Whips, Color & Fish in Papua New Guinea

Posted on: Oct 3, 2014

  Day three diving in Papua New Guinea started like many others – a great breakfast at Walindi Plantation Resort in Kimbe Bay. Yesterday we shot video for the upcoming Walindi episode, so today I was excited to

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Welcome to Diving Papua New Guinea

Posted on: Oct 1, 2014

  Welcome to Papua New Guinea. That’s what I felt the barracuda were telling Quinn and I as they enveloped us in a slow motion underwater tornado 30 feet high. When you’re down at 80ft diving a seamount

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Dive Site Spotlight: The Passage

Posted on: Sep 26, 2014

  Raja Ampat has many famous dive areas frequented by both resorts and liveaboards. One of the most intriguing in name and most unique of these sites is The Passage, which is situated close to Sorido Bay Resort

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Fishy Dives in Raja Ampat

Posted on: Sep 22, 2014

  Today was our 4th dive day in Raja Ampat and the fish kept coming. We are now diving with Papua Diving at Sorido Bay Resort on the island of Kri.   Our only dive request was reef

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Raja Ampat’s Fam Islands

Posted on: Sep 19, 2014

  Our second day in Raja Ampat brought us to the Fam Islands. That of course, after watching dawn envelop the bay where Papua Paradise is located from the hammock on our veranda (and cataloging video clips…).  

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Raja Ampat: Day 1 in Photos

Posted on: Sep 18, 2014

  The 4 Kings. Even the name, Raja Ampat, is intriguing and begs for exploration. Today, Quinn and I made our first two dives with Papua Paradise (Gangga Divers; our 3rd Lotus resort on the Best of Southeast

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Shooting Something Different

Posted on: Sep 15, 2014

  Yesterday I alluded to trying a new camera setup to create some variety in my images from Bunaken, and today I did just that.   For underwater macro, I use the Canon 100mm F2.8L macro lens on

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Wide-Angle in Bunaken

Posted on: Sep 14, 2014

  Our journey in diving Bunaken Marine Park continues with our stay at Siladen Resort. Quinn and I made two dives yesterday and two more today, visiting some fantastic sites: Tanjung Kopi at Manado Toa Island and Cha

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Video: Etiquette for Sea Turtle Photography

Posted on: Sep 13, 2014

  Throughout the Best of Southeast Asia, we’ve had many conversations with divers about underwater photo and video, and of course, the lengths some photographers will go to for a shot. Don’t get me wrong – I’ll put

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Photos: Bangka Island Lives up to the Hype

Posted on: Sep 11, 2014

  Today we made our third and fourth dives at Bangka Island, diving with Gangga Divers while staying at Gangga Island Resort & Spa. And we’re very impressed. This is the end of the lower-visibility season and I

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