Spinner Dolphins B&W

 A pod of spinner dolphins off the west coast of Oahu silently cruise by. I saw them approaching from far off as I was snorkeling a site called electric beach. I took a big breath, dove down 30' to the sandy bottom, held my camera up, and waited.
  About ten seconds later they appeared out of the blue and slowly swam only a few feet away from me. The closest one turned and looked at me as it passed.

Turtle and Sunburst, Oahu

 A Hawaiian green sea turtle glides above me in the shallows near the Halona Blowhole. Hundreds of tourists stop above the blowhole everyday to watch from the cliffs, but very few people venture into the water here. It can be a bit risky going diving here but the rewards can be worth it.

Desirable Nudibranch

A desirable nudibranch clings to a dangling piece of algae, holding on in the surgey waters off western Oahu. I have never seen this nudibranch on Maui but encounter if quite often at Electric Beach dive site on Oahu. It is easy to see why it garnered the name "desirable".

Juvenile Emperor Angelfish

Juvenile Emperor Angelfish

The juvenile emperor angelfish is one of my favorite fish to photograph. When they are babies this angelfish has some of the most striking colors and marking. The psychedelic patterns may help through off and confuse predators, but they attract me right in. This little guy was using the massive wreck of the U.S. Liberty in Bali as him playground.

Hungry Bull Shark in Fiji

 Almost every day near Beqa Island in Fiji a few highly trained divers take to shark infested waters with chum and tuna heads in order to perform the world famous shark feeding dive. Scuba divers descend 85ft and stand behind a rope to witness the spectacle. Up to eight different species of sharks are possible to appear: white tip, black tip, grey, tawny nurse, silvertip, bull, sickle fin lemons, and tiger sharks.

  This picture is of a big female bull shark opening wide to chomp a large tuna head. It all happened very fast and before I knew it the tuna head was gone. Moments later the shark was out of sight as well. A tornado of other fish block your view until a shark swims right through the middle. It is a wild experience for the divers because you never know where the next shark is going to come from.