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'Beaming' . . I've always considered myself a rather shoddy people photographer. I'm better at taking photos of wildlife than people. Friends have often asked me to photograph events and I've always done a rubbish job (despite my best efforts) but for some reason, that changes when I jump below the surface of the ocean. I'm suddenly able to take nice photos. No idea why! But I'm pretty proud of some of the portraits I manage to get on our safety stop these days. This is Mat, our awesome field specialist, chilling at 5m after a deep dive. . . #underwaterphotography #natgeo #picoftheday #portrait #ocean #lovetheoceans #mozambique #exploremozambique #africa #adventure #inthefield #marinebiology #research #photography #underwater #lifebelow #bigblue #blueplanet #profileshots #sea #indianocean #explore #travel #scuba #PADI #scubadiving #PADIgoldstar . .

'Bobbing' . . I shot this in Australia, 2017, outer Great Barrier Reef. I feel very privileged to have been able to snap this shot. Our reefs around the world are in decline thanks to the epic amounts of CO2 we pump into our atmosphere on a daily basis. We're now going through the most prolonged coral bleaching event in history and it's taking its toll. Coral bleaching is a reversible occurance - the coral is still metabolically alive but it's not a good situation to stay in as it can lead to death of the reef. Not only are coral reefs essential nursery grounds for many of our commercial fish species, they're also the rainforests of the oceans, acting as important carbon sinks. They're a large source of revenue & jobs - the coral reefs of Australia generate $1.5 bill annually, and modern medicine constantly uses them to extract and develop new drugs to help treat things like HIV and cancer. At least 2 thirds of the GBR has been affected by bleaching and could ultimately die if we don't act soon. If we do nothing we're looking at a 60% loss of the world's reefs in the next 30 years. Coral reefs are crucial to human survival. If you like living, you should help conserve coral reefs. Read more about how to reduce your carbon footprint here: https://lovetheoceans.org/2018/05/05/we-need-to-talk-about-your-carbon-footprint-green-up-day/ . . #carbonfootprint #coralreef #australia #conservation #marine #scuba #ilovescuba #greatbarrierreef #nature #ecofriendly #publicawareness #underwaterphotography #coralbleaching #wildlifephotography #natgeoyourshot #natgeo #photooftheday #mondaymotivation #education #reduceyourcarbonfootprint #globalwarming #climatechange #biodiversity #greenup #exploreaustralia #7wondersoftheworld

'Manta Mantra' . . I took this photo of a Giant Oceanic Manta a couple of weeks ago on Manta Reef in Mozambique. Mozambique is one of the few places in the world where you can see both species of manta swim together on the cleaning stations. Years ago you would see mantas on every dive and there would be plenty. Now you're lucky if you see one. This could be because of anthropogenic fishing pressure but our records show very few catches over the years. It's more likely because the cleaning wrasse and fish in the cleaning stations have moved elsewhere. This is caused by scuba divers swimming through the cleaning stations and scaring the fish off so they go elsewhere and the mantas follow. So please do your bit when diving and avoid swimming through cleaning stations! The easiest way to ID them is looking for goldies and patches of coral. Let's try keep the mantas at Manta! . . #mozambique #mantaray #underwater #jaysprodivecentre #mantareef #scuba #underwaterphotography #underwaterphotographer #wildlife #wildlifephotograher #travel #adventure #f4f #l4l #picoftheday #instagood #natgeo #padi #africa #explore #womeninscience #blueplanet #naturalworld

'Cresent tails' . . This is a school of Cresent Tail Big Eyes on one of the most famous reefs in Mozambique: Manta Reef. These guys usually appear brown on a dive as you find them at about 30m depth in Moz and you lose colour as you decend. Red is one of the first wave lengths to vanish underwater so it takes camera strobes or a torch to show their true colours. Crescent rails also have the ability to change colour depeending on their mood - they can either appear deep red like this photo or change to a paler red with striped and blotches, making IDing these guys lots of fun! . . #mozambique #fish #underwater #jaysprodivecentre #mantareef #scuba #underwaterphotography #underwaterphotographer #wildlife #wildlifephotograher #travel #adventure #f4f #l4l #picoftheday #instagood #natgeo #padi #africa #explore #womeninscience #blueplanet #naturalworld

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