Once the ocean claims you, you see the world differently. on Underwater Photography by Adrian Schöne

Sharks

Mon, 25 May 2026 16:31:00 +0200

Eye to eye with sharks — hammerhead schools at Cocos Island and Malpelo, great whites off Guadalupe, blue sharks in the Azores, tiger sharks at Cocos, and oceanic whitetips in Egypt's Red Sea. Pelagic and reef dives across 7 countries.

Gentle Giants

Mon, 25 May 2026 16:31:00 +0200

The animals that stop you mid-kick — humpback whales in Moorea, whale sharks off Isla Mujeres, giant manta rays at Socorro, devil rays in the Azores, and sea turtles across the Red Sea. Encounters you don't forget.

Macro Critters

Mon, 25 May 2026 16:31:00 +0200

The hidden world below your fin tips — pygmy seahorses on gorgonian fans, blue-ringed octopus, hairy frogfish, flamboyant cuttlefish, and dozens of nudibranch species. Every dive is a treasure hunt in miniature, where patience reveals creatures most divers swim right past. Shot in some of the world's best critter destinations: Lembeh Strait, Raja Ampat, Puerto Galera, and Komodo.

Reef & Corals

Mon, 25 May 2026 16:31:00 +0200

Where the reef is the subject — the soft coral walls I grew up diving in Egypt's Red Sea, pristine hard corals at Tubbataha that show what protection can achieve, gorgonian gardens in Sudan, and schooling fish in densities that remind you how reefs are supposed to look.

Caves

Mon, 25 May 2026 16:31:00 +0200

Light, rock, and silence — cenote systems in Mexico's Yucatán where beams fall through jungle canopy, volcanic overhangs in the Azores, and the cathedral chambers that form wherever the ocean carves its way underground. Where the only blue comes from above.

Wrecks

Mon, 25 May 2026 16:31:00 +0200

The Numidia and Aida at Brother Islands buried in soft corals, the Umbria's propellers and cargo holds in Port Sudan, and old cannons off Faial. Give a wreck enough time, and it becomes reef.

My Big Five for Life

Mon, 25 May 2026 16:31:00 +0200

Five dive destinations that shaped my life beyond diving. Inspired by John Strelecky's Big Five for Life: Raja Ampat, Cocos Island, French Polynesia, Galapagos, and Tubbataha Reef.