South-west of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean lie a group of 26 atolls supporting over 1000 islands – a nation known as the Maldives. Kuredu Island is found on Lhaviyani atoll a short seaplane journey from the capitol, Male. Kuredu is not only appealing as a remote getaway location with only a single resort, […]

It took me just two short flights from Cairns and an hour-long road trip to arrive in Kimbe bay, West New Britain province, Papua New Guinea. Sitting between two local villages, surrounded by tropical rainforest and nestled right on the shore of Kimbe bay – Walindi resort was an amazing location for my two-week visit […]

Every Austral winter the only known recurrent aggregation of Dwarf Minke Whales takes place on the northern Great Barrier Reef. The inquisitive nature of these whales has allowed a swim with whales (SWW) industry to develop in this region, with regulations in place to control the number of vessels, and mandatory guidelines for conducting the […]

On returning to Sydney I attended Jon Shaw’s underwater cinematography theory course. Jon is a marine biologist and award winning cinematographer who’s work can be found under Ginclearfilm. His wealth of knowledge and experience provided a great introduction into the world of underwater video, managing to bring clarity to the overwhelming number of factors associated with […]

After two amazing trips with Rodney Fox Shark expeditions, I was reluctant to leave Port Lincoln and can’t wait to return in the future. Both trips departed at 4.30am to make the 5 hour journey to the Neptune Islands off South Australia, and within 5 minutes of arriving, shark spotting and cage diving had begun. Providing an […]