Someone Looking Back

At first she is almost nothing: a slight distortion in the reef, a suggestion of movement where the reef should be still.

A female greater blue-ringed octopus carries a clutch of eggs beneath her arms.

Exiting the Water

Diving requires proper planning and equipment maintenance, including your body. In the final minutes of a dive, a tired diver must swim to the boat, climb a ladder, and haul gear onto the deck.

Prone Flutter-Kick Holds

Diving the Guvernøren

Antarctica doesn’t have many diveable wrecks, making the Guvernøren a unique dive.

Diving the Guvernøren

The Sargassum Surge

On a calm day, a mat of golden-brown sargassum can look like a tangle of seaweed riding the surface.

Sargassum on the beach being removed