Curiosities and informations about underwater critters.
I recently had the opportunity to visit the beautiful Anilao, Philipines with its rich biodiversity of marine lives. Manila sits on an archipelago just at the edge of the Asian continent, some 14° 35′ N, 121º 00 E’. It’s 1,100 km or 2 hours flight time from Hong Kong, 2,200 km or… Continue reading
The trouble with tribbles: prehistoric existence of a fire urchin With a never ending thirst for knowledge, underwater photographers continue to push the boundaries, with an effervescent search to document life that abounds beneath the sea. As better and better digital cameras and lenses are developed, we continue to discover more and more… Continue reading
Sharks are one of, if not the most widely recognized fish in our oceans. They invoke a wide range of emotions from fear to inspiration and everything in between. People that fear sharks and think of them as mindless killing machines don’t know a fraction of the story. Don’t let… Continue reading
In advertising photography, before taking a picture you think about the positioning, power and color of the lights to use, either flash or continuous. In underwater photography, thinking how to illuminate the scene in front of us does not happen: often the standard positions of the flash limit the photographers,… Continue reading
With 3 hearts, 8 suction cupped arms and extremely unique behavior, it’s no wonder people are suckers for the octopus. There are over 300 different species of octopus that live throughout our oceans. They range in size from the up to 9 meter Giant Pacific Octopus found in the Pacific… Continue reading
