2024 has been the year of the bait ball in Bonaire. This tired turtle is looking for a place to rest, oblivious of the cyclone of big eye scan just meters away. Shot with a Nikon Z8/Nauticam housing/INON z330 strobes.

Circulo,nurse shark, hunting silver side fish,gardens of the queen, cuba

Caribbean Squid taking an interest in underwater photography

Found several Yellowhead Jawfish with a jaw full of eggs while on a shallow dive in Bonaire. Captured with a Nikon D850 and 2 INON strobes. Settings: 1/250, f16, ISO 80.

Hammerhead
Is that a hammerhead shark?

Diver enjoying the perfect vis
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Alien encounter 2
Night dive with octopus
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Turtle time/ divers enjoying a diver with a very photogenic turtle.
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Alien encounter/ night dive with an octopus
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Triggered
While diving in the Maldives I had the opportunity to get very close to this titan triggerfish
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Spotted Eagle Ray and hungry Smooth Trunkfish searching for an early morning breakfast.

I captured this tiny Line Seahorse with my Nikon D850, 60mm lens & INON z330 strobes. It was challenging to shoot since the seahorse was almost the same color as the sand and the white scroll algae it was clinging to.

If you look closely you can see eyes below the flamingo tongue's antennae. I've taken hundreds of photos of flamingo tongues and this is the first time I've captured it's eyes. Shot with Nikon D850 / 60mm lens / 2 INON z330 strobes.

Mating Flamingo Tongues. Shot in Bonaire July 2022. Olympus E-LP10, 60mm, Backscatter mini-flash with Snoot.

Great Barracuda

Juvenile Queen Angelfish

We were on our way to "Turtle City" in Bonaire when I noticed this green sea turtle had a couple of friends catching a ride. I broke away from the group long enough to snap this photo.
Nikon D850, Nikon 16-35mm lens, INON z330 strobes.

Juvenile Damselfish trying to hide among the corals

I came across this lovely turtle chilling on the reef during my last trip to Roatan, Honduras

This juvenile Trunkfish was about the size of a pea. It was pretty active, darting in and out of the coral head, but it finally settled down enough for me to get this shot head on. Nikon D850, Nauticam housing, INON z330 strobes.

Through to 2021 awards final round judging

We usually see at least one large green moray eel on each dive. This guy was particularly interested in checking out my camera.

crab

pushing

The eyes

Tiny Roughhead Blenny Bonaire

neon goby

Azure vase sponge - Callyspongia plicifera & Creolefish - Paranthias furcifer. Picture taken on a Bonaire reef.