Lionfish in the Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi
The Lembeh Strait is renowned for the micro marine life that resides there. However, not all critters are microscopic, in fact, some are quite large, flamboyant and even dangerously beautiful. An Introduction to Lionfish Lionfish are a close relative to scorpionfish (both belonging to the Scorpaenidae family). This similarity is visually most...
Introducing Muck Diving and the Lembeh Strait
What is “muck diving”? The term muck relates to the fine, black volcanic sediment which can be found at many of the dive sites in the Lembeh Strait. This black sediment, combined with Lembeh's nutrient rich waters means that it is home to some of the rarest and most unusual marine...
Snoot Photography Made Easy: Backscatter MF-01 & OS-01
If you follow underwater photography in diving magazines or online it’s more than likely that you have seen the product of snooting in the form of stunning macro-shots with black backgrounds and perfectly spotlit critters. If you’ve been wondering how photographers are capturing these images or what ‘snooting is’, here...