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  • Rajan the Asian Elephant, Elephas maximus, retired from the logging industry, cavorts in shallow water at Radhanagar Beach, a.k.a. Beach Number 7, Havelock Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India, Indian Ocean
    Rajan 20 x 30
  • Blessed with fine white sand, clear unpolluted water and bordered by virgin rainforest, Havelock Island's Radhanagar Beach, a.k.a. Beach Number 7 was voted Asia's Best Beach by Time Magazine.  Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India
    23FEB07tsand156CP.tif
  • Rajan, an Asian Elephant, Elephas maximus, relaxes with a snack in the shade of the primary rainforest at Beach #7, Havelock Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India
    23FEB07tsrajan077CP.tif
  • Redspotted Blenny, Blenniella periophtalmus, peering out from its burrow, surrounded by sponge. Passage Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea; India
    Redspotted Blenny 12x18
  • Underwater photograhper Jeff Yonover fins vigourously to keep pace with Rajan the Indian Elephant, Elephas maximus, who is out for his morning swim.  Retired from the logging industry, Rajan now resides at Havelock Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India.
    23FEB07OR233CP.tif
  • Snorkeler Zan VanBrunschot explores the sunlit shallows off Radhanagar Beach, a.k.a. Beach #7, Havelock Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India
    Havelock Split screenres.jpg
  • The distinctively colored Palette Surgeonfish, a.k.a. "Dory"<br />
, Paracanthurus hepatus, often hides among coral branches if threatened. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India
    08FEB07surg044CP.tif
  • A couple enjoys a morning dip at a pristine, uncrowded beach, named by Time Magazine as "Asia's Best". Radhanagar Beach, a.k.a. Beach Number 7, Havelock Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India
    23FEB07tsand010CP.tif
  • Rajan the Indian Elephant, Elephas maximus, who is retired from the logging industry, cavorts in shallow water at Beach #7, Havelock Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India
    22FEB07OR102CP.tif
  • A school of unicornfish hover above soft corals and a large barrel sponge.  Narcondam Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India
    06feb07or033CP.tif
  • Snorkeler Zan VanBrunschot explores the sunlit shallows off Radhanagar Beach, a.k.a. Beach #7, Havelock Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India
    24FEB07andsplitp063CP.tif
  • These tiny commensal shrimp, Pontonides unciger, are well adapted to imitating their host, a wire coral. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India
    06FEB07shrimp011CP.tif
  • A Great White Shark, Carcharcarodon carcharius, is illuminated by dancing sunbeams in clear, open water. Guadalupe Island; Mexico; Pacific Ocean
    Sea Of Light 12x18
  • A Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus, patrols among stalks of Giant Kelp at Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands, California, Pacific Ocean
    20150819_conception_0033.tif
  • Suspended in clear, blue water, a diver explores the entrance of a large cavern at Barren Island, India's only active volcano. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    2009feb10rsand205CP.tif
  • Idyllic beach scene, Kri Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
    2009MAY09tsra27_screenres.jpg
  • A densely packed school of Bigeye Trevally, Caranx sexfasciatus, at Mary Island, Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean
    Bigeye Trevally School 20 X30
  • India's only active volcano, Barren Island is uninhabited and isolated from the rest of the island chain. It also offers some of the most compelling diving in the region, with clear water, bottomless walls, big fish, unusual species, lush soft corals, and dark sand bottom that makes it appear all the more spectacular. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India
    18FEB07OR159CP.tif
  • Dark volcanic substrate further emphasizes the brillinat colors of these pink soft corals, Dendronepthya sp., red encrusting sponge, and Blue Sea Star, Linckia laevigata. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India
    20100307_Andamans_0102.tif
  • California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus, Sutil Island, Channel Islands, California, Pacific Ocean
    20180826_Vision_0037.tif
  • A tiny Morgan's Coral Hermit Crab, Paguritta morgani, peeks from its adopted home, a wormhole in hard coral. Pavuvu Island, Russell Islands, Solomon Islands
    20160826_Solomons_0210.tif
  • Juvenile Treefish, Sebastes serriceps, Catalina Island, Channel Islands, Califorina, Pacific Ocean
    20180829_Vision_0022.tif
  • Thriving colonies of soft coral, Dendronepthya sp., and encrusting sponge adorn a sloping reef, surrounded by dark volcanic sand. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    2009feb10rsand22LM.tif
  • This exquisite hard coral garden is thriving at the base of a lava flow at Barren Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India
    20160303_andamans_0172.tif
  • Warm, clear waters meet white sand beaches at Malapascua Island, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120620_philippines_0133.tif
  • A crewmember descends after setting the forward topsail aboard s/y Siren. The disitinctive profile of Narcondam Island, seen in the distance, is unmistakenly volcanic. Narcondam Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    2009feb22siren39CP.tif
  • Over-under view of an idyllic beach at Teaupa island, Kotu group, Ha'apai, Tonga, Pacific Ocean
    20140920_tonga_0314screenres.jpg
  • A school of Bigeye Trevally, Caranx sexfasciatus, swarm above lush growths of Soft Coral, Dendronepthya sp., surrounded by the dark volcanic substrate that is typical of many sites at Barren Island. Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    Black Magic Reefscape 20x30
  • California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus, Sutil Island, Channel Islands, California, Pacific Ocean
    20180826_Vision_0029.tif
  • Rajan, an Asian Elephant, Elephas maximus, retired from the logging industry, cavorts in shallow water at Radhanagar Beach, a.k.a. Beach Number 7, Havelock Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India, Indian Ocean
    Rajan117 20 x 30.tif
  • A Sleek Unicornfish, Naso hexacanthus, swims past lush colonies of gorgonians, soft corals and encrusting sponges. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Indian Ocean
    20160305_andamans_0182.tif
  • California Sea Lions , Zalophus californianus, Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands, California, Pacific Ocean, USA
    20150819_conception_0065.tif
  • Female Half-banded Angelfish, Genicanthus semicinctus, Ball's Pyramid, Lord Howe Island, Australia, Tasman Sea, Pacific Ocean
    20171214_LordHowe_0028.tif
  • A cabezon or marbled sculpin,  Scorpaenichthys marmoratus, perches among anemones and soft corals as a garibaldi,  garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus, hovers in an adjoining crevice. Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands, California, Pacific Ocean
    20141231_conception-75-2.tif
  • This exquisite hard coral garden is thriving at the base of a lava flow at Barren Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India
    20160303_andamans_0159.tif
  • Rajan the Asian Elephant, Elephas maximus, retired from the logging industry, cavorts in shallow water at Radhanagar Beach, a.k.a. Beach Number 7, Havelock Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India, Indian Ocean
    22FEB07OR050GWBW.tif
  • In a perfect example of symbiosis, the shy Aurora Shrimpgoby, Amblyeleotris aurora, warns its partner, a Randall’s Shrimp, Alpheus randalli, of danger by wiggling its fins. With this signal, both animals dash into the safety of their shared burrow, which is constructed & maintained by the shrimp. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    20100225_Andamans_0061.tif
  • An Emperor Angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator, glides past thriving colonies of Soft Corals, Dendronepthya sp., and encrusting sponge, as a diver observes from above. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    2009feb10rsand220LM.tif
  • This striking nudibranch is commonly known as a Spanish Shawl, Flabellina iodinea.  Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands, California, Pacific Ocean
    20180830_Vision_0002.tif
  • A diver swims above vast undersea garden of encrusting sponge and soft corals, Dendronepthya sp. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea; Indian Ocean
    2009feb10rsand290LM.tif
  • Rarely seen elsewhere, the beautiful Ballina Angelfish, Chaetodontoplus ballinae, is relatively common at Ball's Pyramid, Lord Howe Island, Australia, Tasman Sea, Pacific Ocean
    20171214_LordHowe_0003.tif
  • Lagoon Beach, looking south towards Mounts Lidgbird and Gower. Lord Howe Island, Australia, Tasman Sea, Pacific Ocean
    20171209_LordHowe_0428.tif
  • Juvenile Horn Shark, Heterodontus francisci, Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, California, USA, Pacific Ocean
    20160713_california_0145.tif
  • Decorated Dartfish, Nemateleotris decora, Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    20160304_andamans_0218.tif
  • This exquisite hard coral garden is thriving at the base of a lava flow at Barren Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India
    20160303_andamans_0162.tif
  • Red Pelagic Crab or Tuna Crab, Pleuroncodes planipes, Anacapa Island, Channel Islands, California, USA, Pacific Ocean
    20151120_california_0040.tif
  • Similan Island Number 9, Ko Bangu, seen from Number 8, Ko Similan. Located some 40 miles off Thailand's west coast, the Similans are considered the Jewel of Thailand's Marine National Park system. Similan Islands, Thailand, Andaman Sea.
    tss16.tif
  • A yacht is moored at Similan Island Number 9, Ko Bangu, seen from Number 8, Ko Similan. Located some 40 miles off Thailand's west coast, the Similans are considered the Jewel of Thailand's Marine National Park system. Similan Islands, Thailand, Andaman Sea.
    tss15.tif
  • A Giant Manta, Manta birostris, feeds on plankton while cruising just below the surface. The long flaps on either side of its mouth, known as cepahlic lobes, help to funnel water into its mouth so the plankton can be strained out. Narcondam Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    2009feb20manta152CP.tif
  • Suspended in clear, blue water, a diver explores the entrance of a large cavern at Barren Island, India's only active volcano. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    2009feb10rsand183CP.tif
  • Divers exploring amidst dramatic topography of a submerged pinnacle at Narcondam Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India.
    07dec27rsdand09CP.tif
  • One of many buildings now overgrown by jungle, at the once-luxurious Ross Island settlement. Home to British officials and their families, the settlement was known as the Paris Of The East, until being abandoned in 1945. Ross Island, Andaman Islands, India
    10FEB07tsand127CP.tif
  • Colorful residents of near-vertical terrain at Farnsworth Bank: thriving colonies of Purple Hydrocoral, Stylaster californicus, red gorgonian,Leptogorgia chilensis, and yellow zoanthid anemones, Epizoanthus giveni.  Catalina Island, Channel Islands, California, USA, Pacific Ocean
    20210925_california_0005.tif
  • A diver hovers above thriving colonies of encrusting sponge and soft corals, Dendronepthya sp., at a site called Purple Haze. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    2009feb10rsand298LM.tif
  • A school of Blacksmith,  Chromis punctipinnis, gather near a Gorgonian coral that's surrounded by a profusion of feather stars and giant kelp. Shag Rock, Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands, California, Pacific Ocean
    20170712_california_0064.tif
  • Several young California sheephead, Semicossyphus pulcher, meander among gorgonian corals and giant kelp at Shag Rock, Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands, California, Pacific Ocean
    20170712_california_0031.tif
  • Inherently shy, this Aurora Shrimpgoby, Amblyeleotris aurora, warns its partner, a Randall?s Shrimp, Alpheus randalli, of danger by wiggling its fins. With this signal, both animals dash into the safety of their shared burrow, which is constructed & maintained by the shrimp. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    20100308_Andamans_0050.tif
  • Schooling Scalefin Anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis, swarm above thriving colonies of soft coral, Dendronepthya sp., and encrusting sponge.  Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    2009feb10rsand54CP.tif
  • A cruising sailboat rests at anchor, as seen from the virgin rainforest that still borders Radhanagar Beach, a.k.a. Beach Number 7, at Havelock Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India
    23FEB07tsand116CP.tif
  • One of many buildings now overgrown by jungle, at the once-luxurious Ross Island settlement. Home to British officials and their families, the settlement was known as the Paris Of The East, until being abandoned in 1945. Ross Island, Andaman Islands, IndiaPort Blair, Andaman Islands, India
    10FEB07tsand116CP.tif
  • Gaint Black Seabass, Stereolepis gigas, hovering among stalks of Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera. Casino Point Dive Park, Catalina Island, California, USA, Pacific Ocean
    20210925_california_0157.tif
  • A bright orange Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus, patrols amongst Gorgonian corals and Giant Kelp at Catalina Island, Channel Islands, California, USA, Pacific Ocean
    20200803__California__0090.tif
  • This beautiful nudibranch, Mexichromis porterae, stands out conspicously against its drab surroundings. Catalina Island, Channel Islands, California, Pacific Ocean
    20180829_Vision_0020.tif
  • Lagoon Beach, looking south towards Mounts Lidgbird and Gower. Lord Howe Island, Australia, Tasman Sea, Pacific Ocean
    20171209_LordHowe_0395.tif
  • Giant Sea Bass, Stereolepis gigas, Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands, California, USA
    20150818_conception_0137.tif
  • A massive school of Chevron Barracuda, Sphyraena qenie, mills about in open water near a deep drop-off.  Mary Island, Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean
    cuda8-BW-2.tif
  • A school of Bigeye Trevally, Caranx sexfasciatus, swarm above lush growths of Soft Coral, Dendronepthya sp., surrounded by the dark volcanic substrate that is typical of many sites at Barren Island. Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    2009feb18rsand67.tif
  • A Blue-fin Trevally, Caranx melampygus, patrols near a deep pinnacle that is adorned with barrel sponges and soft corals. Narcondam Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India
    2009feb19rsand71CP.tif
  • A Blue-fin Trevally, Caranx melampygus, patrols near a massive pinnacle on a deep slope at Narcondam Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India
    2009feb19rsand66CP.tif
  • A diver hovers above thriving colonies of encrusting sponge and soft corals, Dendronepthya sp., on a steeply sloping reef. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    2009feb10rsand260CP.tif
  • Spotted deer were introduced to the Andaman Islands by the British in the early 1900's. With no natural predators, the deer have thrived, and are now plentiful on most of the islands. Ross Island, Andaman Islands, India
    10FEB07TSANDdeer085CP.tif
  • This exqisite flatworm, Pseudoceros sp. 38, is an undescribed species, so far reported only from the Andaman Sea. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India
    15FEB07worm34CP.tif
  • This brilliant little fish, a Bluebanded Goby, Gobio bonito, is a commonly encountered inhabitant of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, including central California, Baja and the Gulf of California. Guadalupe Island, Mexico, Pacific Ocean
    goby42LM.tif
  • Gaint Black Seabass, Stereolepis gigas, hovering over sand bottom, Catalina Island, California, USA, Pacific Ocean
    20210925_california_0102.tif
  • A trio of Giant Black Seabass, Stereolepis gigas, hover among stalks of Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera.  Casino Point Underwater Park, Catalina Island, California, USA, Pacific Ocean
    20200813_california_0080.tif
  • Hopkin's Rose Nudibranch, Hopkinsia rosacea, Catalina Island, Channel Islands, California, Pacific Ocean
    20150817_conception-70.tif
  • Similan Island Number 9, Ko Bangu, seen from Number 8, Ko Similan. Located some 40 miles off Thailand's west coast, the Similans are considered the Jewel of Thailand's Marine National Park system. Similan Islands, Thailand, Andaman Sea.
    Similans 8 and 9 topside_screenres.jpg
  • Male Half-banded Angelfish, Genicanthus semicinctus, Ball's Pyramid, Lord Howe Island, Australia, Tasman Sea, Pacific Ocean
    20171214_LordHowe_0012.tif
  • This exposed and infrequently-dived site is Southeast Pinnacle, with Ball's Pyramid in the distance. Lord Howe Island, Pacific Ocean, Australia, Tasman Sea, Pacidic Ocean
    20171213_LordHowe_0111.tif
  • Ball's Pyramid, the world's tallest sea stack, with Lord Howe Island visible in the distance. Pacific Ocean, Australia, Tasman Sea, Pacidic Ocean
    20171213_LordHowe_0086.tif
  • Widestriped anemonefish, Amphiprion latezonatus, Lord Howe Island, Australia, Tasman Sea, Pacific Ocean
    20171212_LordHowe_0004.tif
  • Lagoon Beach, looking south towards Mounts Lidgbird and Gower. Lord Howe Island, Australia, Tasman Sea, Pacific Ocean
    20171209_LordHowe_0350.tif
  • A school of Bigeye Trevally, Caranx sexfasciatus, hover beyond colonies of soft and black corals, surrounded by dark volcanic substrate. Black Magic, Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    20120307_Andamans_0175.tif
  • A Regal Angelfish, Pygoplit diacanthus, meanders among colorful soft corals and gorgonians on a steep dropoff known as Purple Haze. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    Sunrise 20x30
  • A curious California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus, peers towards the photographer as its companions cavort in shallow water. Cathedral Cove, E. Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, California, USA, Pacific Ocean
    061102slion026CP.tif
  • A Textile Cone, Conus textile, prowls the volcanic sand bottom after dark, ready to harpoon unwary prey with its lethal barb. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India
    16FEB07OR061CP.tif
  • A diver films an immense school of jacks beyond a cluster of Gorgonian corals. Narcondam Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India
    18feb07or043CP.tif
  • A fisherman casts his net, hoping to catch a passing school of fish.  Havelock Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India
    23FEB07tsand041CP.tif
  • A dense school of Bluestreak Fusiliers, Pterocaesio tile, streams past a healthy hard coral reef, on the edge of a vertical wall. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea; India
    15feb07or170CP.tif
  • Thriving reefscape at Farnsworth Banks, showing signature mix of colorful marine life: Purple Hydrocoral, Stylaster californicus, Yellow Zoanthid Anemone, Epizoanthus giveni, Red Gorgonian Coral, Semicossyphus pulcher, and  California Sheephead, Leptogorgia chilensis. Catalina Island, , Pacific Ocean, USA,
    20210925_california_0086-2.tif
  • Scuba divers explore near-vertical terrain at Farnsworth Bank, amidst thriving colonies of Purple Hydrocoral, Stylaster californicus, red gorgonian, Leptogorgia chilensis, and yellow zoanthid anemones, Epizoanthus giveni. Catalina Island, Channel Islands, California, USA, Pacific Ocean
    20210925_california_0041.tif
  • This beautiful nudibranch, Mexichromis porterae, stands out conspicously against its drab surroundings. Catalina Island, Channel Islands, California, Pacific Ocean
    20180829_Vision_0020.tif
  • Rainford's Butterflyfish, Chaetodon rainfordi, Lord Howe Island, Australia, Tasman Sea, Pacific Ocean
    20171210_LordHowe_0010.tif
  • A lone Black Spot Goatfish, Parupeneus spilurus, swims among Dotted Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus picus. The Archway, Lord Howe Island, Pacific Ocean
    20171209_LordHowe_0097.tif
  • Over-under view of an idyllic beach at Teaupa island, Kotu group, Ha'apai, Tonga, Pacific Ocean
    20140920_tonga_0314.tif
  • A Great White Shark, Carcharcarodon carcharius, cruises in clear, blue water at Guadalupe Island, Mexico, in the Pacific Ocean.
    2009oct25gws08LM.tif
  • A Great White Shark, Carcharcarodon carcharius, makes a close approach. Guadalupe Island; Mexico; Pacific Ocean
    Encounter
  • Black-blotched Stingray, Taeniura meyeni, possibly pregnant, resting on volcanic substrate at Black Magic, Barren Island.  Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    20120309_Andamans_0059.tif
  • A school of Chevron Barracuda, Sphyraena genie, hovers in mid-water over a site called Black Magic, Barren Island, Andmaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    20120308_Andamans_0032.tif
  • The strikingly colored Trapeze Crab, Trapezia wardi, a.k.a. Trapezia rufopunctata, lives commensally among the branches of Pocillopora corals. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India
    16feb07crab078CP.tif
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