Underwater Video
Still photography freezes a moment, but video captures the rhythm of the ocean. This archive is dedicated to the moving image, featuring high-definition footage from reefs and wrecks around the world. These edits go beyond simple documentation; they are immersive vignettes that pair the natural behavior of marine life—from color-shifting cuttlefish to hunting octopuses—with original musical scores and ambient soundscapes. Here, the focus is on the flow of the dive, the unique personalities of the subjects, and the cinematic beauty of the underwater world in motion.
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Pretty Fishies and Our Dive Club Meetings
I belong to a local scuba diving club called the NYC Sea Gypsies. Under normal conditions, the club along with a sub-group focused on underwater photography and videography meet once a month. Both events are hosted for free at various restaurants and/or bars in NYC.
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Short Underwater Clips
Social distancing, quarantine, and isolation has forced me to clear out my DVR, clean my crib and organize some of my digital files. Going through a lot of digital files has brought back a lot of great memories from a few spectacular dives. The clip above is from my first trip to La Paz, Mexico.…
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Compact Moments : NY Underwater Photographic Society
The New York Underwater Photographic Society (NYUPS) is a sub-group of the Big Apple Divers dive club. Big Apple Divers is one of the largest dive clubs in New York. The club was founded in 1971 by local scuba divers and instructors and operates as a not-for-profit organization. Each month, Big Apple Divers hosts a…
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Stunning Manta Rays of Komodo
The first time I saw a Manta Ray while scuba diving was in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. The breathtaking experience lasted only one or two minutes before the Manta swam away. However, spending 90 minutes looking for them was definitely worth while. And since that trip, Manta dives have never disappointed. During my recent trip to…
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10 Cool Underwater Moments In Komodo
I spend a few days diving off the Indo Aggressor. We did most of our diving off the coast of the Komodo Island. Next week, I’ll post a full review of my dive liveaboard experience but for now here are my favorite moments underwater from the trip. Here’s a link to my underwater camera set-up.
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Sharks in Black & White and Color
As I mentioned in my last post, I traveled to the Bahamas to dive Tiger Beach in the Bahamas. I met our dive liveaboard charter, the Dolphin Dream in Palm Beach, Florida and sailed first to Grand Bahama Island to clear immigration. We did not spend anytime on land in the Bahamas. We went straight…
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Scuba Diving Tulamben
After leaving Nusa Lembongan, my next dive destination was Tulamben, located in the north-eastern region of Bali. Tulamben is north of the Nusa Islands. However, before I headed to Tulamben, I decided to spend a few days in Seminyak at the Dash Hotel. Note, there might be a more efficient way to travel from Nusa Lembongan to…
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Scuba Diving Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Penida
Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Penida are small neighboring islands located off the southeastern coast of Bali, Indonesia. And just off the southern coast of Nusa Penida resides a population of Manta Rays. The Manta Rays can be observed year-round which is fantastic if you have a limited schedule for leisure dive travel. The Manta Rays…
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Scuba Diving with Napoleon Wrasse in Egypt
During our recent dive trip to the Red Sea, we encounter a few curious Napoleon Wrasse’s. The accompanied video shows how close they came to my lens and also other divers. I shot these underwater video clips with a Gopro Hero 6 Black and edited in Final Cut Pro X. Our liveaboard for the week,…
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Observing Jellyfish in the Red Sea, Egypt
Here are a few fun facts about Jellyfish I took a few images and converted the into black and white with Final Cut Pro X. We were diving off the Red Sea Aggressor I and were on the Southern, St. John and Daedalus itinerary.