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24/04/2026

This mimic octopus (𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴) was happy to pose for the camera, which is always a bonus! Usually when I encounter them, they're looking for a hole in the sand, or already in the hole peeking out 🤣

13/04/2026

A poison ocellate octopus, otherwise known as a mototi (𝘈𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴) throwing a few shapes at the camera. This is just one of a few octopus species I've been lucky enough to observe here in the Philippines this last four weeks.

08/04/2026

An emperor shrimp (𝘡𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘹) perched on top of a sea cucumber. These colourful critters are often found, sometimes in pairs, hitching a ride on another animal.

08/02/2026

Now that the winners are announced, I can finally post a few of my losing entries, shot last year, that didn't make it in the underwater photography competitions 2025/26. In fact, yet again for the 8th year in a row, none of them even get a mention! Awwww! 😢😂

Good news is that I don't care so much about winning, although, just like the lottery, it would be nice! 😂 I'll be travelling and diving again soon, and taking more shots of incredible and beautiful marine life in 2026.

𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘶𝘧𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘢 found in Puerto Galera, Philippines in April 2025.

16/08/2025

A glass anemone shrimp (𝘈𝘯𝘤𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴) hanging out in its purple anemone home. These shrimp look so delicate and translucent but I always find them at home in the stinging tentacles of an anemone. Taken at Puerto Galera, Philippines in April 2025.

01/07/2025

𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡
This Devil scorpionfish AKA False stonefish (𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘢𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘴) is often found in the shallow, sandy, or muck dive sites that I tend to frequent. I think they're quite scary looking fish, especially because of the head with hu**ed back and upturned mouth. Sometimes, I find ghostly white juveniles, but they can come in all sorts of colours and camouflage. This one was a large adult and I decided to shoot a profile. Scary but strangely beautiful too, they really are fearsome predators to boot!😁

30/05/2025

Cuttlefish like this one, have an incredible ability to change colour and texture at a whim.

As I focused and took this shot on a night dive, it had just morphed from brown and smooth to white and freckled.

A split second later it changed again to red and bumpy as it jetted off into the darkness. 🦑

24/05/2025

Another critter from my recent trip to the Philippines. This time a squat lobster with red bug eyes! I'm always amazed at the variety of marine life that can be found here. 👍😁

16/05/2025

During my last few dives in Puerto Galera this May, we came across a pair of these tiny, green filefish, what I believed to be juvenile 𝘈𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘵𝘩𝘺𝘴 𝘴𝘱. These little fish seem to mimic the Halimeda green macroalgae they were found close to. An amazing sight almost unseen due to their cryptic camouflage! 🙂

NB: Positive ID 𝘙𝘶𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘶𝘴. Thank you Ron Silver 👍

11/05/2025

An Elysia sp. sacoglosson perched in its home and algae food source. My guide would spot a patch of mossy, blue stuff and immediately find some of these critters present. 😁

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