Yacht race rehearsal ( and me behind them, following in a small RIB ).

Sunset at the bay of Izmir with some fishermen heading home with their boats. 10 minutes to walk from my home...that's my everday's "relax walk" :-)

Atherina boyeri.

Head of a Hypselodoris picta
Shortlisted!
Through to 2011 awards final round judging

"The city is hungry"
Close to sunset; while the 4,5 million people city of Izmir ( in Turkey ) prepares for dinner, those 2 fishermen in their small boat are still not done with their hard job. Urban comfort v/s struggle of life.....

Ras el Bassit harbor at twilight (Syria)

Hunting of cuttlefish.

"A female freediver bends around the sun"
This is a overhauled version of one of my most favourite uw photos. Hope you like it :-)
Shortlisted!

Melibe: this photograph taken by arif cem in natural zone. no pick, no carry to surface. This sea slugs DO swim below water surface. this photo was shot using the underwater mode of canon g11. and edited with PICASA. thanks for your suggestios.

storm's coming

"ready to broadcast" ;-)

"Jump & Run" . From a poolshooting ( as training & preparation for a uw fashion shooting job ) this summer.

Dotted sea-slug and diver

"Lightning Squids V-3"
3 juvenile squids ( one of them is feeding ) just a few centimeter below water surface. On the jetty, a man is watching me....wondering what's happening there ;-)

Doris géante - Giant doris -
Hypselodoris picta picta
Grande taille, 10 à 15 cm en général
Manteau court au bord festonné et ondulé
Rhinophores bleus
Panache branchial clair et taché de jaune
Tout le corps est parsemé de taches jaunes

My 5 years old son who loves diving and waiting for grow up quickly to be a scuba diver

blenny in a mussel shell

nudi

Hacelia attenuata_Kornati National Park_Croatia

Just a tube worm...

"Lightning Squids V-2" A man standing on the jetty watches me while I am busy with my shooint of the 4 juvenile squids that swam just a few centimeters below surface. Reflections came from my 2 strobes; their light got reflected by water surface.

NUDY

Spiro....

mediterranean cowrie_Neosimnia spelta

A cuttlefish capture a fish.

Coris julis.

"Nightdive over/under" :-)