TURTLESÂ Â |Â Â SHARKSÂ Â |Â Â RAYSÂ Â |Â Â SEALIONSÂ Â |Â Â OTHER MARINE ANIMALS
Marine Animals
Being there –Â and getting to know the locals
Documenting coral reefs becomes a process of documenting marine animals as well. Not only can one not avoid including animals in almost every photograph, but I gain a strong sense of the community of animals that make up the reef, much like we have our communities of people on land that define a small town. If I dive a site fifty or a hundred times, some surprising discoveries happen. First, after a few dives to a new place I become familiar with where fish and animals are normally found on the reef. After a many dives, I start to notice that the local residents aren’t running away from me – in fact, some of them want to hang out! ...Read More
