This was a nice postdive manta session. A dense patch of plankton outside of Hanifaru Bay attracted about 20 -30 mantas. Luckily I had a few bar left in my tank ;-)

I took this image with a Canon Powershot whilst freediving in the Maldives in February 2018. The waters surrounding this small island now host a huge population of stingrays and moray eels, because a tuna factory on the island discards tuna waste.

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Tiger shark is an awesome creature. You can easily tell the difference between them. They have different lines on their bodies. This one has the most beautiful lines. Shot by Nikon Z7.

Posted this before as BW. Better in colour?
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Shot by Nikon Z7 + 14-30mm, with Nauticam housing. Location is Fuvahmulah island Maldives. Tiger shark close.

tiger shark by Nikon z7

Seascape

Watching this school of neon fusiliers being hunted by bluefin jack and dogtooth tunas was like watching NatGeo on TV, just better. To catch the movement I used a long shutter speed of 1/10th sec

Two Mantas

Chill out! There was so much action going on around this lazy green turtle: squadrons of bluefin jack attacking the carpet of glass fish , tunas looking for an easy meal, anthias buzzing.

More then friendly turtle. It already knew rule number one in underwater photography: get close!

Lions

Fusilier cloud...at the moment the sea is very productive on our side of the atoll. phytoplankton-zooplankton-small fish-big fish.its cool to watch some hunting scenes and small bait balls.

Massive school of snapper up close

Let me scratch your port...
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Not too shy octopus

All In a Line

Photo shot taken at sunset with nurse shark. Double exposure for a particular composition

Nurse sharks at sunset, they approach the reef in search of some waste fish thrown by fishermen. This is the right time to approach them by taking some special photographs

Nurse sharks at sunset, they approach the reef in search of some waste fish thrown by fishermen. This is the right time to approach them by taking some special photographs

Nurse shark , the face .
Nikon D800E , 16mm fish eye

Nurse Shark close up in the Maldives.

Black-footed Anemonefish in the Maldives.

Manta interaction

Using motion blur to create abstract images.

Bignose Unicornfish in the Maldives
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