Close Encounters With Humpback Whales In French Polynesia 2025

Dan is a passionate underwater photographer based in northern Virginia. He did his first dive at age 14 and has been an avid photographer for more than 25 years. Dan started out as a skydiving photographer and videographer, and then took that passion underwater. Since then, he has spent as much time underwater as possible, often with one or both of his daughters. Dan loves sharing his photography knowledge with others and is experienced with both wide angle and macro photography. 

View more of Dan's work here: DanBishopPhotography.com 

Laura grew up in Chicago, and now lives in Brisbane, Australia. She met her Australian dive instructor husband in the Bahamas, where she learned to dive. Together they worked for Club Med Eleuthera, Hurgada, and Cancun before moving to Australia. Laura has an MBA and had an executive career in hospitality.

Laura's dive experience includes extensive dive travel in South Pacific (where she achieved dive master certification), and work as a Dive Master in South Africa, PNG and Australia. She has experience in both liveaboard and resort management.

Laura's Most Memorable Dives: PNG, Galapagos and The Yongola

Laura's bucket list destinations: Palau, Cocos Islands and Misool.

Paul Vukovich is an English born photographer currently living between Mexico and the US. 

He has an infectious enthusiasm for the oceans and his desire to share and develop in others a deep passion for marine conservation drives his underwater photography and videography. 

Paul is an experienced scuba and freediver, at ease diving beneath the waves to explore and capture striking imagery of its charismatic inhabitants. 

In doing this he provides a glimpse through his lens to help others experience the beauty and wonder of the underwater world, still alien to many. With captivating scenes and thought provoking captions, Paul’s images evoke an emotional connection, encouraging viewers to engage, connect and respond to his images - developing themselves a greater curiosity and a deeper appreciation of the ocean and it’s inhabitants. 

Paul is incurably curious with an infectious drive and positivity. He is always on the lookout for adventure and opportunity, building collaborations to further develop and share his skills and passions with those around him.

Romona Robbins Reynolds is an international, award-winning photographer who has been shooting above and below the water in over 40 countries for various clients including National Geographic, Lonely Planet, Travel Channel, and The Red Sea Project. Romona is a Canon™ shooter (Nauticam) and a certified PADI scuba instructor with a degree in biology and an intricate mastery of Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom. What sets Romona apart is her adaptability and efficiency in capturing imagery that tells a story. Whether it’s through her heart or her lens, Romona Robbins has never met a stranger, which might be why her photography often feels so familiar. 

Examples of her work can be found at www.romonarobbins.com.

Shane Reynolds is a world-renowned producer/videographer with underwater credits including “Caribbean Pirate Treasure” with the Cousteau’s (Travel Channel), “The Trip” with Josh Gates, and his own prime-time shows “Shane Untamed” (Nat Geo Wild) and “Not Your Average Travel Guide” (Travel Channel) to name a few. Shane is a master certified diver, a cinematographer, and a master Adobe Premiere Pro editor as well.

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Tim grew up in tiny Singapore, where driving for more than an hour meant you would need a passport. Traveling was always his passion, but Tim became addicted to dive travel soon after he got scuba certified in Malaysia. As his diving addiction grew, Tim eventually became a Staff Instructor with PADI and an Instructor Trainer with SDI. After getting his instructor certification, Tim spent time teaching scuba in Malaysia and Vietnam.

Tim serves as General Manager and COO at Bluewater Travel and is the company's most seasoned trip leader. With a portfolio of leading over 30 group trips, his extensive expertise encompasses a variety of popular dive destinations such as the Galapagos, Raja Ampat, French Polynesia, Fiji, the Red Sea, Palau, Maldives, among others. His travels have taken him across all seven continents and allowed him to dive in all five oceans—the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Antarctic.