Fabrice Jaine Photography

05/05/2026

🚨 Heads up to all fellow scientists, photographers & science communicators in Oceania:

I’m honoured to have been invited as a judge for the inaugural Research Animal Photography Award, organised by Understanding Animal Research Oceania.

The use of animals in research is something that I care personally about. It underpins some of the most important scientific advances of our time — from medicine and veterinary science to conservation and public health. But it comes with huge responsibility and must be conducted ethically, responsibly, and the welfare of the animals involved has to come first.

This new competition is all about celebrating exactly that: the scientists and technicians who do this work with integrity, the powerful stories that live behind their images, and most importantly - the animals at the heart of this research.

📸 Do you a compelling photo of animals in a research context? Enter your work, tell your story, and you could win up to $2,000 AUD.

Categories include Wildlife, Aquatic Animal, Large Animal, Small Lab Animal, and Open.

⏳ Entries close 26 July 2026
🌏 Open to residents of Australia, New Zealand & Oceania’s Islands

And if you’re a business or organisation that believes in responsible science, UAR Oceania are actively looking for sponsors to grow this initiative. Feel free to reach out if that’s of interest.

🔗 uaroceania.org/what-is-animal-research/research-animal-photography-award

MarineScience Oceania SciencePhotography

15/03/2026

15/03/2026

There are few emotions that surpass that of finding yourself in the middle of a baitball in the blue water… This school of sardines was being preyed upon by a school of common dolphins, a fur seal, and cormorants shooting from the sky like torpedos for a chance at a snack. An amazing experience with 🙌🏼

28/02/2026

Great to be back in the water at the local spot. Crowned nudi, port jacksons and draughtboard sharks, crays and beautiful giant kelp. Must spend more time in the water and take more pics this year!

15/02/2025

A large female reef manta ray hovers atop a coral bommie to get cleaned by resident cleaner wrasses and moon wrasses. This behaviour is a perfect example of the fascinating mutualistic relationships that exist on coral reefs, whereby one organism provides a service (by feeding off parasites) while another benefits (by getting a free grooming session). Our research on manta rays has shown that these gentle giants like to visit shallow coral reefs where they can spend up to several hours a day at a cleaning station. The waters around happen to harbour some vibrant cleaning stations that offer great grooming opportunities in between ephemeral bursts of planktonic food.

13/01/2025

Excited to share that three of my images were awarded at this year's International Monochrome Awards, including a third place in the Nature category and two honorable mentions in the Wildlife category :)

Congratulations to all the winners. Make sure to check out the winners gallery for some breathtaking monochrome imagery.

Three Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) play in the shallow waters off Hopkins Island, South Australia. The species is the only endemic pinniped in Australian waters and is currently classified as Endangered due to recent population declines linked to their historical harvest for the fur trade...

18/09/2024

A late post to celebrate . This image of a melanistic reef manta ray is from a recent trip to where I reunited with these majestic animals which have occupied a major part of my life and science career over the past 15 years. If you have shared time in the water with mantas, you will know that there is much more to manta rays than meets the eye. Beyond their breathtaking grace and gentle nature, reef manta rays have shown great intelligence often seeking interactions with divers and other creatures as well as a fascinating ability to find microscopic and diffuse planktonic prey in a vast and dynamic ocean environment. However, reef manta rays are also globally assessed as vulnerable to extinction by the and face a wide variety of threats in many places across their range, most of which are linked to our activities and exploitation of the oceans.

07/09/2024

« Oh the mysteries of the Ocean, what treasures lie within your depths? Below the surface can you decipher the etheral Whale’s song? Harmoniously humming a sweet melody, or are the moans a cry for help they’ve been singing all along? Have you witnessed the giant Humpback Whale spring from the liquid glass like a jack in the box? The [moon] sparkles over the sapphire sea, offering hope as the whale soars high above the water, seemingly carefree.»

On National Threatened Species Day I wanted to share this creative image derived from a photograph I captured in the Kingdom of Tonga, as well as a beautiful poem written by a Year 5 student from Russell Vale Public School. The words portray beautiful my vision when creating this image.

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) have endured a complex history. Being heavily harvested in the past, their populations declined steeply during the 20th century. As of 2018, the species’ conservation status was updated to Least Concern globally following increasing populations trends. However, humpback whales remain protected in Australian waters, including listings as Endangered in Tasmania and Vulnerable in South Australia. Whales still face various man-made threats including entanglement in fishing gear, vessel collisions, anthropogenic noise and disturbance and a changing climate affecting the availability of suitable habitats.

06/09/2024

Ahead of Threatened Species Day, here is an endangered green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) enjoying the calm and protected waters of in the 🐢 🏝️ Let’s all take a moment to appreciate the beauty and diversity of species that are currently threatened by extinction, and consider what we can do to help safeguard them amidst a changing world 💙

02/09/2024

One of the first underwater photographs I captured back in 2011 during an exploratory trip to the with .parish. It’s far from perfect but still one of my favourites images to date, mostly due to the creative process that underpinned it.

Seeing this image projected onto the heritage listed lighthouse (built in 1873) at during the first Foto Frenzy workshop led by was an unforgettable moment 💙🙏🏼