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June 5, 2025June 6, 2025

Malapascua, Philippines (May 2025)

Thursday and Friday, May 1 and 2, 2025 Planes, trains and automobiles, or rather the Philippine dive travel version: shuttle buses, a » Read more

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Diamond squid, blackwater, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines
June 1, 2025June 8, 2025

What We Do in the Shadows (Blackwater, Anilao, April 2025)

Thursday, April 24-Saturday, April 26, 2025 It’s always hard work packing for an underwater photography trip, but this trip had the added » Read more

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Whooper swans in Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan.
April 15, 2025April 26, 2025

Heavenly Hokkaido, Japan (February 2025)

After three wonderful days with cavorting snow monkeys, in and out of steaming hot springs, with and without snow, we were off » Read more

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Winter Wildlife in Japan

This was our second winter photo tour in Japan. While the bulk of the trip was in the northern Island of Hokkaido, » Read more


March 23, 2025April 1, 2025

Tokyo and more Monkey Business, Japan (January, 2025)

In 2018, Steve, Greg and I were 50% of the guests on a small group winter wildlife photography trip in Japan, under » Read more

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January 1, 2025March 27, 2025

2024 Highlights (with Marie’s photographic bests)

2024 was a whale of a year! By any measure, it was a momentous year, in which we semi-retired after 33 years » Read more

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September 5, 2024September 4, 2024

Finally, the Philippines! (Part 3-Visayas, June 2024)

All too soon, we were at the halfway point of our long awaited 10-day voyage on the Atlantis Azores. Our 5 days » Read more

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August 6, 2024August 9, 2024

Finally, the Philippines! (Part 2-Tubbataha, June 2024)

At last we were aboard the Atlantis Azores, the flagship liveaboard vessel of the Atlantis dive operation. Having left San Diego on » Read more

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July 31, 2024July 30, 2024

Finally, the Philippines (Part 1: Puerto Princesa, June, 2024)

Good things are worth waiting for, right?  This dive trip was an unprecedented 6 (!) years in the making. Planning a dive » Read more

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Pelagic octopus sighted on blackwater dive in Anilao, Philippines
May 21, 2024May 21, 2024

Braving Black Waters, November 2023 (Week 1, Anilao, Philippines)

Scuba diving has taken us around the world, but never, until recently, had we ventured into outer space.  At least that is » Read more

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