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A New Name on the List by Alex Lindbloom with commentary by Tierney Thys

A New Name on the List by Alex Lindbloom The list of marine species documented for the Bird’s Head Seascape, which includes coral, reef fish, as well as sharks & rays, is the largest in...
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Damien Mauric wins Gold in the 2017 DEEP Indonesia Photo Competition plus much more…

The winners of the 2017 DEEP Indonesia Photo Contest were recently announced and Damien Mauric‘s image from Raja Ampat took GOLD in the Reefscape category.  Damien kindly shares with us...
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Searching for Jamal’s Dottyback by Anna DeLoach

Searching for Jamal’s Dottyback by Anna DeLoach Triton Bay, Indonesia ~ April 2016. “We should look for Jamal’s Dottyback.” All eyes turn to Richard Smith as he continues, “The one that...
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Omura’s Whale by Alex Lindbloom

Omura’s Whale by Alex Lindbloom You never know what you’re going to see in Raja Ampat, either on the surface or below. I’m entering my fourth year year now and still astounded...
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“A Gathering of Whale Sharks” Images by Diana Paboojian

“A Gathering of Whale Sharks” Images by Diana Paboojian Diana Paboojian and her husband Shannon are frequent visitors to the BHS. Check out the amazing whale shark images Diana kindly...
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Spindrift Images (3 Films) by Nick & Cheryl Dean

Spindrift Images (3 Films) by Nick & Cheryl Dean Have you ever heard of Alfred Russel Wallace?  If not, you are about to…assuming you read (and view) on!  Wallace was a 19th century...
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“Juvenile Fish” by Colin Marshall

“Juvenile Fish” by Colin Marshall Article originally appeared in Underwater Photography Magazine Issue # 77 (March/April 2014).  Reprinted here with their kind permission. Colin...
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“Raja Ampat- June/July 2016” A Video by Tim Rock and Dave Hendricks

“Raja Ampat- June/July 2016” A Video by Tim Rock and Dave Hendricks The video of a great scuba diving and adventure trip to Indonesia’s premier destination, Raja Ampat, with...
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Why Raja Astonishes by Pier Mane

In November 2015, I sailed to Raja Ampat for the first time aboard the Dewi Nusantara.  I remember on the first dive, the check out dive, being so amazed because I had never seen so much life, so...
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BUM to the Rescue – New Camera Technology from Nature Communications

BUM (Benthic Underwater Microscope) to the Rescue from a Nature Communications article “Underwater microscopy for in situ studies of benthic ecosystems” The BUM is an imaging system...
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