Category: Underwater
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PhotograSEAries I: Subjects on Black Backgrounds
When friends ask what it is like to take a camera down into the deep, I always tell them that it is quite similar to bringing down a 6 pound darkroom. Playing with light underwater can get rather tricky as instead of just dealing with the invisible air between you and the subject (on land),…
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3 Things I Learned from Joining an Underwater Photography Competition
Above: Lighter moments during the competition .. a #selfie below the boat. Boom. Froth. Into the deep. You literally step in. Then you sink. Then sort of float up to the surface. Someone hands you the camera from the boat. And off you go. Ah, photography. But underwater. The agony and the ecstasy of it…
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Wide angle reefscape shots of Anilao
Over the weekend, I flooded my camera. Thank heavens I was able to save everything. Luckily it happened when I dunked the system into the freshwater basin to check for leaks and when I saw the flashing red light on the moisture sensor, I immediately pulled the housing out, set it down on a towel…
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Dedicated to the Mantis Shrimp
Subject: Peacock Mantis Shrimp Photo taken in Secret Bay, Anilao Click on the image for bigger version In an episode of Radiolab titled Colors, Jad and Robert explore the inner workings of how human beings (and other creatures) perceive color. For instance, in Ancient Greece, the color blue was absent in all the documented pieces…
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The Whale Sharks of Oslob
BIG 2015 UPDATE: I was part of an underwater video crew that helped document whale shark tourism practices in Oslob and Donsol. You can watch the trailer below. It is titled ‘On the Brink’ and will be shown next year (2016). MAJOR DEVELOPMENT: DENR has ordered that whale shark feeding be stopped in Oslob. DENR-Protected…
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Underwater Prenup Photo Shoot
My friend and dive instructor, Jan Acosta, recently got married to his long time dive buddy + girlfriend Jules. And what better way to prepare for taking the plunge into marriage than actually taking a real plunge into an underwater prenup shoot for their wedding! The bride and the groom are seasoned divers but we…
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A funny thing happened while diving in Secret Bay
In my 3 years of SCUBA, this was definitely the most fascinating (and morbidly awkward-funny) thing I’ve seen for marine behavior. While diving Secret Bay I noticed a tiny ball that was bobbing furiously up and down from the sand. Its shape was too perfect a sphere to be a piece of coral so I…
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The Underwater Photographer
An inside look how serious enthusiasts and pros endure the most arduous of conditions just to take that perfect underwater shot. Poisonous marine life, sweeping currents, unpredictable water visibility, limited bottom time juxtaposed high risk to expensive photo gear & self are just some of the variables which make underwater photography one of the most…
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Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!
Christmas Tree Worm Spirobranchus giganteus Found abundantly in the Philippines
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Happy Halloween! Weird Sea Creature Encounters
Happy Halloween! Here are photos from recent trips I made showcasing some of the weird creature encounters in the past 2 years. A lot of these critters I actually encountered at depths no deeper than 20 feet. Such a thin like separates the norm from creepy. This is a side view portrait of a giant…
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