NEW MAGAZINE COVER CREDITS

We returned home from a very busy summer with scuba diving and snorkeling photo expeditions all over the world to find that a number of magazines have recently featured our marine photographs on front covers. Here's one showing a photograph of humpback whales underwater from Tonga:

And another new magazine cover showcasing a curious harbor seal picture from California:

And another image from our marine stock photo library, that of a great white shark from South Africa:

And another photo, proof that our portfolio also includes animals in freshwater, schooling pink or humpback salmon in spawning coloration:

Contact us to tell us which photos of finned and flippered wildlife you need for your project. It will be our pleasure to assist.

PHOTOGRAPHING IN MEXICO'S CENOTES

Melissa and I recently returned from Mexico, where we were working underwater underground in the cenotes, sinkholes leading to caverns and passageways snaking below the jungle. Our good friend Hedrick Rivero joined us in exploring chambers decorated with amazing stalactites and stalagmites. I am editing the pictures now. Thanks to Hedrick for this picture of me photographing Melissa in the Mayan Underworld.

To see cenote photos from a previous expedition, use the following link. New pictures will be posted to our web site soon.

http://tinyurl.com/lllpe7t

WILD DOLPHINS IN THE BAHAMAS

We're back in the Bahamas, swimming with the amazing wild spotted dolphins. They have always been one of my favorite photo subjects, and have been the focus of many expeditions over the last 20 years.

To see more of our photos, visit our web site:

http://tinyurl.com/2s6w88

TASMANIA- EXPLORING KELP FORESTS AND DEEP SPONGE GARDENS

In June we explored oceans Down Under, enjoying two weeks of scuba diving in the temperate waters off the east coast of Tasmania, Australia. Lots of amazing new critters for us, and very interesting habitat including deep sponge gardens and giant kelp forests. New pictures will be posted to our web site in due time.

ARTICLE IN OUR LOCAL PAPER, AND AWARD FROM RANGER RICK

Thanks to Rich Landers of the Spokesman for the interview:

http://www.spokesman.com/outdoors/stories/2014/may/01/deep-perspective/

AND to the world's greatest children's magazine Ranger Rick for recognizing me as Photographer of the Year.

http://www.nwf.org/Kids/Ranger-Rick.aspx

Happy Spring everyone!

INTERVIEW WITH SHARKS 4 KIDS

While in the Bahamas last month photographing great hammerhead sharks, I dived with friends and filmmakers Jillian Morris and Duncan Brake. Jillian runs "Sharks 4 Kids", a great educational site helping to share the magic of sharks with children all over the world. Jillian and I discussed our shared fascination with sharks. Check it out!

And check back with us shortly for a new batch of super up-close and personal pictures of Sphyrna mokarran. I am preparing the images now and will soon post them on our web site.

INDONESIA PHOTO ON FRONT COVER OF TAUCHEN MAGAZINE

 

As I've said many times, the seas are filled with wonderful creatures. Including real live mermaids! Here is my favorite, Melissa, swimming along a reef ablaze in soft corals, deep in the heart of Indonesia. This photo was just published in Europe's leading scuba diving magazine, Tauchen. We've worked with them countless times over the last 20 years. I'm sure that Melissa has graced the cover at least 20 times! Indonesia boasts many of the world's richest reefs, and we thoroughly enjoy exploring this hotspot of marine biodiversity. There are more species of coral, fishes, and invertebrates in Indonesia than any other place on earth. We have loads and loads of underwater pictures from Indonesia, hundreds of which can be seen on our web site. 

We will be returning to scuba dive Indonesia in 2015 in the company of a great group of friends from around the world. There are two spaces left on the boat, so if anyone out there is interested in coming aboard to dive into waters dubbed "The Cauldron of Creation", please contact us. Future group diving safaris are likely to include exotic places such as Fiji, the Maldives, Tonga (for humpback whales), Bahamas, and more. Come join us beneath the waves!