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The Sharks of the Marovo Lagoon
The Sharks of the Marovo Lagoon The sharks of the Marovo Lagoon hold a special place in the local culture of this part of New Georgia, in the Solomon Islands. Reef sharks, rather than being feared, are...
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The Solomon Islands
X-Ray magazine Solomon Islands article Like a series of random punctuation marks, the many islands of the Solomons archipelago lay scattered along the southern section of the infamous Pacific Ring of...
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The Rich Currents of Raja Ampat
Nuigini Blue Raja Ampat article High on the “bucket list” of most divers and underwater photographers is Raja Ampat. Located in the remote far east of the vast Indonesian archipelago, it is the rich...
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The Coral Crucible
Kimbe Bay, The Coral Crucible – X-Ray Article There is a line of thought in the scientific community that this is where it all began and the first corals originated… a large sheltered bay, roughly one...
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The Florida Manatee
Kings Bay, at the head of the Crystal River in Citrus County, is probably the best place in the world to see and photograph the very special Florida Manatee. Anima Mundi magazine – Crystal River...
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Kavieng’s WWII Wrecks
Although it played second fiddle to their huge naval base in nearby Rabaul, Kavieng in New Ireland was in fact a very strategic location for the invading Japanese forces in World War II as they fought...
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Atauro Island in Timor Leste
The island of Atauro seemed to smirk at me the first time I saw it – sat majestically as it is in the Ombai Strait, some 30 kms north of Dili and right in the path of the Indonesian Throughflow as it...
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The Australian Grey Nurse Shark
Few animals have ever suffered so badly from mistaken identity and being in the wrong place at the wrong time as the Australian Grey Nurse Shark. Australian Grey Nurse Shark The early 1960’s were a...
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The Tongan Humpback Whales
Swimming with and photographing the Tongan humpback whales had been on my personal “bucket list” for quite some time and then last year I finally got to spend 3 weeks in the island nation doing just...
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The Tiger Sharks of the Bahamas
Diving with the Tiger Sharks of the Bahamas is one of those in-water experiences that gives you pause for thought regarding your own personal welfare. Tigers are big sharks – fourth biggest in overall...
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The Manta Rays of Milne Bay
At the southern end of the China Strait is a small island called Gonu Bara Bara which is the best place in the whole province to see the manta rays of Milne Bay. From a distance there is little to...
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The Giant Australian Cuttlefish
The quite unique Giant Australian Cuttlefish, Sepia apama, is the largest cuttlefish in the world and can reach half a metre in total length and weigh in at up to 11kg. A large bull male poses...
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Resort Based Diving in Raja Ampat
Resort based diving in Raja Ampat – is it a real option or is a liveaboard the way to go? R4 is the hottest diving location in Indonesia and one of the top spots globally, deservedly so because there...
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Nikon D500 Underwater First Impressions
The Nikon D500 underwater – quite why Nikon never released a D400 follow-up to the highly successful D300 “prosumer” DSLR will probably never be known for sure, but the internet forums have lots of...
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The Complete Papua New Guinea Scuba Diving Guide
Use Indopacificimages’ Complete Papua New Guinea Scuba Diving Guide to help you plan your trip to this quite special country with so much to see both above and below the water! Christine’s Reef in...
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The Complete Papua New Guinea Survival Guide
Use Indopacificimages’ Complete Papua New Guinea Survival Guide to make sense of this wild and adventurous country that has so much to offer both divers and travellers who want to go somewhere...
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Hotels and where to stay in Port Moresby
The choices for hotels and where to stay in Port Moresby used to be a tough question as the options were quite limited and very expensive. But there has been a significant improvement in accommodation...
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Transiting through Port Moresby
Transiting through Port Moresby is something that you have to do when travelling on to the main diving locations in Papua New Guinea. PNG’s capital suffers from such a bad reputation that most...
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What to do in Port Moresby?
What to do in Port Moresby – if you are in transit to your final destination and staying over in the nation’s capital there are actually quite a few good things to do there. Parliament Haus (National...
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Where to Scuba Dive in Papua New Guinea
Where to scuba dive in Papua New Guinea – there is some amazing scuba diving in PNG, but the country is large, diverse and spread out over such a big area that it would take several trips to experience...
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