Underwater Photographs

Explore a gallery of underwater photographs capturing coral reefs, marine life, and vibrant ocean scenes from across the world.

Sea Lions Playing with Divers

Here are a few images taken by my friend and photographer Ron Nicolaysen. As you can see below, during the week of diving around the seal lion colony in Mexico, we had some interesting and unprovoked interaction with several sea lions. In case you missed my earlier post. Here are a few underwater video clips…
Diving the Grenada Underwater Sculpture Park

Dive Site Overview: Molinere Bay, Grenada The Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park in Grenada is far more than a simple art installation; it is a living, breathing artificial reef system that has redefined the intersection of art and marine conservation. Nestled within the Molinere Beauséjour Marine Protected Area, this site features over 75 permanent sculptures. These…
Testing a New Camera Underwater

Breaking in a New Underwater Camera During the pandemic, I decided to invest in a new underwater camera system: the Panasonic GH5 in a Nauticam housing. I’ll get into why I chose this setup in a future post. This was one of the first images I captured with the new rig in Mexico. This Stoplight…
Black & White Underwater Images

In my opinion, black and white underwater images are often overlooked and somewhat underrated. Most people think they are getting the most out their digital camera by shooting in super sharp color, especially underwater photographers. Don’t get me wrong, sharp and colorful images are fantastic. However, sometimes I feel black & white images do a…
Ending A Decade of Birthday Dives

Today is my birthday! I originally planned to be in the Philippines celebrating and scuba diving the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has altered my magnificent birthday dive schedule this year. And it has also ended a decade of consecutive fantastic birthday dives. Spending time out of…
A Few More Underwater Images From Dumaguete

I spent a week diving off the coasts of Dumaguete, Dauin and Apo Island in the Philippines. My friends and I basically ate, dived and slept. I created a lot of video and photographs underwater. After all, we were scuba diving about 4-5 times per day for a week. Previously, I posted my top 10…
Underwater Photography in Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Few dive destinations deliver the same mix of reef drama, macro surprises, and pelagic encounters as Komodo National Park, Indonesia. One dive can give you a reef manta ray sweeping through current over a coral bommie, while the next reveals a painted frogfish, pygmy seahorse, or tube-dwelling anemone with shrimp hiding in plain sight. That…