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Infant Lionfish I spotted this tiny lionfish on the sand, near Anilao Pier. The fish was quite patient and allowed me to approach....

Commensal shrimp This commensal shrimp has partly buried itself in its host. I am guessing that the shrimp is Pliopontonia furtiva. It's...

Anemone horseshoe worm These horseshoe worms live at the base of an anemone at China Point , blurrily visible in the background. I...

Yellow-lipped Krait This yellow-lipped krait glided past me, pushing her head into every nook and cranny in the reef. I raced to keep...

A Coleman Shrimp has found a home amid the spines of a fire urchin. Coleman shrimp are surprisingly well camoflaged among the spines of fire urchins. Coleman shrimp live only on certain species of fire urchins, commonly in pairs, but this one's partner was not around at the moment. Usually I try to touch nothing underwater, but while making this photo I brushed my hand against a fire urchin and got a spine in my thumb. It was extremely painful for a couple of hours, then subs

Perhaps you're planning a trip to Hawaii and want to do some snorkeling, and capture a few memories. Or, perhaps you're a scuba diver and...

Light is essential for all photography, and close consideration of light is particularly important underwater. Sunlight has the...