a self-portrait in the pool.

Playing in the pool....

VW from the Isla Muejers underwater museum

This Giant Pacific Manta stops at a cleaning station to get cleaned by the bright orange Clarion Angelfish. You can see the parasites on the skin of the manta as well as the remora.

Whale shark swimming circles around our boat one magical day.
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Baitball action with silky sharks and yellowfin tuna.

Whale shark swimming circles around roca partida, mex.
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This friendly black manta played behind the boat for hours. It allowed everyone to jump in and have a play. He stayed on the surface the entire time.

This school of silky sharks stuck around roca partida for at least three weeks. They came from the blue again and again. The school seemed to be largest in the mornings.

These are false killer whales that frequent isla san benedicto. They can be very friendly and curious of divers. This day we ran into a huge aggregation of more than 200 individuals. Most were too busy to pay us any attention, but these two did.

Moray

This striped marlin and dolphin tag-teamed the bait until it was no more. They didn't attack it like you would expect. They moved slow and deliberate, as if the bait knew they didn't have a chance.

This diver and I watched numerous sailfish and even striped marlin feed on this tiny baitball. In our experience, there is more action on the smaller baitballs.

Hanging around.
Isla Socorro.
D3 15mm

A young white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) frolics in the sunlight, of the coast of Isla Guadalupe, Mexico. Nikon D70s in Ikelite, Nikkor 12-24mm, Sea & Sea YS90 strobe.
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flamingo tongue nudibranch

Little ray in Playa Del Carmen

Drafting a whale shark

Kissing Buda II color version...

Harlequin Shrimp.
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group of fishes swimming in mid water, at Ixtapa, Mexico.

Green Turtle found in Akumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

Sea bird standing on a log, floating in the pacific ocean, 3 miles off the shore of Ixtapa, Mexico.

Kissing Buda I

Close up of a Loggerhead turtle found 5 miles off the coast of Ixtapa, Mexico.
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Diver views an underwater museum from above...

Close up of fish hiding in corals, Ixtapa Mexico.