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Diving the Ogasawara Islands

Diving the Ogasawara Islands… Often referred to as the “Oriental Galapagos”, the remote Ogasawara Islands lie more than 1,000km south of Tokyo in the western North Pacific. Volcanic, subtropical and remarkably isolated, they are one of the most …

Chinchorro Crocodiles Encounters…

Chinchorro Crocodiles… The pursuit of unusual and compelling photo-opportunities has led me on some interesting journeys over the last few years. But few come close to the raw excitement of photographing the American Crocodiles of Mexico’s …

The Giant Japanese Salamander

The Giant Japanese Salamander is one of the strangest creatures I have ever encountered underwater.Endemic to Japan, Andrias japonicus is one of the world’s largest amphibians. Capable of reaching around 1.5m in length and weighing more …

Oceanic Whitetip Sharks

The Oceanic Whitetip Sharks of Cat Island… It seems almost unbelievable that as recently as the mid-1960’s Carcharhinus longimanus, the Oceanic Whitetip shark, was widely considered to be one of the most abundant large animals in the …

Great Hammerhead Sharks of Bimini

The Great Hammerhead sharks of Bimini really are very special… There is literally nowhere else in the world where you can come face-to-face with these incredible animals so reliably. Large, increasingly rare and generally solitary animals …

The Amazing Australian Giant Cuttlefish

The Amazing Australian Giant Cuttlefish… The first ones start to appear in early May, as the southern hemisphere autumn fades away and the winter months loom. Initially they just blend in with the abundant seagrass and, to the casual observer, …

Azores Diving – Big Animals

Azores Diving… This incredible group of nine islands rises up from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge some 2000m below. The islands act as beacons to the large migratory mammals in this part of the northern hemisphere. Plus they are home to a resident …

The Florida Manatee

The Florida Manatee… Kings Bay in Crystal River is probably the best place in the world to see and photograph the quite unique creature that is the Florida manatee. Because every winter, as water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico drop to …