Kelly Jones Photography

02/11/2026

The schedule is live for the Wildlife Photography Conference! I’ll be teaching “Underwater Photography With Your iPhone,” and I’m really looking forward to sharing it with you. Check out everything happening online December 7–9 and come join us!

👉 https://kelbyonelive.com/wildlife-conference-2026-social?af=kellywildlife26

Our Early Bird Sale is open for the Wildlife Photography Conference 2026, three live days online Dec 7-9. Save $130, pay just $169. Early Bird Sale ends Oct. 30th, 2026 — reserve your spot now.

01/11/2026

This interesting creature is called a basket starfish.

Captured last week with my iPhone 16 Pro inside a Divevolk SeaMax 4 housing, basket starfish have numerous thin, branched arms which when extended form a fan-shaped plankton net.

During the day, they coil into a tight ball, and hide attached to sponges. At night, they uncoil and orient to face the current, spread their long arms, and filter platonic animals.

In a ball, they are only approximately 1.5" in diameter, but when uncoiled can be as large as 1.5'.

Credit to Danny Alamilla for spotting this creature!

Special thanks to The San Pedro Sun's readers' poll #1 dive shop in San Pedro, Chuck & Robbie's Scuba Diving & Instruction, and Robbie S. Gonzalez, Felipe Ancona, Eder Eloy Gonzalez, Alamilla Rene, Giovanni Gonzalez, Luis Toriz, Jahmar Stuart, and Rashawn Gonzalez.

28/10/2026

This is a beautiful lionfish, which unfortunately is a serious problem in the Caribbean.

Lionfish are native to the Pacific, where they have natural predators. However, they have been introduced into the Atlantic Ocean, where they have no predators. Lionfish have voracious appetites, eating preferred fish such as young snapper and grouper, and they also procreate quickly.

This photograph was taken with my iPhone 16 Pro inside a Divevolk housing.

I've taken 21 dives in the last three weeks in Cozumel and San Pedro, shooting exclusively with my iPhone. I am anxious to share with you "Underwater Photography With Your iPhone" at the 2026 KelbyOne Wildlife Conference in December.

Special thanks to The San Pedro Sun's readers' poll #1 dive shop in San Pedro, Chuck & Robbie's Scuba Diving & Instruction, and Robbie S. Gonzalez, Felipe Ancona, Eder Eloy Gonzalez, Alamilla Rene, Giovanni Gonzalez, Luis Toriz, Jahmar Stuart, and Rashawn Gonzalez.

22/10/2026

Everybody loves dolphins!

I'm shooting exclusively on this dive trip with my iPhone 16 Pro, in preparation for my class entitled "Underwater Photography with Your iPhone" at the 2026 KelbyOne Wildlife Conference in December.

When this pod of dolphins appeared this morning, I must confess I longed for my big underwater mirrorless rig. However, upon seeing this photograph’s results, I was astonished and delighted with the iPhone's capture!

(It’s my photograph, with sunrays added by ChatGPT, courtesy of Rick Sammon’s excellent suggestion.)

Special credit to instructor Loidy Gonzalez for drawing the dolphins' attention.

Thanks to The San Pedro Sun's readers' poll #1 dive shop in San Pedro, Chuck & Robbie's Scuba Diving & Instruction, and Robbie S. Gonzalez, Felipe Ancona, Eder Eloy Gonzalez, Alamilla Rene, Giovanni Gonzalez, Luis Toriz, Jahmar Stuart, and Rashawn Gonzalez.

20/10/2026

Here’s a menacing-looking barracuda captured a couple of weeks ago in Cozumel.

Although frightening in appearance, barracudas very rarely attack divers unless foolishly provoked. Unlike a lot of fish, they seem almost curious about divers’ presence.

Captured with my iPhone 16 Pro, in a SeaLife SportDiver Ultra housing.

Look for my class “Underwater Photography with Your iPhone” at the 2026 KelbyOne Wildlife Conference in early December.

16/10/2026

This is a coral banded shrimp, and one of my favorite species to photograph in the ocean.

I recently began photographing underwater increasingly with my iPhone 16 Pro, and on this photograph was astonished by the iPhone's outstanding focus on this shrimp’s claws and antennae.

No larger than 2”, they are cleaner shrimp, and thus remove and consume ectoparasites, and injured or dead tissue from fish. It alerts fish to its cleaning ability by slowly waving its long white antennae.

14/10/2026

Look at this lineup! I’m excited to be joining this incredible group of photographers for the Wildlife Photography Conference, December 7–9. Three days, 16 instructors, and lots of wildlife photography. Hope to see you there!
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10/10/2026

I've seen a thousand or two Caribbean spiny lobsters in my dives, and I usually don't give them a second glance. However, these five lobsters all lined up looking at me caught my attention.

Captured with my iPhone 16 Pro, inside a SeaLife SportDiver Ultra housing.

09/10/2026

This is one of the prettiest fish in the ocean - a queen triggerfish.
My son Jordan L. Jones and I had a long dive weekend in Cozumel last week, and it was wonderful to again dive with the great Yasser Rosado Vermont!

Queen triggerfish are not abundant, typically around 16" long, and I have found them quite shy and challenging to photograph.

Captured with my iPhone 16 Pro, inside a SeaLife SportDiver Ultra housing.

Please join some outstanding photographers (and me, somehow) at the 2026 KelbyOne Wildlife Conference in December, where I'll be teaching "Underwater Photography with Your iPhone." Registration is now open: https://kelbyonelive.com/wildlife-conference-2026-social...

06/10/2026

I’m excited to be teaching at the Wildlife Photography Conference! Join me online December 7–9 for three days of wildlife photography learning with a great group of instructors. I’ll be sharing some of my favorite techniques, and I hope you’ll join us!
👉 Registration is open:
https://kelbyonelive.com/wildlife-conference-2026-social?af=kellywildlife26

Our Early Bird Sale is open for the Wildlife Photography Conference 2026, three live days online Dec 7-9. Save $130, pay just $169. Early Bird Sale ends Oct. 30th, 2026 — reserve your spot now.