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  • I have only recently discovered my appreciation for blennies, but aren't they just super cute?!
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  • Sea urchins come in all colours and variations. This particular one truly amazed me with its pitch black exoskeleton and orange/white spines. Along with the white tips of its tube feet this to me resembles a city at night as viewed from above.
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  • Yesterday I had the pleasure to share the water with a maximum of 6 silky sharks at the same time. Conditions were pretty rough but the sharks more than made up for the bounciness and strong currents.
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  • Image taken with a Nikon D500 and Tokina 10-17mm fisheye in a Nauticam housing. Illuminated using two Inon Z-240 strobes.<br />
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  • Schools of Hammerhead Sharks are known to send a spotter ahead of the group, to check the area for potential dangers. The spotter will then return to the school and communicate with them in a way we don't yet understand. If the spotter is scared away, for example by overly keen photographers, the school will never come close to the reef or cleaning station. Large schools of Hammerheads can often be seen at the remote sea mounts of Darwin and Wolf Island in the Galapagos. PS: Notice the huge school of big eye jacks in the edge of the frame?
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  • Darwin Island, Galapagos
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  • On day 2 of the Wetpixel Whale Shark Trip we did not find many sharks so we decided to go for a snorkel around a nearby coral reef just off Isla Contoy - quite a good backup plan if you ask me! :)
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  • This Whale Shark is clearly a saint!
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  • A large female tiger shark called Emma swimming through a group of divers at Tiger Beach in the Bahamas. These are very confident animals that know they don't have to fear anyone that's down there with them. This however doesn't mean that they are aggressive in any way. They will expect you to make way for them and will run you over if you don't, but there are hardly any serious incidents involving divers and it is surprisingly easy to steer them away should they get a bit too close for comfort!
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  • This is Tequila, a female tiger shark and long time resident at Tiger Beach in the Bahamas. These sharks are truly magnificent and despite their enormous size, they hardly ever harm people. Incidents with tiger sharks are usually the result of their curiosity and divers not paying close enough attention to their movements. Swimming away from an approaching shark or showing erratic movements, for example, will always peak their interest, as that is what their prey would normally do. Simply standing one's ground and gently pushing them away is all it takes to show them that you're in charge. Despite having 5 to 6 tigers around for the majority of my diving at Tiger Beach, not once was there any hint of danger or aggression. Despite chum and bait in the water, the animals move at a very relaxed pace. In fact, I would say that diving at Tiger Beach is the perfect thing to do if you're afraid of sharks. It is impossible not to see their beauty, and how they are not the mindless killers the media like to make us believe, after spending some quality time with them in this beautiful environment.
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  • Even though the lovely ladies at Tiger Beach usually move quite slowly, they do expect divers to move out of their way. After all, they're the biggest fish in that particular part of the sea. This can cause some confusion, especially when divers don't keep an eye on the sharks that surround them. Notice the diver that got knocked over by the tigress in this picture? Notice the lemon shark just next to him? No reaction. Despite what the media would like you to believe, even a diver losing control and falling over right next to a shark doesn't just end up as shark food, let alone someone that remains in charge of the situation. Sharks are used to other animals trying to get away from them, so people standing their ground (or swimming towards them even!) actually confuse and intimidate them quite a bit. Every species is different though. Tiger sharks for example are too curious and confident to care much about what other animals or people do or don't do, whereas hammerheads get spooked very easily. Remaining passive while keeping an eye on the shark is usually the best way to get a good, safe interaction.
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  • A school of snapper hang out underneath a pier in French Polynesia. I spent an entire dive with these guys - maximum depth: 3.4m! I tried many different ways to light them, but ended up liking this traditional shot the most!
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  • This super cute blenny posed for me in only about 4m of water in the Sea of Cortez. It's not easy to steady yourself in even the slightest swell at that depth, while being super close to the subject and while avoiding damage to the reef and the camera. If anybody knows what species this little fella is, please do let me know. I still have a lot to learn about the tiny inhabitants of the sea!
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  • Following my previous post, this is yet another slightly more creative image. Using a slow shutter speed combined with flash blurs the background and shows the motion of the subject. Inspired by Nick More's stunning blurry blues. If you haven't yet seen his award-winning image from Cornwall in the UK, make sure you check it out now!
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  • It's not all about the seals at the Farne Islands! There are also some amazing walls to discover with tons of cold-water coral, crabs and lobsters.
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  • A Pelican flies past as the sun sets over the mangroves in the lagoon between North and South Bimini.
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  • In many countries, today is Mother's day! Let's celebrate it with this beautiful, pregnant tiger shark!
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  • Following up from my previous post, we move from a pond near the Everglades back to Tiger Beach in the Bahamas, where tiger sharks can still be seen in good numbers. Sadly, even here they have dropped by more than 50%. While dives with around 20 tigers were the norm only a decade or two ago, today you'd be very lucky to see 10! Thankfully, these are very curious creatures so the ones you get tend to stick around. Having six tiger sharks swirling around you is still an amazing experience! I'd love to know what it's like with 20 of them! Have you ever dived with tiger sharks? If so, where and how was it?
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  • Similar to what happens in our eyes, shark pupils dilate in the dark to allow more light to enter the eye and therefore improve night vision. While the eye of a grey reef shark (like the one in this picture) looks like a cat eye during the day, you can see in this picture that the pupil is dilated and almost round. These sharks hunt mainly at night, using a whole array of superior senses to detect and track their prey. Go compare the eyes to my last post to see the difference a few hours can make!
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  • This endemic species can be found in rocky areas around all islands of the Galapagos archipelago, except the remote islands of Wolf and Darwin. They often gather in very photogenic schools that are simply a joy to watch!
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  • This young fish was hiding inbetween two large boulders on a night dive at Wolf Island in the Galapagos. Even though Wolf is most famous for its abundance of Hammerhead (and other) Sharks, the night dive there is all about the smaller things.
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  • Very large, pregnant Whale Sharks can often be seen in the waters of Darwin Island in the Galapagos. In fact, more than 90 per cent of all Whale Sharks seen at this island are pregnant! This 14 metre long female clearly shows two bulges, which is where she carries eggs and hatched pups. The pups then develop in both uteri. Once they're ready, the juveniles emerge as fully-developed, yet miniature Whale Sharks.
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  • I encountered this Brain Coral snorkeling at a reef near Isla Contoy in Mexico when we didn't find many Whale Sharks in the area.
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  • Taken on the Wetpixel Whale Shark Trip 2017.
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  • Some of the sharks of Isla Mujeres are very friendly! This guy for example became my BFFLTMOS (Best Friend For Like Ten Minutes Or So :) ) swimming very slowly in tight circles around me. Without any movement on my part he came in very close several times. This was probably the best moment of this trip! Share your favourite underwater moments in the comments :)
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