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  • Local kids eagerly pose for a photo beneath their dugout canoe. Jan Village, Pulau Pura, Alor, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    20140428_alor_0110.tif
  • A large colony of Table Coral, Acropora sp., adds to the beauty of this shallow reef. Pulau Lawang, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    20101017_Indo_0008.tif
  • An Emperor Angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator, surrounded by thriving soft  and gorgonian corals and crinoids. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    20181214_RajaAmpat_0036.tif
  • Mixed school of Diagonal-Banded Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus lineatus, Ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Goldstriped Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia, and a Blubberlips, Plectorhinchus gibbosus. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    20161206_RajaAmpat_0148.tif
  • Mixed school of Diagonal-Banded Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus lineatus, Ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Goldstriped Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia, and a Blubberlips, Plectorhinchus gibbosus. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    Sweetlips Congregation 30 x 4
  • A Blue-spotted Grouper, Cephalopholis miniata, hovers among lush soft corals and gorgonians. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
    Raja Reefscape FA 30 x 45.tif
  • Mixed school of Diagonal-Banded Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus lineatus, Ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Goldstriped Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    20161206_RajaAmpat_0158.tif
  • A Blue-spotted Grouper, Cephalopholis miniata, hovers among lush soft corals and gorgonians. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
    Raja Reefscape 30 x 45
  • A Blue-spotted Grouper, Cephalopholis miniata, hovers among lush soft corals and gorgonians. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
    20181214_RajaAmpat_0155.tif
  • A rarely seen combination, Soft Corals, Dendronepthya sp., growing on mangrove roots in clear water. Nampele, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    20161210_RajaAmpat_0056.tif
  • Hawksbill Turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, and Blue-spotted Grouper, Cephalopholis miniata, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
    20181215_RajaAmpat_0123.tif
  • Shoreline at Sawandarak Village, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
    20181220_RajaAmpat_0722.tif
  • Mixed school of Diagonal-Banded Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus lineatus, and Ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    20161206_RajaAmpat_0105.tif
  • Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas, being serviced by a Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse, Labroides dimidiatus. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
    20181212_RajaAmpat_0031.tif
  • Over / under view of kids from Jan Village, Pulau Pura, who grow up in and around the water, and love to pose for underwater photos. Alor Region, Indonesia
    20140428_alor_0122.tif
  • The Hairy Squat Lobster, Lauriea siangiani, lives among the ridges of giant barrel sponges. Banda Sea, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    20101016_Indo_0188.tif
  • These tiny, nearly transparent shrimp, Vir philippinensis, are found exclusively among the tentacles of Bubble Coral, Plerogyra sinuosa. Misool, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    2009APR16shrimp95LM.tif
  • A rarely seen combination, Soft Coral growing on mangrove roots in clear water. Nampele, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    20161210_RajaAmpat_0254.tif
  • Poison ocellate octopus or Mototi octopus, Amphioctopus siamensis, browses on a mucky substrate.  Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    Lembeh14MAY07213.tif
  • A huge school of Bigeye Trevally, Caranx sexfasciatus, create a living tornado around a lucky diver on the edge of a coral-encrusted drop-off. Pulau Koon, Banda Sea, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    2009APR21rsbs48LM.tif
  • Susan's Flatworm, Pseudoceros susanae, looks similar to certain nudibranchs, but is distinguished by flat body and lack of rhinophores. Misool, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    2009APR16worm05LM.tif
  • This distinctive nudibranch, Thecacera pacifica, is relatively uncommon but widely distributed, ranging from Africa and the Red Sea to Hawaii. Pulau Sangeang, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    nb210LM-2.tif
  • Nudibranch, Aegires serenae, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia
    20130812_cenderawasih_0131.tif
  • Idyllic beach scene, Kri Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
    2009MAY09tsra27_screenres.jpg
  • A trio of Moorish Idols, Zanclus cornutus, approach a large barrel sponge, along with a Blue-spotted Grouper, Cephalopholis miniata. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
    20181213_RajaAmpat_0076.tif
  • A rarely seen combination, Soft Coral growing on mangrove roots in clear water. Nampele, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    20161210_RajaAmpat_0254.tif
  • Thriving hard corals, clear water and mangroves are a rare combination. Nampele, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    20161210_RajaAmpat_0026.tif
  • A Magenta Dottyback, Pseudochromis porphyreus, with an unwelcome hitchiker, a parasitic isopod. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    20161209_RajaAmpat_0010.tif
  • Mixed school of Diagonal-Banded Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus lineatus, Ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Goldstriped Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia, and a Blubberlips, Plectorhinchus gibbosus. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    20161206_RajaAmpat_0147.tif
  • Over / under view of kids from Jan Village, Pulau Pura, who grow up in and around the water, and love to pose for underwater photos. Alor Region, Indonesia
    Alor Kids Split_screenres.jpg
  • Shoreline at Sawandarak Village, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
    20181220_RajaAmpat_0722_screenres.jpg
  • A colorful nudibranch, Tenellia sp., glides across a twig of Halameda algae. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
    20181217_RajaAmpat_0151.tif
  • A small pinnacle covered with soft corals and tunicates appears to dwarf a distant diver. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    20161212_RajaAmpat_0190.tif
  • An otherwise pristine Brain Coral, damaged by someone scratching graffiti into its delicate tissues. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, indian Ocean
    20161207_RajaAmpat_0167.tif
  • A lone fisherman plies glassy waters at sunset in a motorized dugout. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    2009MAY02tsra57.tif
  • Orangutan Crab, Achaeus japoncus, perched on Bubble Coral, Plerogyra sinuosa, Cenderawasih Bay, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    20130812_cenderawasih_0162.tif
  • One of many unspoiled beaches in Raja Ampat. Dampier Straight, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
    2009MAY08tsra140.tif
  • A Starry Night Octopus, Octopus luteus, forages in the open after dark. Lembeh Strait, N. Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    octp24-2.tif
  • Mimic octopus,Thaumoctopus mimicus, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    Lembeh11MAY07186.tif
  • This Pygmy Sea Horse, Hippocampus denise, is among the world's smallest, growing to only the size of a grain of rice. As with all sea horses, it is the male that gives birth, and this individual looks as if he might do so at any moment. Wakatobi Marine Reserve; Tukang Besi Archipelago; Sulawesi; Indonesia; Banda Sea; Pacific Ocean
    shp8.tif
  • These colorful nudibranchs, Hypselodoris apolegma, are mating. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
    20181215_RajaAmpat_0257.tif
  • Rosewater's egg cowrie, Primovula rosewateri, on gorgonian coral. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    20161213_RajaAmpat_0117.tif
  • A rarely seen combination, Soft Corals, Dendronepthya sp., growing on mangrove roots in clear water. Nampele, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    20161210_RajaAmpat_0247.tif
  • Orange-fin Anemonefish, Amphiprion chrysopterus, snuggling among tentacles of its host anemome. Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    20130810_Cenderawasih_0037.tif
  • Wreck of a PBY Catalina Flying Boat, scuttled by US forces at Biak, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    20130820_cenderawasi_0019BW.tif
  • Rarely seen by divers, this exotic creature is a Weedy Scorpionfish, Rhinopias frondosa. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
    15MAY07scorp02CP.tif
  • A family of Western Clown Anemonefish, Amphiprion ocellaris, snuggle among the venomous tentacles of their host, a Magnifiecnt Sea Anemone, Heteractis magnifica. The anemonefish develop an immunity to the tentacles, whose sting would prove fatal for many other fish.  North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    Clownfish Family 20x30
  • A Blue-spotted Grouper, Cephalopholis miniata, hovers among lush soft corals and gorgonians. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
    20181214_RajaAmpat_0105.tif
  • Pewter Angelfish, Chaetodontoplus dimidiatus, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    20161209_RajaAmpat_0012.tif
  • Tassled Wobbegong Shark, Eucrossorhinus dasypogon, swimming over a colony of Acropora coral. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    20161208_RajaAmpat_0073.tif
  • A colorful nudibranch, Chromodoris kuniei, makes its way across a forest of Halimeda algae. Wakatobi Marine Reserve, Tukang Besi Archipelago, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Banda Sea, Pacific Ocean
    nb201.tif
  • Perfectly camouflaged, a Denise's Pygmy Seahorse, Hippocampus denise,  perches among the branches of its Gorgonian host. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    20161211_RajaAmpat_0035.tif
  • Bluespotted Coral Grouper, Cephalopholis miniata, being cleaned by a Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse, Labroides dimidatus. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    20161209_RajaAmpat_0036.tif
  • Wreck of a PBY Catalina Flying Boat, Biak, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    20130824_cenderawasi_0004BW.tif
  • Typically only 16mm in length, this Pygmy Sea Horse, Hippocampus denise, is among the smallest vertebrates. Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    PortfolioTrioSHPcavernKELPSCAPE.jpg
  • A Banded Archerfish, Toxotes jaculatrix, cruises just below the surface near a soft coral colony among magrove roots. Nampele, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
    20161210_RajaAmpat_0021.tif
  • Mixed school of Diagonal-Banded Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus lineatus, and Ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat,  West Papua, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    20161207_RajaAmpat_0079.tif
  • A Porcelain Crab, Porcellanella haigae, shares its Sea Pen perch with a Ocellated Tozeuma Shrimp, Tozeuma lanceolatum. Alor, Banda Sea, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    20101029_Indo_0202.tif
  • Lauren Greider swims past a huge, healthy coral colony. Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia
    20130818_cenderawasi_0055.tif
  • Say Ahh! A rare, brilliant yellow Weedy Scorpionfish, Rhinopias frondosa, flexes its jaws, as if bored. The actual reason for this behavior is probably to send a threatening message to the photographer, who has no doubt worn out his welcome. Scorpionfish also stretch their jaws regularly to stay limber for feeding opportunities. Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    scorp204.tif
  • A group of divers enjoy some relaxing topside moments at sunset. Wakatobi Resort, Wakatobi Marine Preserve; Tukang Besi Islands; Flores Sea; Indonesia
    Watatobi Sunset_screenres.jpg
  • Smaller than match heads, a trio of tiny Ladybug Amphipods, Cyproidea sp., perch on a tunicate, itself  no bigger than a grape. Komodo National Park, Banda Sea, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    Ladybug Amphipods 16x20
  • This barren area is the result of blast fishing, a cheap and easy, but very destructive technique. This wasteful method indescriminatingly kills huge numbers of fish and other marine life. Worse yet, delicate coral reef habitat is destroyed, causing long-term damage. It is Illegal in most countries, but enforcement is difficult.  Nusa Laut, Banda Sea, Indonesia
    20101104_Indo_0092.tif
  • A tightly packed school of Ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, hovers in formation near a coral bommie. Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    2009APR27rsra30.tif
  • A pair of Whale Sharks, Rhincodon typus, feeding at the surface. Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    20130814_cenderawasih_0048.tif
  • Male Walton's Flasher Wrasse, Paracheilinus walton, endemic to Cenderawasih Bay. Kwatisore, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    20130902_cenderawasih_0317.tif
  • Local boats, decorated to celebrate the festival of the spring tides. Biak, Indonesia
    20130821_cenderawasih_0008.tif
  • Scarcely larger than a human hair, this wisp of a creature is a Rumengan's Pygmy Pipehorse, Kyonemichthys rumengani.  Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
    12MAY07pipe83CP.tif
  • Rarely encountered by divers, the Weedy Scorpionfish, Rhinopias frondosa, is a highly sought subject for underwater photographers. Lembeh Strait; North Sulawesi; Indonesia
    15MAY07scorp12LM.tif
  • Rarely seen by divers, this adult female Ribbon Eel, Rhinomuraena quaesita, is distinguished by its yellow coloration. Juveniles are mostly black, changing into  predominantly blue males, eventually turning into yellow females at about 85 cm length. This image is doubly rare because the animal is in the open; normally only head and shoulders protrude from burrow. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    15MAY07bre17LM.tif
  • Nudibranch, Pteraeolidia ianthina, sometimes known as Purple Dragon, crawling on a tunicate. Thought to benefit from photosynthsizing symbiotic algae living within its tissues. Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    nb376.tif
  • This colorful nudibranch, Nembrotha purpureolineata, is feeding on a tunicate. Komodo National Park, Flores Sea, Indonesia
    nb214-2.tif
  • White Bonnet Anemonefish, Amphiprion leucokranos, with eggs. Dampier Strait, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
    20181218_RajaAmpat_0115.tif
  • This tiny anemone shrimp, Periclimenes tosaensis, lives on a Hellfire Anemone. Alor, Banda Sea, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    20101030_Indo_0117.tif
  • This strikingly patterned creature is a Wonderpus, octopus sp., Alor, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    20101029_Indo_0089.tif
  • Raja Ampat is among the few areas in the world where colorful soft corals,  Dendronepthya sp., grow within inches of the surface, sometimes attached  mangrove roots. Healthy mangrove forests are a prime feature of Raja Ampat, and are key to healthy marine habitat, functioning as nurseries to many species. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Irian Jaya, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    rasplit9LM.tif
  • Schooling Sleek Unicornfish, Naso hexacanthus, pass over a stand of elephant-ear sponges. Wild Fish Ridge, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    20130829_cenderawasi_0344.tif
  • A flamboyantly colored nudibranch, Hypselodoris kanga, feeds on a sponge. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
    11MAY07nb40CP.tif
  • This snakefish, Trachinocephalus myops, is taking on an abitious meal, a helmut gurnard, Dactyloptena orientalis, nearly its own size. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
    Lembeh12MAY07107.tif
  • A colorful nudibranch, Gymnodoris aurita, traverses the sand bottom at Rinca Island, Komodo Marine National Park, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    20170730_Komodo_0081.tif
  • An imperial shrimp, Periclimenes imperator, receives free transportation and shelter thanks to a commensal relationship with its host nudibranch, Ceratosoma tenue. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    2007MAY11nb163LM.tif
  • A school of fusiliers flows over the vast field of sea anemones at Anemone City, Alor, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    20101031_Indo_0025.tif
  • Robust Ghost Pipefish, Solenostomus cyanopterus, superbly adapted to match its surroundings. Alor, Banda Sea, Indonesia,
    20101028_Indo_0054.tif
  • A tightly packed school of Ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, hovers in formation near a coral bommie. Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    Ribbon Sweetlips 12x18
  • A tightly packed school of Ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, with several other sweetlips species, hovers in formation near a coral bommie. Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    2009APR28rsra65.tif
  • A tightly packed school of Ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, with several other sweetlips species, hovers in formation near a coral bommie. Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    2009APR28rsra54.tif
  • A juvenile Midnight Snapper, Macolor macularis, hovers in mid-water. Ambon Harbor, Banda Sea, Indonesia; Pacific Ocean
    2009APR24snap69PHOTOSHELTER.tif
  • An imperial shrimp, Periclimenes imperator, receives free transportation and shelter thanks to a commensal relationship with its host nudibranch, Ceratosoma tenue. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    2007MAY14nb55LM.tif
  • Smaller than match heads, a trio of tiny Ladybug Amphipods, Cyproidea sp., perch on a tunicate, itself  no bigger than a grape. Komodo National Park, Banda Sea, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    20101020_Indo_0317.tif
  • This distinctive silhouette belongs to the heaviest of all bony fish, an Ocean Sunfish, Mola mola. Banda Sea, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    2009APR22mola110CP.tif
  • A densely packed school of Bigeye Trevally, Caranx sexfasciatus,  maintain tight formation in mid-water.  Pulau Koon, Banda Sea, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    2009APR21rsbs25LM.tif
  • Veined Octopus, Octopus marginatus, about to close the lid on its hiding place, an empty clam shell. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    octp31.tif
  • This Striated Frogfish, Antennarius striatus, has developed a remarkable adaptation in the form of hairy skin appendages, allowing it to blend in with filamentous algae where it lives. Lembeh Straits, N. Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    frog347.tif
  • Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, feeding at the surface. Kwatisore, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    Whale Shark Feeding 20x30
  • Schooling Sleek Unicornfish, Naso hexacanthus, pass over a stand of elephant-ear sponges. Wild Fish Ridge, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    Wild Fish Reefscape 20x30
  • A Tailspot Blenny, Ecsenius stigmatura, hovers over a colorful colony of encrusting sponge. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    2009MAY01blen06LM.tif
  • A trio of juvenile Banggai Cardinalfish, Pterapogon kaudemi, hover among the protective spines of a sea urchin. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia; Pacific Ocean
    16MAY07Lemb97cropLM.tif
  • A tightly packed school of Ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, hovers in formation near a coral bommie. Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    2009APR27rsra30.tif
  • These tiny, nearly transparent shrimp, Vir philippinensis, are found exclusively among the tentacles of Bubble Coral, Plerogyra sinuosa. Misool, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    2009APR16shrimp95LM.tif
  • These tiny, nearly transparent shrimp, Vir philippinensis, are found exclusively among the tentacles of Bubble Coral, Plerogyra sinuosa. Misool, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    2009APR16shrimp95LM.tif
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