The Hawaiian Island of Oahu: The Gathering Place
Mention Oahu and even those who only know this jewel of the Hawaiian archipelago through books, films and the stories of others are quick…
The Big Kahunas: Hawaii’s Sharks
Surfing. The Beach. Waikiki and Diamond Head. Rainbows, rain forests and waterfalls. Volcanoes. Coffee. Romance. The list goes on and on when people share…
Lava Tubes And Luaus: Exploring the Hawaiian Island of Maui
The second-largest island in Hawaii, Maui provides divers with phenomenal diving and a variety of other activities. The scenery is stunning, the beaches and…
Diving in the Land of Aloha: The Hawaiian Islands
At first all I could see was a tightly packed ball of yellow and brown tangs swarming over what I thought was the seafloor….
Defining Paradise: The ‘Big Island’ of Hawaii
Close your eyes and envision paradise. Your mind’s eye may conjure images of lush rain forests filled with cascading waterfalls, isolated beaches, snow-capped mountains,…
Where the Wild Things Are, Underwater: On Shooting Like a Wildlife Photographer
Two weeks ago I taught an underwater photography class at a dive center in Las Vegas. As the day wrapped up and I was…
Diving That Counts: On Becoming a Citizen Scientist
What do you want to be when you grow up? I suspect that is a question every school-age kid in America gets asked frequently….
The Story Behind the Lucky Shot
Shortly after returning from a recent trip to Cozumel, I showed this image of a mouth-brooding male yellowhead jawfish at a local dive club…
Different Day, Different Opportunity
I’ve spent a lot of time on Indo-Pacific reefs where a variety of anemonefish abound. So it would be perfectly logical to me if…
Pelagic Magic: Diving in the Middle of Nowhere
When it comes to careers in diving, I think I have been as fortunate as anyone who has ever donned a set of mask, fins and snorkel. After all, in a career that has spanned more than 35 years and 10,000-plus dives, I have made my living traveling the globe with my cameras and pen to help tell the story of the world’s oceans. I am not claiming to have seen or done it all, but my “been there, done that” list is getting pretty long. The beauty of diving is that the opportunities are limitless — I still have a long list of places I want to visit and animals I have not yet photographed.