall.…
Crocodilefish and Turtle

This was a super cool moment! I was diving along a sea wall in front of an island called Bunaken. Sitting on a ledge was a resting Sea Turtle with two Remoras on its shell. As I positioned to take the photo, a Crocodilefish quickly jumped into the frame. It caught me off guard as…