Moreton Bay Critters

I have just returned from a couple of dives in Moreton Bay (Just off Brisbane) and was shocked by the number of critters we came across!  Two juvenile Ornate ghost pipefish, a rough snout ghost pipefish, short pouch pygmy pipehorse and a flamboyant cuttlefish.  Not to mention the usual leopard sharks and shovel nose rays.  I'll take my camera next time!

Alor & Flores Images

I have recently returned from a trip aboard the Komodo Dancer which was cruising around Alor and Flores.  It was a great trip!  I found four Rhinopias two of each of R. frondosa (Including a very small juvenile) and R. eschmeyeri of which the female was clearly pregnant.   I also found a pair of velvet ghost pipefish and a couple of beautifully coloured thorny seahorses.  I also saw my first ever Mola Mola (Sunfish) but it was off in the distance and only passed by for a few seconds.  I have posted images form the trip on my website www.OceanRealmImages.com/gallery so check them out!

Pygmy Seahorse Article in Dive Chronicles Magazine

My article 'Pygmy seahorses - A Case Study in Marital Bliss?......Not Quite!' is in the new issue of the US magazine Dive Chronicles - The Digest of Diving.  I talk about some of the amazing behaviours I have seen these tiny fish get up to and obviously there are plenty of pictures including fighting and birthing pygmies!

2009 Calendar is at the Printers!

The 2009 edition of the 'Portraits of the Ocean Realm' Calendar by OceanRealmImages and Robert Hollingworth Photography is currently at the printers so email Richard@OceanRealmImages.com if you would like to pre-order your copy for dispatch in early December!

Rough Guides - Fiji

If you happen to be flicking through the new Rough Guide to Fiji you will come across my image of a snorkeller checking out a starfish in the shallows.  It was a beautiful day and conditions were great for the shot - calm water surface and a few clouds in the background!

Walea Images uploaded

Just a quick one to let you know I have finally got round to posting my images from Walea Resort.  There are plenty of shots of the endemic Walea pygmy seahorse as well as the areas amazing hard coral gardens so check it out!

Amazing Walea Pygmy Seahorse

I have recently spent two weeks at Walea Resort in the Togian Islands of central Sulawesi, Indonesia where an amazing endemic pygmy seahorse can be found.  It lives on the surface of soft corals of the genus Nephthea and is the most active pygmy I have seen.  I will be posting more images from this trip very soon.