In December I visited the unique country of Timor-Leste and was really impressed by the shore diving accessible just out of Dili. With muck diving and reefs comparable to Bali, but without hardly any other divers, I really enjoyed my week diving with Dive Timor. The article was published in X-Ray Magazine Issue #91. Download the whole issue for free here. Or view my article online here.

I’ve been writing several blog posts for Moziak UW Cameras and you can read those here.

If you want some tips on shooting wrecks I did a piece for Ikelite - How to get the Best Shots when Shooting Wrecks.

Diver Magazine published an article on diving Tiger Beach which is now online here.

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The Saba Ladies Dive and Art trip in April was such a success we are going to go back and do it again next year. Join us September 12-19th for a week diving the amazing reefs of Saba while also getting creative and learning from some of the island’s amazing artistic ladies. We will be staying at Queen’s Gardens Resort and diving with Sea Saba. Two dives each morning followed by afternoon art classes. This beautiful island has amazing food, my favorite gin bar, yoga, hiking, and more. Send me a message if you have any questions and see the previous blog post for how this year’s trip went.

If you’re looking to go diving I have a few different trips coming up. The fifth installation of the Roatan Underwater Photo Fest will be happening November 2-9th and there are still spots available. I’m leading a trip to Raja Ampat on the Siren December 6-16th. Next year I’ll be offering a tech trip on the Truk Odyssey July 4-11th, 2020 (this is a rare chance to dive the deeper wrecks to Truk from the comfort of the Odyssey liveaboard. Tech certified divers only, 2 dives per day, depths from 165-220ft, CCR supported.) And I will be returning to Saba for the Ladies Only trip Sept 15-22nd…and possibly another week in Saba directly following that open to everyone.

I spent most of the last three months shooting with a Nikon 8-15mm Fisheye lens courtesy of Ikelite, who so kindly let me borrow it to see how it shoots behind both of their dome ports (the 8inch and the compact 8inch dome). It was excellent (and added to my Christmas wish-list) and it did well with both ports. I took it to Bikini Atoll, Roatan, and Tiger Beach.

We knew it would be great behind the large 8inch but we wondered if the compact port would cause the edges to pull a little. I didn’t find that to happen and actually prefered the compact dome inside wrecks (in Bikini Atoll) where I was swimming through tight spaces and unable to back up or get further away from my subject. The small port let me get closer (and the lens focused even when almost touching the subject.)

Ikelite posted some of the results here:

Compact 8inch Dome Images

Large 8inch Dome Images