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Oceanic Whitetip Sharks

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

Diving New Guinea Island in PNG

Diving New Guinea Island… When the 16th century Portuguese and Spanish explorers first arrived in the far-eastern part of what was then called the Malay Archipelago. They had no way of knowing they had stumbled upon the second largest island in …

Amazing Socorro Diving

Amazing Socorro Diving– a true “bucket list” adventure if ever there was one! This group of four islands is located in the Pacific Ocean, some 600 kms from the west coast of Mexico. And it offers some quite unique underwater experiences and is …

Rodney Fox – An Aussie Icon

Rodney Fox… I love reading and spend many “quiet time” hours studying my seemingly ever-expanding book collection. I am especially fond of biographies. Particularly those about people who have found a way to do something incredible. Whether …

Big Animals in the Azores

Big Animals in the Azores… Like the tips of icebergs, the islands of the Azores are the peaks of a remarkable chain of underwater mountains. Which are so large, they rank among some of the highest in the world. They rise up from the Azores …

Australian Great White Shark Diving

Australian Great White Shark Diving – Our great brown land down-under, is known for many things… The beaches, the Red Centre, the Great Barrier Reef and the seemingly endless supply of dangerous creatures… However, few of those creatures …

Where to Dive in Timor-Leste

Where to Dive in Timor-Leste… On the 20th May 2002, a new country was born to the north of Australia. It was a very painful experience for its people, one they had fought long and hard for. Earning the respect of even those who had opposed …

Tiger Beach Sharks – The Real Deal?

Tiger Beach Sharks…This shallow, sandy area in the Bahamas is firmly established as one of the global diving destinations. With that fame largely derived from the many published images of its most celebrated visitor – Galeocerdo cuvier, …

Best Aircraft Wrecks in PNG

The Best Aircraft Wreck Dives in PNG… World War II came to New Guinea in January 1942 when the Imperial Japanese Army invaded Rabaul in New Britain. Turning the region in to a major theater of war in the battle for the Pacific.There were …

ONEUW One160X Strobe Review

ONEUW One160X Strobe Review… This is a first impressions review of my personal experience with this new Italian strobe. As explained below, I bought the strobes myself through my diving buddy and fellow underwater photographer Filippo Borghi. …

D500 for Underwater Photography

Nikon D500 for Underwater Photography – A Mid-Term Review… How time flies – just over two years ago I wrote a first impressions review of my newly acquired Nikon D500. And in it I waxed lyrically about what the new “king of DX …

Diving the Ogasawara Islands

Diving the Ogasawara Islands… Often referred to as the Oriental Galapagos, the Ogasawara archipelago is located in the north-west Pacific Ocean. About 1000km south of Tokyo and is one of the most isolated and remote parts of Japan. The …