Just imagine for a moment the arctic waters of Skjervoy, Norway, with orcas and humpback whales amid massive schools of herring all migrated here for winter. Now imagine jumping into that freezing water and swimming with them! It’s an incredulous path that has led me here to swim with and photograph these beautiful creatures. I […]
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It’s funny how I react to the rain when dressed top to toe in a neoprene wet suit. An umbrella makes it seem like there is no rain at all. A raincoat creates a cozy cocoon around dry clothes within. To not leave the house at all is either being slave to the weather and […]
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Here amid the myriad of small cave structures of Noarlunga Reef sleeps another of ‘Porties’ local resident species, a Port Jackson shark, Heterodontus portusjacksoni. While doing some camera tests on the weekend I found myself peering into all the dark places I could find attempting to capture images without strobe lighting. Caves, nooks and ledges […]
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One of the most exciting fish species commonly found on Noarlunga Reef are silver drummer, Kyphosus sydneyanus. They are big, fast, often swim in large schools and are lots of fun to be in the water with. During low tide when the inner reef is protected you might find a handful of them swimming among […]
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South Australian divers familiar with Rapid Bay Jetty will often talk about diving the ‘T’ Section. This section of the old Rapid Bay Jetty has always been the jewel of marine life below the old jetty structure. Here the steel pylons grouped very close together provide cover for schools of reef fish while the complex […]
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