Underwater Photography Blog

Enough freshwater, here’s the first shot from the actual coral sea :) This was taken at Palm Island, about an hour by boat north-east of Townsville.
Very unusual to find the feather star attached like this in blue water, so great photo opportunity and I also got extremely lucky with the soft coral fans behind [...]

We found this cylon mothership dead tree at the bottom of Crystal Creek in 5m of water. This was our try dive and there weren’t many fish around so I started experimenting and tried to frame it against the surface, using the distortion of the fisheye lens for dramatic effect.
Edited in Aperture and Color Efex [...]

My longest diving break in years is over and yes that feels great! I returned from a trip to Townsville last night, where we got to dive Crystal Creek, Magnetic Island, Palm Island and of course the SS Yongala. The trip was nothing short of spectacular and it was great to catch up with friends [...]

A green turtle as found off the bow of the SS Yongala. The Yongala has a resident population of several green and hawksbill sea turtles, which is of course convenient for the budding photographer. Learnings for me include that this species has absolute right of way in the ocean and is not afraid to [...]

If you ever have a chance to go to Townsville, Queensland, don’t miss the chance to dive the wreck of the SS Yongala (if you have an interest in shipwrecks, I also recommend a follow up visit to the Townsville Maritime Museum). It is ranked amongst the top dives in the world and for good [...]

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