Underwater and Photography Trips to see and Photograph Wildlife
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March 2024 was an incredible season in the water with Sperm Whales at Dominica. We had in water encounters 9 out of 10 days with one day bringing us 4 different whale species. Weather and water conditions were glorious and numerous individual whales were photographed. Dominica was, as always, a wonderful island host with many beautiful places to experience on land as well as on the water.
I take a look back at 2023 and all the underwater trips I hosted this past year. Each was a pleasure and was blessed with good weather and encounters. Some exceeded all expectations and prior experience. Some I will not revisit for a while to make room for new experiences.
Opportunities to photograph crocodiles in the water are scarce. The remote preserve of Chinchorro Atoll Mexico offers a rare chance to snorkel with American Crocodiles
Another busy year of travel is coming to a close. Things feel back to normal but my take away from the pandemic was to take advantage of last minute, small, and local underwater opportunities. This year presented old favorites and new locations that may become annual favorites.
2022 was another wonderful experience at Magdalena Bay Baja Mexico and La Paz and Cabo Pulmo scuba diving. This is my best trip with unexpected wildlife encounters with whales, seals, dolphin, marlin hunting sardines and giant schools of fish
Use a white balance adjustment to correct an image taken underwater without a flash. Use HSL adjustment to make the image even better.
If you are planning to get away this summer, there is no better place than Isla Mujeres, Mexico in the Cancun area to combine unique and exciting whale shark encounters with a fun and vibrant beach vacation. The annual aggregation of hundreds of whale sharks to the waters off Isla Mujeres is the best place in the world to snorkel with full sized gentle giants granting encounters with multiple whale sharks and giant manta rays. My 4 day intensive ecotour is the perfect chance to practice your underwater photography
2021 was a year to make up for postponed trips from 2020 but also to find new destinations and offer last minute trips to places open for travel. I was happy to return to favorite places like South Africa and Mexico while adding special experiences like the Sardine Run and Polar Bears. Enjoy reading stories and images from this incredible year.
My 2022 Baja, Mexico trip had a great group of guests, good weather, and good fun. We had many static bait balls with striped marlin and sea lions. Our dives at La Paz and Cabo Pulmo showed us some of the best diving in Baja. We had the bonus of seeing humpbacked whales in Mag Bay.
2020 did not progress as planned but still had highlights from photography tours full wonderful wildlife encounters shared with my guests. The pandemic effected trips to countries further afield, but my guests and myself found easy and safe travel to…