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Check out this page for more of my work. Your support is much appreciated... These days anyone with a decent camera is calling himself a photographer.

A couple of visits to the zoo and you're promoted to a wildlife photographer. Till today my passion in photography is not marked by a Camera (Read DSLR) but rather the absence of one. I'm a firm believer of the fact that photography is not in the camera but the six inches behind the viewfinder. I live to capture the perfect moments, which appear only for a few precious seconds and then disappear. Please like this page if you like my work. Your support is much appreciated...

10/15/2023

~Barber's anemone fish~
I always enjoy photographing the anemone fish because of how active they are. The Anemone fish lives in a symbiotic relationship with the sea anemone keeping it clean among other things. In return the anemone provides protection from predators, thanks to the venomous stings at the end of the anemone tentacles.

10/06/2023

🌊🌊 One of my all time favorites, this a species known as the Bargibant pigmy sea horse. This is only the third time I've ever spotted them in all my dives.

They are tiny (about a centimeter long), perfectly camouflaged in the Gorgonian corals they live in and are incredibly difficult to spot and photograph. They spend their entire adulthood in the coral they settle in and change their body permanently to take the color of the coral, they like their cozy place.

10/03/2023

🐠🌊 Enjoy a palate of beautiful corals from the coral gardens in Okinawa & Kashiwajima.

Did you know corals can live for thousands of years? Some are older than the Egyptian pyramids! Also, they are not plants/rocks but tiny animal colonies.

Coral reefs are of immense importance to us all. They are biodiversity hotspots, hosting diverse marine life. Beyond beauty, reefs support fisheries, ensuring food security for millions. They're natural coastal barriers, shielding against storms and erosion, and contribute to tourism, boosting economies. Corals hold potential for pharmaceutical advancements, aiding in medicine.

Crucially, they aid in carbon regulation and have cultural significance. Preserving them is vital for our planet's health and prosperity. Let's act to protect these irreplaceable ecosystems for a sustainable future! 🌏💙

09/30/2023

Banded Sea Krait: Neurotoxic, 10X more venomous than a rattlesnake.

In my last dive in Okinawa, I ended up losing my dive group but gained a new dive buddy in this sea snake. Unlike most sea snakes I've encountered before, this one didn't seem to mind my presence and was mostly busy poking around holes hoping to get lucky and corner some prey.

In a couple of instances, it swam right up to me within touching distance trying to check me out. Despite knowing they are not aggressive, I was still a bit scared. Something about the knowledge that it could kill me at any instant was a bit nerve wracking.

They are usually not aggressive though, and this guy was very gentle. The few human fatalities have mostly been from self defense towards inattentive fishermen.

Fun fact: They flick their tongues to excrete the excess salt absorbed from the sea using a special gland in their mouth.

It was definitely one of my top three dives of all time. 10/10 would recommend!

05/25/2023

Enjoying a sunrise deep in the hearts of the Algonquin forest. As beautiful as this image is, it still pales in comparison to the real thing.

03/05/2020

Canadian lynx: These cats live the northest among all cats, weathering some of the most brutal winters on this planet. Their population is unsurprisingly linked to the population of their main prey, the snowshoe hare. Every 10 years there is a boom in the hare population, followed by a boom in the lynx population to match. Nature balances the predator-prey relationship beautifully.

03/03/2020

Arctic Wolves have are extremely social creatures living in packs of about 6-8 wolves usually led by the strongest in the pack. They have two layers of fur, the undercoat is for insulation from water and the overcoat, which grows with winter, to protect from the -30 degrees weather.

Found only in Greenland and Northern Canada, surprisingly little is known about this creature due to their remote habitat. They survive in some of the coldest places on earth and have developed shorter muzzles and ears to retain body heat, as well as the ability to maintain a higher body fat ratio and fur on their paws. Living on a diet of Caribou and musk oxen, each pack's territory can be as large as 2500 square kilometers.

02/08/2020

~Long-spine porcupinefish~
There are over 120 known species of pufferfish, almost all of them contain tetrodotoxin, a substance that makes them foul tasting and often lethal to fish. To humans, tetrodotoxin is deadly, up to 1,200 times more poisonous than cyanide. There is enough toxin in one pufferfish to kill 30 adult humans, and there is no known antidote.

02/05/2020

~Arctic Fox~
Found in the polar region, these omnivores take on this beautiful white fur only during the winters. During the summer, their coat turns brown or grey in appearance providing appropriate camouflage. As is visible in this photo, while sleeping in the ice, they use their thick furry tail as a cover to stay warm in the icy winters.

01/10/2020

Arctic Wolf: found only in Greenland and Northern Canada, surprisingly little is known about this creature due to their remote habitat.
They survive in some of the coldest places on earth and have developed shorter muzzles and ears to retain body heat, as well as the ability to maintain a higher body fat ratio and fur on their paws. Living on a diet of Caribou and musk oxen, each pack's territory can be as large as 2500 square kilometers.

01/07/2020

~Stress is the real killer.
Did you know that Cheetah's overheat after a successful hunt, due to stress of its kill being stolen by other predators, and not because of physical exhaustion.~

01/05/2020

~Weekend Special: Did you know eating a Polar Bear's liver is fatal to human beings? The more I learn about these majestic marine mammals the more fascinated I become~

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