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"Deep Breaths" - A green sea turtle breaths at the surface after mating. This was the male of a pair of mating turtles that were repeatedly fending off a rival male, leaving little opportunity to catch their breath.

Turtle with the Sun, San Pedro Belize

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Towering tube sponges of Bonaire

"Melo Yello" - Portrait of a miniature melo as it crawls over seaweed. A second melo can just be seen in the background.

Cocodrile and Blue Sky, Gardens of the Queen Cuba

Meet Nino the friendly American Crocodile, this guy came below the surface to say hi to my camera lens
Shortlisted!

"Where's The Wreck?"- A diver hovers in sunbeams over empty sand where the Kittiwake shipwreck used to be. I took this photograph in October last year just after the ship was moved by Hurricane Nate. Photographed with a Magic Filter on the lens.

Sharks in Surface, Gardens of the Queen Cuba

Southern Stingray

Through to 2018 awards final round judging

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"Sunset Squid" - A squid checks out the camera as sunset light ripples on the surface just above.

Happy Moray
Runner Up Monthly HotShots Shortlisted!

"Christmas Fishes To You" - A sharpnose goby rests next to Christmas Tree worms. Meanwhile, blue tangs are cast in silhouette as they enter stage right.

Ever hear the joke about the crocodile going to the dentist?

Mama Viña Wreck

Miniature Melo - I wanted to show this 1/2" miniature melo in its environment. I floated below it in order to include both the seaweed its sitting on, and the seawall (in soft focus) in the background. Photographing macro in surge was...fun

Juvenile High Hats

Roger and Whaleshark, Isla Contoy México

Reef Shark and Sky, Gardens of the Queen Cuba

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Blenny with hair, Gardens of the Queen Cuba

"Enchanted Shipwreck" - Double exposure from inside the Nicholson shipwreck looking out. I photographed this in camera with sequential exposures. I love how the image draws the eye through and into the back of the scene.

Lion Fish during a night dive off Baru Island, Cartagena, Colombia.

Face to Face

Cocodrile in the Mangrove, Gardens of the Queen Cuba