Misool, Raja Ampat: The Standard by Which All Diving Is Measured

Travel Guide · Southern Raja Ampat, Indonesia Misool, Raja Ampat Misool is my favourite place to dive anywhere in the world. There is nowhere better. The reef health, protection, staff, resort design, and overall diving experience come together in a way I have not experienced anywhere else. Destination Evaluation ◎ Misool overall score A field […]

Choosing the Right Lens for the Dive

Lens choice is a strategic decision. Match the dive plan, subject distance, water clarity, and your tolerance for complexity before you leave the dock.

Strobe Positioning for Cleaner Light

Better strobe placement usually matters more than bigger strobes. This piece breaks down angle, spread, separation, and when to choose side light, back light, or fill…

Underwater Composition That Holds Attention

Strong composition underwater is less about formula and more about presence, distance, and control. Start by deciding what the frame is truly about. Then remove anything…

Scuba Diving Maldives – Central Atolls

Travel Guide · Maldives Maldives Central Atolls Liveaboard A classic Maldives liveaboard route through North Malé, Rasdhoo, Ari, Vaavu, and South Malé, with overwhelming pelagic action, manta encounters, shark dives, wrecks, thilas, and channels that reward wide-angle photographers at almost every turn. Destination Evaluation ◎ Maldives Central Atolls overall score A field assessment based on […]

British Columbia & God’s Pocket Resort

Travel Guide · Port Hardy, North Vancouver Island, British Columbia God’s Pocket Resort, British Columbia God’s Pocket is one of the great cold-water diving destinations anywhere. Remote, current-fed, and wildly alive, it offers the kind of density, colour, atmosphere, and photographic reward that keeps serious divers coming back year after year. Destination Evaluation ◎ God’s […]

Raja Ampat Scuba Diving Indonesia

Travel Guide · West Papua, Indonesia Northern Raja Ampat, Indonesia Northern Raja Ampat is one of the finest places on earth for reef diving and underwater photography, with extraordinary biodiversity, world-class wide-angle diving, and a density of marine life that still feels difficult to fully comprehend until you are in the water. Destination Evaluation ◎ […]

Bunaken National Marine Park

Travel Guide · North Sulawesi, Indonesia Bunaken National Marine Park Bunaken was one of Indonesia’s earliest marine parks and remains one of the country’s classic wall-diving destinations, known for warm clear water, rich biodiversity, turtles, and long coral-covered drop-offs. Destination Evaluation ◎ Bunaken overall score A field assessment based on photographic opportunity, reef structure, biodiversity, […]

Bangka Island Scuba Diving

Travel Guide · North Sulawesi, Indonesia Bangka Archipelago, North Sulawesi Bangka is a remote diver’s paradise with white sand beaches, healthy reefs, rewarding macro life, and one of my favourite wide-angle dive sites in North Sulawesi: Sahaung. Destination Evaluation ◎ Bangka overall score A field assessment based on photographic opportunity, reef structure, biodiversity, marine abundance, […]

Scuba Diving in Wakatobi Indonesia

Travel Guide · Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia Wakatobi, Indonesia Wakatobi diving is known for exceptionally healthy reefs, clear water, beautiful coral structure, and the kind of easy-access underwater photography that keeps divers returning year after year. Destination Evaluation ◎ Wakatobi overall score A field assessment based on photographic opportunity, reef condition, biodiversity, marine abundance, and the […]