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Bonaire’s Salt Pier

November 1, 2024 Walt Stearns Atlantic & Caribbean, Latest, Wanderlust, World Dives
Meet the Coconut Octopus, the Cephalopod World’s Genuine Nut Job

October 25, 2024 Walt Stearns Diving, Marine Life
Blackwater Photography

September 30, 2024 Walt Stearns Diving, Imaging Techniques, Photography
Jupiter’s Underwater World of Giants

September 27, 2024 Walt Stearns Florida's East Coast, Latest, Local Diving
Palm Beach Blackwater

August 25, 2024 Walt Stearns Florida's East Coast, Latest, Local Diving
Using Rear Curtain Sync

August 2, 2024 Walt Stearns Diving, Imaging Techniques, Latest, Photography
Wakatobi Dive Resort

July 12, 2024 Walt Stearns Geographic Regions, Indo-Pacific, Latest, Resorts & Liveaboards, Wanderlust, World Dives
Diving with the Sperm Whales of Dominica

July 2, 2024 Walt Stearns Diving, Latest, Marine Life

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Bonaire's Salt Pier

Bonaire’s Salt Pier

November 1, 2024 Walt Stearns

Back when Bonaire became the high point of diving destinations in the Caribbean, there were[…]

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Coconut octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus)

Meet the Coconut Octopus, the Cephalopod World’s Genuine Nut Job

October 25, 2024

Sharpear enope squid (Ancistrocheirus lesueurii) is a deep-water species found in the mesopelagic depths (200–1000 m down) throughout the oceans tropical and subtropical regions. The only species in the genus Ancistrocheirus and family Ancistrocheiridae, enopes grow to a moderate size with a mantle length of 25 cm.

Blackwater Photography

September 30, 2024

Goliath groupers (Epinephelus itajara)

Jupiter’s Underwater World of Giants

September 27, 2024

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Coconut octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus)

Meet the Coconut Octopus, the Cephalopod World’s Genuine Nut Job

October 25, 2024

Sharpear enope squid (Ancistrocheirus lesueurii) is a deep-water species found in the mesopelagic depths (200–1000 m down) throughout the oceans tropical and subtropical regions. The only species in the genus Ancistrocheirus and family Ancistrocheiridae, enopes grow to a moderate size with a mantle length of 25 cm.

Blackwater Photography

September 30, 2024

When implemented properly, the technique of using a camera’s slow shutter speed paired with its Rear Curtain Sync mode can create a glorious ruse, creating the illusion that we are seeing a state of motion in a still image.

Using Rear Curtain Sync

A shot of this sperm whale’s eye (the whale measured roughly 35 feet in length, with the eye itself not much larger than golf ball) required the placement of my camera to be somewhere between 10 and 12 inches away.

Diving with the Sperm Whales of Dominica

- Diver with Green Moray – When you come across a great moment like this scenario of a diver coming up on very large green moray, clear communication is imperative. Get your signals crossed and it could result in a complete disconnect between your buddy and the subject, leaving your buddy looking like a deer in the headlights.

How to Shoot Your Dive Buddy

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Bonaire's Salt Pier

Bonaire’s Salt Pier

November 1, 2024

Goliath groupers (Epinephelus itajara)

Jupiter’s Underwater World of Giants

September 27, 2024

A nighttime encounter with a shoal of pelagic squid six miles offshore of Florida’s Palm Beach coast.

Palm Beach Blackwater

August 25, 2024

Wakatobi Dive Resort off the tip of Southeastern Sulawesi, Indonesia in the Banda Sea.

Wakatobi Dive Resort

The dive yacht Arenui follows the look of a Pinisi-rigged sailing ship once commonly used for most types of wooden ships that transported goods throughout Indonesia.

The Allure of Alor and Arenui

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