Bird's Head Seascape photography Archives - Page 10 of 16

Dark Clouds by Alex Lindbloom As we gently drifted around the picturesque Raja seascape, where gorgonian sea fans and lush soft coral cover every inch of the terrain, the water suddenly went dark...

Edi Frommenwiler (BHS Pioneer): A History Lesson by Maurine Shimlock

30 May 2016

Edi Frommenwiler (BHS Pioneer): A History Lesson by Maurine Shimlock Edi Frommenwiler might have logged just a mere 85 dives in 1992 when he built the Pindito, Indonesia’s first international...

Bird's Head Seascape, Coral Triangle, discovery, diving, environment, Indonesia, photography, raja ampat, West Papua

Raja Ampat: A First-Timer’s Wide-Eyed View By Jennifer & Joel Penner

11 Apr 2016

Raja Ampat: A First-Timer’s Wide-Eyed View By Jennifer & Joel Penner About 10 years ago, we caught the diving and underwater photography bug and were immediately hooked. We’ve frequented the...

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, diving, education, environment, Indonesia, news, photography, raja ampat, West Papua

Kopalda Cup 2016 – Call for Entries

04 Apr 2016

Kopalda Cup 2016- Raja Ampat Underwater Photo Competition The second annual Raja Ampat UW Photo Contest, also known as the Kapolda Cup, begins accepting entries on April 1. These are the winning...

The Whale Listener of Raja Ampat by Susan Hutchings

04 Apr 2016

The whale listener of Raja Ampat by Susan Hutchings ‘Curiosity brought me to Raja Ampat. I heard that orcas had been seen in the region and, as I had been studying these enigmatic animals for...

BIRD’S HEAD NATURAL HISTORY NOTES #3: Sinister Hitchhikers by Dr. Richard Smith

28 Mar 2016

BIRD’S HEAD NATURAL HISTORY NOTES #3: Sinister Hitchhikers By Dr Richard Smith This is the part #3 of Dr. Smith’s Natural History Notes: A BHS exclusive! Parasites permeate every...

Misool Eco Resort’s March Newsletter

28 Mar 2016

Misool Eco Resort’s March Newsletter Misool Eco Resort’s March Newsletter includes some incredible and exciting conservation stories like: Patrolling Misool’s “No...

Cendrawasih’s whale sharks….not such homebodies after all…..by MV Erdmann; photos by Shawn Heinrichs

20 Mar 2016

Cendrawasih’s whale sharks….not such homebodies after all….. Text by MV Erdmann; Photos by Shawn Heinrichs For the past five years, Cendrawasih Bay’s friendly whale shark...

Calling Citizen Scientists

20 Mar 2016

Calling All Citizen Scientists by The Administrator with Mark Erdmann What is a Citizen Scientist? A Citizen Scientist is an individual who voluntarily contributes time, effort, and resources...

Bird's Head Seascape, Coral Triangle, discovery, diving, environment, Indonesia, new dive site, news, photography, raja ampat, underwater photography, West Papua

Deep Purple: A New Dive Site by Kerri Bingham

14 Mar 2016

Deep Purple: A new dive site S 02 9.025 E 130 33.723 by Kerri Bingham (“Deep Purple” image and dive site name, thanks to: Reidar Opem) On our recent Got Muck trip to Raja Ampat we...