This small nudibranch (Chromodoris lochi) was found crawling along the finger of a sponge on a dive trip to Tawali in PNG. Nudibranchs are perhaps the most photographed creature in the sea, due to the fact that stay still for photographers, and that they can be very attractive subjects. The

At Tawali in PNG’s Milne Bay Province, some of the dive sites featured some huge coral. These elephant ear corals were so huge that I wanted to put a diver in the picture just to give a sense of scale. Of course the wide angle lens I was using

The variety of Macro Life around Billy Ghizo Point, near Uepi, is amazing. On this dive site we found a variety of nudibranchs, pygmy seahorses, clingfish, and tiny, translucent shrimp like this. I love the way the eyes are looking right at the camera!

Brilliant growth of gorgonian fans and other soft and hard coral at Billy Ghizo Point, near Uepi. I love the gorgonian growth at Uepi – its simply the best I’ve seen anywhere. In fact, to date, I’d say Uepi represents the best all round coral reef diving I’ve

Manta-sizing in Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands. An early morning boat from Uepi takes you into Marovo Lagoon where Manta Rays, true gentle giants, feed and frollick in the mornings. On snorkel, you quietly enter the water when the boat driver advises and wait patiently for the mantas. To get photos

Today’s photo of the day was made at Billy Ghizo Point, near Uepi Island in September 2009. This image features the gorgeous little nudibranch, Hypselodoris bullocki, with its soft body, vivid rhinopores and gills, eating something. The mouth is clearly extended. In underwater photography, our biggest challenge is that

Today’s image was also made at Uepi in September 2009, and features a nudibranch (Phyllidia varicosa) that is quite common in tropical Pacific waters. It was captured at a dive site called BOTCH (Bottom Of The CHannel), which lies in the channel between Uepi Island and the adjacent island.

My photo of the day today is a picture of the Taiyo wreck in Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands. A Taiwanese fishing vessel on its maiden voyage ran aground on the adjacent reef. The sheer wall of the reef drops down to several thousand metres! During the salvage, the vessel slipped

This image was made at a magical dive site called Uepi Point. Literally 2 minutes from the pier at Uepi Island, this site is at a point where a channel between Uepi and the adjacent island meets “The Slot” – a 3000m drop off into the open ocean. At this site