Category: Beyond Bali

I never expected to see a dolphin underwater while scuba diving. I have seen them many times at the surface, playing in the wake of boats in the Philippines and Indonesia, but as soon as you might try to get into the water with them, they disappear into the blue. We were diving a seamount…

The white sand beaches of Raja Ampat’s islands are an important nesting habitat for several species of sea turtles. Adult green, hawksbill, and leatherback turtles appear on the beaches during the full moon to lay their eggs. Conservation programs to protect these species have created protected nesting beaches, and on one afternoon during our Seven…

Raja Ampat’s coral reefs are the most biodiverse on the planet. Hard corals, soft corals, schools of fish shimmering in the clear water. The variety of colors and photo subjects is unbelieveable. I love to shoot underwater with natural light whenever possible, and many dives in Raja Ampat offered the opportunity to break out the…

Raja Ampat is home to more than 500 species of coral (75% of all varieties known worldwide), and the greater Bird’s Head Seascape is the most biodiverse place in the world. Diving here is mind-blowing, even after seeing so many other amazing dive sites across the Coral Triangle. On our Seven Seas expedition to Raja…