Nautilus at Risk
Some of the most ancient marine creatures are the deep-sea dwelling chambered nautilus. They are cephalopods related to octopus and squids and live in depths up to 300 metres. Since the demand for these beautiful shells is rising, fisheries in South East Asia and the Pacific Rim specialize in mass scale hunting of nautilus. In Queensland / Australia, scientists research the life and biology of these deep-sea creatures.

Komodo dragons are the world's largest and heaviest lizards. They can grow to a length from of 2.5 to over 3 metres, and can weigh from 70 to 90 kg.  The dragon's keen sense of smell, if aided by favourable winds, enables it to seek out decaying flesh of dead animals up to 8.5 kilometres away.  Despite its size, the Komodo is fast moving and agile and can climb trees like all monitor lizards. 

Mangrove Forests are made up of trees and shrubs that have adapted to the salt-water environment in the tropics and subtropics.  The thick network of mangrove roots can slow down erosion by filtering soil and other materials drained from the land.  These roots also trap minerals and other nutrients making it an abundant feeding and breeding ground for a huge variety of animals both terrestrial and marine.

The Full Moon illuminates a scene like no other light can.  It is romantic, soft, even and mysterious.  Using long time exposure, the movement of water and stars can be captured and frozen.  It gives a sense that we are in constant motion.

Portfolio - The Top 30 images
It's impossible to choose "the 30 best" pictures out of thousands, but here is a try. Just make your own choice while browsing this website.

Sea Turtles are large, air-breathing reptiles that inhabit tropical and subtropical seas throughout the world. Their streamlined bodies and large flippers make them remarkably adapted to life at sea. However, sea turtles maintain close ties to land. Sea turtles have an extraordinary sense of time and location. They are highly sensitive to the Earth's magnetic field and use it to navigate. The fact that most species return to nest at the locations where they were born seems to indicate an imprint of that location's magnetic features.

Sex in the Reef
In late November and December, amazing aggregations of reef animals come together in the Great Barrier Reef for mating. If you're into sex on the reef then this is the time! The unique event of coral spawning happens 3 days after the full moon in November. This is also the time when hundreds of large triggerfish amass to build nests, mate and lay and protect their eggs.

The need to feed the world’s ever-increasing human population has led to massive scale as well as destructive fishing practices in unsustainable proportions destroying large portions of our oceans and the life within them. Our once finely tuned world is fraying.  Changes in the atmosphere affect global weather patterns and global warming is an issue the world can no longer ignore as it affects all. 

Ocean in Motion
There is constant movement amongst the busy marine creatures living in the ocean.  This dynamic and fluid flow is captured in long time exposure while freezing the subject in place with underwater strobes.