Fiery red fern coral pops like a giant hand from the seabed; shot with Nikon 2DX, 10.5mm fisheye at f/11, 1/250, with one Inon Z-240 strobe

Sunset looking toward Ovalau Island in Fiji; shot with Nikon D2X, 10.5mm lens

Giant barracuda on the prowl; Nikon D2X, Nikkor 105mm micro-Nikkor, one Inon Z-240 strobe, Aquatica housing

Colorful damsel fish plays amidst hard coral; shot with Nikon D2X, micro-Nikkor 105mm, two Inon Z-240 strobes and Aquatica housing

Triggerfish amidst soft coral; Nikon D2X, Aquatica Housing, one Inon Z-240 strobe, Nikkor 35-80mm lens.

Curious parrotfish seeks conversation with equally curious diver...shot with Nikon D2X, 105mm micro-Nikkor, two Inon Z-240 strobes and Aquatica housing.

Giant manta ray hovering like a spacecraft over hard coral amidst swarms of chromis. Shot with Nikon D2X, 35-85mm Nikkor, two Inon Z-240 strobes and Aquatic housing

Surgeon fish with sergeant fish in hot pursuit. Shot with Nikon D2X, 105mm micro-Nikkor, one Inon Z-240 strobe and Aquatica housing.

Schooling bannerfish over hard coral; Nikon D2X, 10.5mm, 2 Inon Z-240 strobes and Aquatica housing

Soldierfish under reef canopy; shot with Nikon D2X 10.5mm, 2 Inon Z-240 strobes and Aquatica Housing

Healthy coral reef, shot with Nikon D2X, 10.5mm fisheye, two Inon Z-240 strobes and Aquatica Housing

Macro close-up of the colorful patterns of a giant clam; shot with Nikon D2X, Micro-Nikkor 105mm, 2 Inon Z-240 strobes and Aquatica Housing

Giant manta and accompanying remora fish; shot on Nikon D2X with AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm in Aquatica housing with one Z-240 strobe

Life on the reef--gorgeous array of color and marine life on a very healthy coral reef; shot with Nikon D2X and 10.5mm AF-DX Nikkor lens; Aquatica housing and two Inon Z-240 strobes

Orange clownfish relax in their anemone surroundings.

School of barracuda in a sunlight silhouette.

Ponhoi Seahorse. Fiji

Fish are friends!!! This heavily pregnant female bull shark is having a final feed before heading up the river to give birth. Shot in Beqa Passage, Fiji on 18 November 09. Nikon D90 twin Z240 strobes with Nikon 10-24 lens.

Through to 2009 awards final round judging

Pregnant Silvertip Shark, shot in Beqa Lagoon whilst on the Aquatrek Shark dive. One of 5 silvertips that buzzed me today during the shoot.

Siclefin Lemon Shark on Patrol!! She's obviously just eaten as there is a piece of flesh hanging out from her mouth. Big girl at over 2m. She certainly wasn't camera shy circling around me while i was trying to photograph some bull sharks.
Shortlisted!

Silvertip reef shark taken in Beqa Channel, Fiji. During our shoot she frequantly snuck up from behind me and pushed her tummy onto my head. Very big for a silvertip at around the 2m mark. SHot using a nikon D90 and Nikons new 10-24mm lens.

This beauty is a 14-16 foot Tiger shark being hand fed in Beqa Channel, Fiji. Taken with Nikon D90 with twin Z240's. Using the new Nikon 10-24 lens. No cropping. Being cm's from the dome she almost ate my housing...and me. Stunning girl.

Silvertip at Pacific Harbour taken with Canon Powershot G9

File fish?

filled up negative space with school of fish that all looked like they were looking at me. timing and good luck helpedShot with a 20mm nikonos lens on a nikonos 5

Taken while on a bamboo raft floating down the river.

Bull shark enjoying the Fiji sun. Taken with Nikon D90 with twin Z240's. 17-55mm lens.