philippines

Hey everyone! I'm going to be visiting friends and family at the end of the month and I really want to check out Anilao's dive spots while I'm there. My issue is that I'm going to be the only one diving so I don't want to spoil everyone's fun by having them deal with the rocky beaches. Anyone...

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From October to May each year Savedra Dive Center Moalboal, and Easy Diving resort Sipalay partner to offer 6 day 5 night dive safaris. Destinations include Moalboal, Liloan, Sumilon Island, Balicasag Island, Alona Beach, Panglao, Siquijor Island, Duain and Sipalay, typically diving four times...

Looking for DM’s and Instructors in the Philippines We are hiring DM’s and Instructors for our 2 dive shops in Negros in the Philippines (Dauin and Sipalay). Full time positions. Divemasters can be from any agency bust must be current. Instructor, preferred SDI but can be any agency...

I am presently in Siquijor in the Visayas, and I have to say that I fall in love with the reefs here more and more. The hard coral cover is healthy, and there is a good amount of very nice macro to look at and photograph. A lot of the anemones have one or a few kinds of crustaceans living on...

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...

Being the contrarian which I am, I went to Subic Bay to photograph not all the ship wrecks there, but the small animals which live on and around the wrecks. And there are lots of them. Especially cleaner shrimp seem to love the wrecks. Gobies of the hovering type (Trimma) can be found on the...

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...

Hello All! Long post warning!Hubby and I are planning a trip to Philippines the last 3 weeks in March. We arrive in Manila and fly straight to Coron. We want to dive as much as possible but only have OW certifications. We are not that into wrecks and would like to see as much biodiversity as we...

Dreaming to become a dive instructor? Dreaming too live on a tropical island? Dreaming to be the whole day in the sun and the water? Exotic Dive Resort is a PADI Instructor Development Dive resort on Malapascua in the Philippines. Malapascua is famous for spotting the Thresher sharks. It is one...

The well-known shrimp-goby symbiosis. What I am not sure about is the reason for the odd jerking movements of the gobies. These are not the usual warning signals to the shrimp, I believe. Some of the jawing is respiratory, I assume, but why the upper-body jerks, and the bouncing up and down...

Hi, We are looking for a Filipina assistant manager/secretary for our dive center located in Siargao Island. Skills/qualifications: Great communication skills in English Computer literate Working experience in a dive center required Team player Speaks English and Visaya Motivation...

I am currently in Bolinao/Philippines, where the University of the Philippines breeds giant clams for re-stocking of wild populations. This gives me the chance to photograph the beautiful patterns on the skin of these large mollusks. I thought I'd share a few shots. I really like these...

... between small and very small fishes, but: still a fight. A damselfish is defending its territory against a school of catfish. Once the damsel darts inside the catfish, they disperse. For the longest time I was concentrating on underwater photography, but for moments like this, video is...

Tubbataha -One of the best diving sport in the world! Would like to know what to expect when diving at various locations in the Philippines? See our pictures, videos and recommendations at PrimeDives.Com

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...