Ocean Photographer of the Year | 1st Place Fine Art - Ocean Fine Art Photographer of the Year | 2023

Ocean Photographer of the Year | 1st Place Fine Art - Ocean Fine Art Photographer of the Year | 2023

 Underwater Photographer of the Year | 2024 | Black & White | Highly Commended

Underwater Photographer of the Year | 2024 | Black & White | Highly Commended

 Close Up Photographer of the Year | 2020 | Animals | Finalist

Close Up Photographer of the Year | 2020 | Animals | Finalist

 Underwater Photographer of the Year | 2017 | Up & Coming | Highly Commended

Underwater Photographer of the Year | 2017 | Up & Coming | Highly Commended

 A pair of lemon gobies have made this shell their home. Bali, Indonesia.

A pair of lemon gobies have made this shell their home. Bali, Indonesia.

 A tiny juvenile anemonefish swimming in the safe tentacles of its anemone-home. Cebu, Philippines.

A tiny juvenile anemonefish swimming in the safe tentacles of its anemone-home. Cebu, Philippines.

 Do you see me? An anemonefish in bubble coral. Cebu, Philippines.

Do you see me? An anemonefish in bubble coral. Cebu, Philippines.

 Admiring the beautifully intricate patterns of a puffer (Arothron mappa). Malapascua, Philippines.

Admiring the beautifully intricate patterns of a puffer (Arothron mappa). Malapascua, Philippines.

 A larval lionfish, beautifully translucent and intricate, taken during a blackwater dive. Moalboal, the Philippines.

A larval lionfish, beautifully translucent and intricate, taken during a blackwater dive. Moalboal, the Philippines.

Puffing Pink
Puffing Pink

A juvenile pufferfish hiding inside a pink barrel sponge. Saint Lucia, the Caribbean.

Stare-off
Stare-off

When a magnificent Bartlett's anthia (Pseudanthias bartlettorum) in Mactan, Philippines, gives me the eye.

Scorpionfish
Scorpionfish

A larval scorpionfish taken during a blackwater dive in Moalboal, Philippines.

Blank Canvas
Blank Canvas

A pregnant hairy shrimp perched on seagrass. Dauin, Philippines.

 A red banner blenny (Emblemariopsis ramirezi) in Saint Lucia.

A red banner blenny (Emblemariopsis ramirezi) in Saint Lucia.

 Idiomysis like to live in small groups, they each measure mere millimetres in length. Moalboal, Philippines.

Idiomysis like to live in small groups, they each measure mere millimetres in length. Moalboal, Philippines.

 An egg cowrie shell taken in Cebu, the Philippines.

An egg cowrie shell taken in Cebu, the Philippines.

 A santa clause pygmy seahorse in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A santa clause pygmy seahorse in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

Goby on Tunicate with Eggs
Goby on Tunicate with Eggs

A common ghostgoby (Pleurosicya mossambica) in Bali, Indonesia.

 A soft coral crab (Hoplophrys oatesil) blending in the coral. Cebu, Philippines.

A soft coral crab (Hoplophrys oatesil) blending in the coral. Cebu, Philippines.

Lizardfish
Lizardfish

Lizardfish are carnivorous and feed on fish. They can be seen holding the catch with their many sharp teeth.

A World
A World

Several juvenile fishes have made this jellyfish their sphere — a small safe haven adrift in an unpredictable and vast ocean. Anilao, Philippines.

Blackwater Flora
Blackwater Flora

A tube anemone larva (Larval Cerianthid) in Anilao, Philippines.

Arrowcrab in the Pink
Arrowcrab in the Pink

A yellow line arrowcrab (Stenorhynchus seticomis) in a pink barrel sponge found near the Lesleen M wreck in Saint Lucia, the Caribbean.

Yawning in Sunset Hues
Yawning in Sunset Hues

A golden goby (Lubricogobius exiguus) roars from the doorstep of its home, a discarded beer bottle on a dive site in Anilao.

 A mouth-brooding tiger cardinalfish with a mouthful of eggs. Anilao, Philippines.

A mouth-brooding tiger cardinalfish with a mouthful of eggs. Anilao, Philippines.

 Clingfish inside a feather star, Indonesia.

Clingfish inside a feather star, Indonesia.

Amphipod in Tunicate
Amphipod in Tunicate

An amphipod finds shelter in a tunicate. Moalboal, Philippines.

 A santa claus pygmy seahorse taken in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A santa claus pygmy seahorse taken in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

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 A juvenile yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicus) swimming. Malapascua, Cebu, Philippines.

A juvenile yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicus) swimming. Malapascua, Cebu, Philippines.

 Face to face with an anthia. Cebu, Philippines.

Face to face with an anthia. Cebu, Philippines.

Stargazing Donut
Stargazing Donut

A pregnant Doto Nudibranch caught stargazing in the waters of Bali, Indonesia.

 A barred blenny (Cirripectes polyzona) peeking out. Cebu, Philippines.

A barred blenny (Cirripectes polyzona) peeking out. Cebu, Philippines.

 A gaudy clown crab sleeping during the day in a finger sponge. The polyps of the finger sponge is what it will feed on comes night. Saint Lucia, the Caribbean.

A gaudy clown crab sleeping during the day in a finger sponge. The polyps of the finger sponge is what it will feed on comes night. Saint Lucia, the Caribbean.

Tag, You're It
Tag, You're It

Chasing around the ever so hyper juvenile leopard wrasse (Macropharyngodon meleagris) in Anilao, Philippines.

Under My Umbrella
Under My Umbrella

A harlequin swimming crab (Lissocarcinus laevis) sheltering in a tube-dwelling anemone it calls home. Dauin, Philippines.

Translucently Beautiful
Translucently Beautiful

A breathtaking moment: when the pink-eyed goby I have been stalking finally yawns. Anilao, Philippines.

A-nemo-ne
A-nemo-ne

A juvenile anemone fish taken in Male Atoll, the Maldives.

 A flamboyant cuttlefish in peak of hunting action. Dumaguete, Philippines.

A flamboyant cuttlefish in peak of hunting action. Dumaguete, Philippines.

 A Ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita) taken in Male Atoll, the Maldives.

A Ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita) taken in Male Atoll, the Maldives.

 A white tip reef shark resting during the day. South Atoll, Maldives.

A white tip reef shark resting during the day. South Atoll, Maldives.

Pelagic Nudi
Pelagic Nudi

Cephalopyge trematoides shot in Anilao, Philippines. This pelagic nudibranch is the only known species in its genus.

 A dusky jawfish with a mouthful of the next generation. Saint Lucia, the Caribbean.

A dusky jawfish with a mouthful of the next generation. Saint Lucia, the Caribbean.

San Miguel Swirl
San Miguel Swirl

A golden goby (Lubricogobius exiguus) in the depths of a San Miguel bottle it calls home. Anilao, Philippines.

Carnival
Carnival

Chamberlain’s nembrotha (Nembrotha chamberlaini) in Anilao, Philippines.

 A false Mombasa lionfish (Pterois paucispinula) swimming. Philippines.

A false Mombasa lionfish (Pterois paucispinula) swimming. Philippines.

 A clingfish in feather star. Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A clingfish in feather star. Raja Ampat, Indonesia.