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I am quite excited about this video I shot of a Spiny Devilfish, filmed in Dauin, Philippines, with my Olympus E-M1. Parts of it I shot with the Inon "bug-eye" close-focus, wide-angle lens, which I like more and more for video (it needs a bit too much light for photography imo). This is an...

I was lucky enough to see two male dragonets fight each other in spectacular fashion not once but four times. And the last three times I was even able to point my camera at the action. Enjoy! Dauin, Negros Oriental, Philippines.

The diving community in Dauin on Negros Island found a juvenile Rhinopias! What an exciting fish. One could tell by the increasing number of boats moored at the dive site where the Rhinopias lives that it harbors something special. I visited several times, and while the dive spot had a bit of a...

I just recently bought myself the Inon UFL-M150 ZM80 Underwater Micro Fisheye Lens, which is a lens with a fisheye field of view, but with a 0 mm minimum focus distance. The lens hence allows to film or photograph macro/close up shots, but with a wide angle view of the background. Intriguing...

I am now again offering underwater photography courses, in Dauin, Negros Island, Philippines. Dauin is a major muck diving heaven, and you will get amazing small animals in front of your lens. My courses run out of Salaya Beach Houses, a top end resort with great photography infrastructure...

Here is an infographic for some of the top dive locations in the Philippines. What do you think is the best places to dive in the country? Here is the actual list, and best guide I can find online, for scuba diving Philippines. What do you think? Whats missing on the list? CLICK HERE for the...

Ghost pipefishes are out and about in Dauin on Negros Island! These are all shots I got within the last two weeks. Sightings range from 5 to 30 meters, we see both robust as well as ornate ghost pipefishes. Note the convection currents around the ornate ghost pipefish - from the geothermal...

Cove Paradise Beach and Dive Resort located in the town of Siaton, Negros Oriental. Approximately 45 km south of Dumaguete. Along with beautiful scenic landscapes are nice concrete roads on the way to our resort. We are about 7 km down off from Negros South Highway before Tambobo Bay. We offer...

Group of 4, we all just got our SSI OW certification this week and brand new divers. Well be visiting family in CEBU January of this year and trying to plan an itinerary for 21 days to see all the amazing Philippine diving sites possible. The first 3 nights are Mactan and plan on getting...

I had the pleasure of working with Hakai magazine to compile a photo essay from my shots of animals living on, and under the sand in tropical oceans. Having spent a lot of time in Dauin/Negros, Philippines, I had a lot of images of sand dwellers. Hakai magazine was great to work with, with very...

I've had the privilege to shoot underwater during the last 6 months in Dauin, Negros Island, Philippines, a top (!) macro spot. I want to share some images from the dives. Yes, the cardinal fish in the black coral are mating, and no, the wrasses are not kissing but fighting over a territory...

Diving has been excellent in Dauin in Negros lately. While the macro here is always superb, we have been blessed with a lot of interesting nudibranchs, which is not so common most of the time. Also, the funny skeleton shrimp are back in large numbers, and a lot of other macro animals seem to...

2017 is only a bit more than a month young, and I have already dived in 4 provinces of the Philippines. In one (Bolinao, Pangasinan) I dived for research purposes, but in the other provinces I got some nice underwater shots: Please enjoy a stingray from Subic Bay, Zambales, A stick pipefish...

As usual, the underwater world in Dauin, Negros Oriental, Philippines, does not disappoint. This November I had the great pleasure to get a lot of unusual crustaceans, fishes and slugs in front of my lens. Here are some of them. The complete album is here.

I am planning a trip to the Philippines in February. There are so many interesting options but I narrowed down to Dauin because of the combination of good macro/muck diving and the proximity to Apo for nice reefs. I had almost decided on Atmosphere resort in Dauin but found out that the...

Video of my trip to Philippines.

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