This week, we are proud – and excited! – to announce our new partnership with The Ocean Foundation.

PADI has partnered with The Ocean Foundation to offer the PADI Community a means of engaging with seagrass, mangrove and salt marsh conservation and restoration, in an effort to reduce our carbon footprint and support the foundations of life in the ocean.

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At PADI Travel, we know all about exploring – you’re just one click away from the world’s largest selection of dive packages across the entire world, including Antarctica! Yet when it comes to saving the ocean, we realize that we – along with the rest of the travel industry – still have some way to go.

At first glance, international dive travel can seem like a tricky one to reconcile with a desire to save the ocean.

Whether it’s coral bleaching, climate change or the threat to marine biodiversity posed by widespread destruction of coastal habitats, no one can deny the fundamental challenges facing the ocean. What’s more, there’s no getting away from the man-made nature of these challenges, and the role that travel and hospitality have played in getting to where we are now. It’s enough to make you question whether a trip to your favourite dive destination is even worth it.

Spoiler: It really is! Dive tourism – when handled correctly – can be a powerful tool for coastal communities and conservation.

Take Misool Resort for example – a remote getaway in Raja Ampat built entirely from materials found in the local forest. By working with the local community to set up the resort and provide alternative employment, they’ve been able to establish the Misool Foundation and marine protected reserve. This way, biodiversity and coastal communities are able to thrive simultaneously in a way that ensures long term protection for the reef and it’s inhabitants.

The advantages of sustainable dive tourism outweigh the value of simply cutting down on carbon emissions by never flying. Without divers to support conservation measures at home and abroad, communities are often forced to turn to unsustainable fishing practices to provide for their family. And that, is no good for communities or the ocean.

Without a doubt, coastal communities and ocean health are inextricably liked. As divers, we are in a position to fulfill our diving dreams and support a healthier future for people and planet.

That just leaves us with one tricky sticking point – the carbon emissions associated with air travel. Absolutely, we must reduce our carbon footprint to ensure a healthy future. However, unless you’ve got all the time in the world to travel by land or sea, let’s be honest, you’re going to be boarding a plane sooner or later.

That’s where The Ocean Foundation comes in. In a matter of weeks, you’ll be able to mitigate and reduce the carbon footprint of your dive adventure by adding per tonne carbon offset contributions to your booking.

Just look out for the ‘Offset Your Adventure’ tab at the checkout stage – the same place you’re already used to selecting transfers, pre-booking rental gear and reserving optional extras.

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Seagrass and mangroves? Why not just plant a tree?

Well for starters, because seagrass and mangroves are really powerful.

Seagrass and mangrove habitats are up to 35x more effective than Amazonian rainforests in their carbon uptake and storage abilities. So impressive, that they are responsible for 11% of the organic carbon buried in the ocean, despite occupying only a tiny amount of the seafloor.

Secondly, because they are the foundation of life in our ocean.

A single acre of seagrass can support as many as 50 million small invertebrates and 40,000 fish, including sharks, turtles and manatees. As divers, this is super-important to us. Learn more about seagrass, and the important role it plays in maintaining healthy oceans here.

The scary part? Seagrasses and mangroves around the world are being lost at a rate of about two football fields every hour.

As a global community of Torchbearers, this is our call to action. If not now, then when? And if not us, who?

OK, tell me more about The Ocean Foundation and the SeaGrass Grow Project.

Who better to introduce you to The Ocean Foundation, than their own President Mark J. Spalding? Check out this video for a quick and inspirational intro.

The Ocean Foundation is the world’s only community foundation committed to reversing the trend of destruction of ocean environments.

The SeaGrass Grow Project works together with communities to actively restore abundance and enhance the productivity of coastal ecosystems. So, what this actually means in practice is conserving and restoring seagrass and mangroves, which often includes planting and working with locals to ensure long-term protection.

Currently, the primary focus is on Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, a 1,140 hectare site in Puerto Rico devastated by Hurricane Maria in 2017. To learn more, click here.

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For every $20 donated, one tonne of carbon is sequestered from the atmosphere.

To give you a rough idea, a single person flying from London to Sharm for a week in a budget resort will be about 0.7 tonnes. A couple jetting off to the Caribbean from New York for a luxury week’s stay comes in at just over 1 tonne. A bucket-list two week adventure for two in Raja Ampat comes in at just over 3 tonnes, if flying from mainland Europe.

After booking, we’ll hook you up with The Ocean Foundation directly, giving you the option of estimating the exact carbon footprint of your vacation via their Carbon Footprint Calculator. From there, you’ll be able to make further donations directly, should your heart desire.

How much you choose to donate is up to you – in partnering with The Ocean Foundation, we’ve made one more step towards our goal to provide you with the tools and knowledge you need to make informed, sustainable choices.

Just remember, there is still hope and there is still time to turn this around. Become a PADI Torchbearer for the ocean today and join the growing community at www.padi.com/onebillion

No matter where you go in New Zealand there is always the promise of adventure, and diving is no exception. Dive sites range from stunning colourful reefs to rugged rock drop offs; and from tranquil bays to open ocean. If you are seeking adventure, diversity, and phenomenal marine life then New Zealand checks all of the boxes. With such a wide variety of diving on offer, which spans both the tropical and temperate South Pacific, a matching suite of diving skills and techniques is required.

Here are a selection of PADI Specialty Diver courses which will ensure you maximise the range of sites you can visit and enhance your experience in this unique region.

1. Dry Suit Diver Specialty

If you are planning to dive around the South Island then the PADI Dry Suit Diver Specialty is a must. Milford Sound and Kaikoura are just two of the amazing places you can get your drysuit skills up to scratch. Milford Sound provides an exceptional experience. The sheer cliff faces of Milford combined with the regions heavy rainfall, results in a unique ecosystem to explore where black-coral trees flourish. Kaikoura attracts dusky dolphins, albatross, New Zealand fur seals, and Sperm whales. Water temperatures range from 50°F (10°C) in winter to 62°F (18°C) in summer. If swimming with some of New Zealand’s most impressive marine life and majestic sea mammals is on your hit list then a dry suit is your best bet for enjoying the mesmerizing South Island sites that New Zealand has on offer.

Dry Suit diving is a different experience to wetsuit diving and during your course you’ll learn about the different types of suits available, how to take care of a dry suit, getting prepared for a dry suit dive, correct weighting, and how to master neutral buoyancy while diving in a dry suit.

2. Boat Diver Specialty

New Zealand has some stunning shore diving available, however, if you want to see all that is on offer, you’ll definitely need to undertake some boat diving – and in some areas, boat diving is the only way to access the sites.

The PADI Boat Diver Specialty will prepare you for a day out on the water. As well as learning about preparing for a boat diving expedition, you’ll familiarise yourself with boat diving terminology, boat diving safety protocols and boat diving entries and exits. Upon completion of your Boat Diving Specialty you’ll be ready to set sail and dive into some of New Zealand’s finest dive sites!

3. Wreck Diver Specialty

It’s almost impossible to imagine diving in New Zealand and not wreck diving! Some of the most famous diveable wrecks in the world lay off New Zealand’s endless coastlines.

The former NZ Navy Frigate Canterbury, F421, sits intact and upright in Deep Water Cove, located in the breath-taking Bay of Islands, the wreck is covered with colourful encrusting life and a myriad of fish species that now call this majestic site home.

The HMS TUI allows for phenomenal penetration dives with purpose cut entry points making the control room, bridge, crew living quarters and engine rooms all accessible.

The famous wreck of the Rainbow Warrior, the flagship vessel from Greenpeace, sits in Matauri Bay. It not only offers divers a historical landmark but a kaleidoscopic underwater playground packed with colourful jewel anemones, John Dory, kingfish, moray eels and crayfish.

For those who want to dive a 20,000 ton, 576 feet (176 meter) Russian Cruise liner and explore it’s ballroom, spiral staircase and chandeliers, the Mikhail Lermontov wreck is one of the world’s largest and most dive-accessible wrecks which sank just off Port Gore.

While near New Zealand’s capital, visiting the HMNZS Wellington – F69 is a must do dive. This Leander class frigate was decommissioned in 1999 and was scuttled to create an artificial marine reef and a world class recreational dive site in 2005.

Wreck diving is a phenomenal experience and during the PADI Wreck Diver Specialty you’ll learn about navigating wrecks, potential hazards, safety protocols of wreck diving and how to plan and make safe penetration dives. Once you’ve completed your course you’ll be ready to explore some of the historic wrecks that lay beneath the surface of New Zealand’s waters.

4. Deep Diver Specialty

The PADI Deep Diver Specialty will prepare you to make dives up to a maximum depth of 131 feet/40 meters. You’ll learn about the additional considerations that need to be taken into account when making deeper dives including dive planning, nitrogen narcosis, air supply and decompression factors.

New Zealand has stunning dives at all depths, however, the ability and awareness of how to make deeper dives will mean you are not limited in dive sites. Head over to the Poor Knights Islands after your course and discover the impressive drop off at Landing Bay Pinnacle where schooling mackerel and maomao will leave you mesmerized. Or check out some of the deeper areas around the immense Lermontov wreck.

5. Night Diver Specialty

Why limit yourself to diving New Zealand during day light hours? As the sun sets some of New Zealand’s most impressive critters start to get active – and so should you. Check out the night diving around Matauri Bay where the Big Eye’s that hide away during the day time come out to play and crayfish roam free under the cover of darkness.

There are amazing night diving opportunities all around New Zealand with most PADI Dive Centres scheduling regular night diving activities. During your Night Diver Specialty course, you’ll learn about night diving planning, equipment, underwater lights, underwater signalling and communication, and how to navigate underwater at night.

6. Digital Underwater Photography

Take home images of your dives that will impress even your most seasoned dive buddies! If you want to capture your underwater moments on camera, hone your skills with the Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty. Whether you are taking your first shots underwater or you want to work on capturing brighter colours and enhanced focus, this PADI Specialty will help you to make improvements in a short space of time.

You’ll learn the basics of photography together with how the key principles are affected by shooting underwater. You’ll take a look at the different photography equipment that’s available and what’s most suitable for your needs as well as lighting, understanding histograms and composition.

Your Instagram account will never have looked better!

7. PADI Enriched Air Diver Specialty

Diving with Enriched Air (or Nitrox), means diving with a gas mix of over 21% oxygen (air). By increasing the percentage of oxygen in your tank, you’ll automatically decrease the amount of nitrogen. It is the accumulation of Nitrogen in your body that determines your no decompression limits, so less nitrogen means you can stay under for longer while exploring New Zealand’s dive sites.

Nitrox diving requires the use of some special procedures and dive planning and this PADI Specialty course is an excellent way of building on your existing skills and knowledge of decompression theory. If you are thinking about venturing into the word of PADI TecRec in the future then this is a required certification. Likewise, if you are considering a future liveaboard trip, on many vessels, a Nitrox certification is a requirement. In New Zealand, it means you’ll get to spend longer admiring the stunning seascapes and incredible marine life.

Are you planning to dive in New Zealand? Get yourself prepared by taking your PADI Specialties in advance with PADI’s online eLearning program.

Popular and Enduring SemiDry Gets a Makeover for 2020

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Northern Diver’s Storm semi-dry wetsuit has been given a fresh makeover for 2020, the latest model in a successful line of suits that has been around for decades.

Suitable for use by all levels of diver and designed for cool water diving, The Storm has been continually developed over its lifetime and is now constructed from a softer and more flexible neoprene making it easier to don and doff, with wrist and ankle seals constructed from Northern Diver’s bespoke ‘Smooth Skin’, for added comfort and to prevent water flush.

The suit features a front entry vertical-cut YKK plastic zip, abrasion-resistant overprinting on the shoulders helps prevent BCDs from slipping off the shoulders, and protective grips on the cuffs helps to keep wrist gauges and computers in place. Strong pads in the elbow, knee and seat areas are built into the Storm for further abrasion resistance in the highest wear areas.

The Storm is 6mm thick in the vital areas of the body, with a 4mm thickness in areas requiring extra flexibility and movement. Ribbed neoprene features at the back of the elbows and knees for comfort and flexibility when in motion.

Storm 6/4mm Semidry Features:

• 6mm superstretch neoprene construction, with 4mm neoprene present in areas of increased movement – underarms, back of elbows, crotch, back of knees
• Seams triple glued and blind stitched
• Top-quality front entry YKK zip
• Superstretch smooth skin neoprene neck, wrist and ankle seals
• Strong pad elbow, knee and seat protection
• Ribbed neoprene on backs of elbows and knees for extra comfort and flexibility
• Reflective Northern Diver logos
• Separate neoprene hood supplied
• Available in both men’s and women’s patterns

RRP Storm 6/4mm Semidry: £120

www.ndiver.com

 

“Seek Adventure. Save The Ocean.”

Five small words that inspire a simultaneous sense excitement and shared responsibility. The desire to explore our blue planet combined with a need to protect it. A belief that there is a better way for humanity to live in balance with nature, so that future generations may experience those same moments of marine-inspired awe that we are each lucky enough to recall.

The PADI Torchbearer community is a critical ally to the ocean – a force for good that can be mobilized to restore ocean health and support our coastal communities around the world. It will take all of us working together, united by our passion and armed with a clear plan of action.

And by all, we mean ALL, and that includes our community of PADI and Project AWARE staff. As the PADI Torchbearer Movement gains traction, we are getting stuck in, reflecting on our collective goal to make sustainable choices and how it relates to our own lives.

Read on for an inside look at the ways we’re doing what we can to improve the legacy we leave behind. Hopefully, you’ll be inspired to join us…

Stefania Di Dio – Communications and Translations Coordinator, Project AWARE

“Every time I travel or go out for a nice walk, I bring my reusable water bottle with me and fill it in the water fountains around to cut down on plastic. We also drink filtered tap water at home, which tastes so much better!” 

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Rosaria Apuzzo – Customer Relations Assistant, PADI EMEA

“When I go to the shop with my son we do a mini-campaign to inspire people, so we speak up when checking each plastic package, and we refuse to buy anything that is not recyclable by saying out loud “we will not buy this item as we care about our planet”.

Lauren Wiskerson – Development Manager, Project AWARE

“I love visiting a nearby organic farm to buy local fruits and veg and avoid unnecessary packaging. During the summer, picking the warm strawberries from the field is a real treat.”

Cathy Evans – Marketing Executive, PADI Worldwide

“To reduce my environmental impact I’ve switched to a plant-based diet as it’s reported to cut your carbon footprint by up to half. I’m lucky enough to have access to plenty of vegan restaurants and local organic greengrocers, so the switch has been one I’ve been able to make without too much disruption to my day-to-day life.”

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Jonas Samuelsson – Territory Director, and Emma Samuelsson – Regional Manager, PADI EMEA

“One of many things we do is to use washable cloth baby wipes rather than disposable wet wipes. Anyone who has had a baby will know that you can go through a lot of these wipes, it is estimated around 160 wipes are used per week, per baby! It is a scary figure and therefore understandable that they fill up landfills, cause trouble in waste water systems and find their way into the oceans.

Thankfully there are plenty of alternative sustainable solutions on the market which are becoming more widely used. A simple thing like changing from wet wipes to washable cloth baby wipes goes a long way to protecting the oceans, so our son will be able to experience the marine environment and all its wonders as we have been fortunate to.”

Emma Daffurn – Corporate Social Responsibility Specialist, PADI Worldwide

“My husband Alex and I were shocked to find out how our UK pensions were being auto-invested in companies engaged with deforestation and fossil fuels. When we make a daily effort to cut down on red meat and avoid single-use plastic, use a renewable energy provider and shop locally for seasonal produce, the news was pretty frustrating. So, we made sure to both switch to a fully sustainable, ethical fund. It took us 15 minutes in total but now we can rest assured our savings are not being used to fuel the climate crisis.”

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Jack Fishman – Community Conservation Officer, Project AWARE

“Dive Against Debris reusable bags aren’t just for rubbish! I keep clean ones in my car at all times for fresh produce at the markets”

Peta Day – Community Coordinator, Project AWARE

“Not only have I switched to shampoo bars rather than bottles to cut down my plastic waste, but I also make my own soap so I know exactly what I am putting on my skin. Plus I can recycle my old cool gin bottles.”

Ian Campbell – Associate Director, Policy and Campaigns, Project AWARE

“One of the small changes we’ve made as a family is switching to re-usable teabags and loose leaf tea.”

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Drew Richardson – CEO, PADI Worldwide

“Like most folks on this planet, I am an imperfect soul! In addition to shifting to led lighting and reducing energy consumption at my home, I have shifted the electrical powering to 100% sustainable solar energy and I generate enough capacity to produce power for my local energy grid.

I have reduced driving my automobile by over 90%  in this pandemic,  I grow my own vegetables or source locally from local organic farmer, recycle as much as possible while reducing single use plastic usage, planted native drought tolerant landscaping to reduce water consumption for this local climate, and generally think about my lifestyle and consumer choices and consumption mindful of trying to reduce impact as I go forward.”

Manuel Kramer – Managing Director, PADI Travel

“After having dived in a sea of plastic a few years back, I decided to do my part by avoiding disposable plastic wherever I can. This ranges from carrying a reusable bag with me, using my own containers when going grocery shopping, choosing a glass instead of a disposable cup and using recyclable straws.”

Domino Albert – Associate Director Global Communications, Project AWARE

“A small change we made as a family is switching from tumble drying to air-drying/line-drying our laundry to reduce our household’s carbon footprint. Nothing beats air-drying the old-fashion way: a garden line. All you need to do is let nature (sun and wind) do the job! And when the weather is less clement, I remind the whole family to think twice before throwing a barely worn item in the laundry!”

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Katie Thompson – Corporate Social Responsibility Director, PADI Worldwide

“We BUY LOCAL as much as possible to reduce the environmental footprint of our family. We purchase the majority of our produce from the local ecology center or farmer’s market (and I bring my own basket to avoid using plastic bags!), we buy coffee that is roasted by neighbourhood shops and seafood from the local fish market that supports the local fishermen. We purchase a majority of our wine from California wineries that are closer to home and have reduced our meat intake pretty drastically focusing on only grass fed, hormone free products. Our meals are always delicious because the product hasn’t traveled as far and we feel more connected to our community because we are supporting local businesses on a regular basis.”

Ashley Levy – Global Performance Marketing Manager, PADI Worldwide

“We choose not to decorate events and birthday parties with any plastic streamers or balloons because we know they can end up in the ocean and harm marine life. We also will only use reusable plates and utensils or buy disposable ones that are biodegradable.” 

Sarah Morlock – Social Media Manager, PADI Travel

“As a remote worker, I’m lucky to be able to travel full time. However, this comes with its own set of challenges when making sustainable choices. As much as possible, my partner and I try to choose more environmentally friendly forms of transportation (like boat and train travel), and if we have to fly, we off-set our carbon emissions through donations. We also travel very slowly, opting to stay in the same place for a month or more at a time, and we carry reusable silverware, coffee cups, water bottles, shopping bags, and, now, reusable face masks to decrease the amount of single use plastic we use.” 

And finally, some food for thought brought to you by author Vishen Lakhiani; “You don’t have to change the world. You just have to change what you pay attention to in the world. And that, it turns out, is hugely powerful”

Big Shot | Philippines in Play 

As you would expect, a lot of macro shots made the final cut in our Big Shot photo competition focusing on the Philippines. But this well-executed split shot of a green turtle grazing of the rocks along Apo Island shoreline was the firm favourite of our judges Douglas David Seifert, Steve Jones and Graeme Gourlay. They all agreed it delivered a vivid sense of place. 

The judges also decided to highly commend a further five images and included 13 others in their selection from the 260 entries. Wayne MacWilliams, of Jupiter, Florida, wins a week’s trip on the new Philippines Aggressor liveaboard, and the other finalists receive a digital subscription to DIVE.

One point that judges wanted to emphasise is that photographs of marine life in unnatural or bizarre settings will not be considered. ‘We were surprised that a number of obviously unnatural images were entered,’ said Douglas Seifert. ‘We want to see beautiful images of marine life doing what it does. We certainly don’t want to see images of crustaceans tossed high in the water column to make a striking shot.’

Our next Big Shot competition will be on a theme rather than a place. The best ‘Seascape’ image entered before 31 October 2020 will win a week-long trip aboard an Aggressor Adventures liveaboard.

Tag your best shots which capture a dramatic underwater vista with #DIVEsBigShotSeacape, post them on social media and then enter the competition on our website.

Winner

MUNCHTIME
by Wayne MacWilliams, United States

Green turtle grazing along Apo Island shoreline, Dumaguete. 
Nikon D7000 in Nauticam housing, Sea&Sea D2 strobes 
Nikon 17-35mm lens at 17mm, f10, 1/160s, ISO 200

HIGHLY COMMENDED

RUSH
by Jenny Stock, Australia

‘A gargantuan school of bigeye trevally whooshed past me in incredible numbers at high speed. What a rush!’
South Atoll, Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, Palawan. Canon 5D Mark II, Sigma fisheye, Subal housing

ON GUARD
by Enrico Somogyi,
Germany

A pair of gobies protecting their eggs, Anilao.
Olympus E-PL6 in 10Bar housing, Meyer Optik Görlitz Trioplan 50mm F2.9 manual lens,
Archon V10 light with DIY snoot for the gobies and two green gel coloured Archon V10 lights for the background, f2.9, 1/320s, ISO 200

CLOWN
by Jenny Stock

‘Icons of the sea, clownfish are both colourful and graphic. Although it is a common subject I’m always happy to spend time with these characterful subjects.’
Puerto Galera, Calamian Islands. Canon 5D Mark IV in Nauticam housing, 100mm lens

MOUTH FULL
by Enrico Somogyi

A mouth-brooding cardinalfish, Anilao.
Sony RX100VI in a Fantasea housing, Backscatter Mini Flash with an optical snoot and Retra flash with blue gel on
DIY fibre optic snoot, f9, 1/1000s, ISO 100

ALERT
by Enrico Somogyi

A goby perched on a feather star, Anilao.
Sony RX100 VI and Fantasea housing, Backscatter Mini Flash with an optical snoot and
Retra flash with blue gel on DIY fibre optic snoot, f11, 1/500s, ISO 125

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 STARRY SEAHORSE

by Catherine Holmes, United Kingdom
 Thorny seahorse (Hippocampus histrix) double exposure.
Shot in Dumaguete. Olympus E-M1 MKII and Nauticam housing, Olympus 60mm 2.8 macro lens and Inon Z-330 strobes.
Backlit with a small Weefine torch, f22, 1/640s, ISO 200

POISED
by Catherine Holmes

 The sea pen is an octocoral. The sea pen goby (Lobulogobius morrigu) shelters among its polyps for protection.
Olympus EM1 MKII, Nauticam housing, Olympus 60mm 2.8 macro lens and Inon Z330 strobes, f11, 1/80s, ISO 200

LOVE IS IN THE SEA
by Kristijan Maurovic

‘Two large whip gobies, looking as if they are kissing!’
Taken in Mabini. Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mk II, Nauticam housing, Olympus 60mm 2.8 macro lens and Sea&Sea YS-D1 flashes

THE MOUTH BREEDER
by Kristijan Maurovic

 A ring-tailed cardinalfish with eggs in its mouth.
Taken at Matu Point in Mabini, a known haunt of the species.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mk II, Nauticam housing, Olympus 60mm 2.8 macro lens and Sea&Sea YS-D1 flashes

FLEETING MOMENT 
by Kristijan Maurovic, Germany

 ‘Taken during a blackwater dive, the mantis shrimp larva is only 20mm long and was hard to photograph because it moved very quickly when caught in my lights.’
Taken in Mabini, the Philippines. Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mk II, Nauticam housing, Olympus 60mm 2.8 macro lens and Sea&Sea YS-D1 

GRUMPY 
by Mark Chivers, United Kingdom

Lemon goby looking miserable. Sogod Bay.
Nikon D500 in Nauticam housing, Nikon 105mm macro lens, Sea&Sea YS-D2 strobe with Retra LSD snoot

WHIPPED UP
by Wayne MacWilliams

Dwarf goby on whip coral in Bohol.
Nikon D7000 in Nauticam housing, Sea&Sea D2 strobes, Nikon 60mm macro lens, f18, 1/80s, ISO 100

NEON POSTER
by Wayne MacWilliams

Fluorescent image of anemone. Puerto Galera.
Nikon D7000 in Nauticam housing, Sea&Sea D2 strobes, Nikon 60mm macro lens, f13, 1/60s, ISO 200

 

I SEA YOU
by Wayne MacWilliams

‘Seahorse watching my every move, without moving its body.’
Anilao. Nikon D7000 in Nauticam housing, Sea&Sea D2 strobes, Nikon 105mm macro lens, f16, 1/250s, ISO 100

PSYCHEDELIA
by Wayne MacWilliams

Fluorescent mushroom coral, Anilao.
‘Besides the fluorescent lighting and filters, I also used a Bigblue red light.’ 
Nikon D7000 in Nauticam housing, Sea&Sea D2 strobes, Nikon 60mm macro lens, f16, 1/160s, ISO 100

CHILLIN’
by Wayne MacWilliams

A beautiful green turtle having a remora head massage. Apo Island, Dumaguete.
Nikon D7000 in Nauticam housing, Sea&Sea D2 strobes, Tokina 10-17 plus 1.4 tele at 20mm, f13, 1/50s, ISO 200

LOCKED ON
by Wayne MacWilliams

 ‘Sea snake on a mission (looking for lunch) and coming in my direction.’
Apo Island, Dumaguete. Nikon D7000 in Nauticam housing, Sea&Sea D2 strobes, Tokina 10-17 plus 1.4 tele at 19mm, f13, 1/160s, ISO 200