One can never get enough of Jim Abernethy and his ladies…in this case 10 to 15 foot tiger sharks. Having just wrapped up the initial shoot of Shark Angels in November with Jim on the Shear Water, I needed to …
Dive Photo Guide – Misool Eco Resort Feature
Editor’s Note: Jason Heller
Raja Empat is truly one of the top destinations in the world for shooting extremely healthy reefs and marine biodiversity. Currently, there is only one land based option in the entire region. The only way to …
DiveFilm Podcast – Realm of the Sharks
Both Cocos and Mapelo Islands in the Eastern Pacific Ocean are home to an abundance of marine animals, including numerous species of sharks, rays, dolphins and whales. Cocos Island is some 300 miles southwest of Costa Rica, and has been …
Bahamas – Return to Tiger Beach
After a relatively easy crossing, we woke the next day at a site called First Look. The action kicked up immediately when a huge great hammerhead shark showed up only moments after dropping the first bait crate in the water. …
Donsol Philippines – Whale Shark Capitol
Donsol is a quiet fishing village in the Sorsogon province of the Philippines. In 1998 whale sharks were discovered feeding in the plankton rich waters along the cost of this village. Since that time, it’s reputation has to spread far …
Bahamas West Bank – Jim’s Tigers
Ever since I had seen the stunning images of the great hammerhead in close proximity with divers in an issue of the UK magazine “Dive”, I knew I would have to take this trip.
Jim Abernethy runs what is perhaps …
Phi Phi Thailand – Manta Blue
We had visited Phi Phi Island on several occasions prior to the Tsunami. It was an amazing paradise island, a gathering place for people from all over the world looking for a place to escape to, and an island surrounded …
Grand Bahama – Shark Rodeo
We were scheduled to depart to Grand Bahama in mid November, on the tail-end of the worst hurricane season on record. Unfortunately for us, Grand Bahama was still recovering from a direct hit by a hurricane that tore apart the …
Galapagos – Darwin and Bartolome
Located 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador straddling the equator, lies the volcanic archipelago of Galapagos. Formed 90 million years ago and composed of 14 islands and 107 islets, Galapagos is one of the most complex oceanic archipelagos in …
Tulamben Bali – Liberty Wreck
Tulamben Bali is paradise for divers seeking world class diving without the overhead of long boat trips and live-aboards. Nowhere else in the world (that I know of) can you walk 150 feet down the beach from the door off …