diving at 6 am, Banda Islands, Indonesia

Children swimming down from their canoes with homemade coconut goggles
Shortlisted!

Girl in fishing village near Wakatobi.

Pair of Crinoid Clingfish. No Crinoids were manipulated in taking this photo!

Zebra Crab - Another species that lives with the fire urchin. Some eggs are just visible under the carapace. Despite the gaudy colours they are actually quite well camouflaged

Coleman Shrimp - This species usually found in pairs in association with the fire urchin. They clear a spot on the urchin of spines where they live.

Thorny Seahorse with a brittlestar on its neck

Gurnard Lionfish, quite a stunning fish

Managed to get very close to a school of silversides and they all decided to stick together especially for this shot!

Two juvenile Emperor Angelfish fighting/displaying

Girl by the side of the road, Southeast Sulawesi

Fisherman from Alor in Indonesia swimming down from his canoe

Double Lizardfish ! 400D

Pointed headed Ocky on the move... from Lembeh

Soft Coral Crab... 400D 60mm plus woody

Male and female synchronised ribbon eels

Hiding? Taken with Olympus E330

Merry Christmas

I know we've seen them before but how often do you get a pregnant father!

Porcelain crab on its seapen perch. Olympus E330

Bumpy. Olympus E330

Treasures in the Chasm.

Pretty in Pink. Taken with Oly E330 and one Ike DS125 aimed from below.

"The Featherstar Dance" Some kids from the neighboring village came to swim above us to see what we were doing. Taken with an Oly E330 + dual Ike DS 125s. The shot was taken from directly below, bubble management was a bit of a challenge.

Pompom anemone. Taken at night with an Oly C8080 and YS25 S&S strobe.

Amazing Cuttlefish at Wakatobi Dive Resort

Wakatobi Dive Resort