Bluewater's Best Photos of the Year
January 11th, 2019
Best Photos of the Year
Over 2018 we had the great fortune of running numerous trips around the world, at many of our worlds top dive destinations! We asked our trip leaders to take some time in contributing a list of a few of their favorite images from the past year for us all to enjoy - take a look, and we hope you enjoy!
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Indonesia
Hairy Frogfish shot in Lembeh Straights, Indonesia - Matt Sullivan
Sony A7RIII + Nauticam Housing, Sony 90mm OSS Macro, 2x Retra Flash Strobes
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Nudibranch Rinophores - Lembeh Straights, Indonesia - Matt Sullivan
Sony A7RIII + Nauticam Housing, Sony 90mm OSS Macro, Nauticam SMC-2, 2x Retra Flash Strobes
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Famous "Magic Mountain" divesite - Raja Ampat, Indonesia - Renee Capozzola
Canon 5D Mark IV + Nauticam Housing, Canon 16-25mm, 230mm dome port, 2x YS-D1 Sea & Sea Strobes
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Komodo's Iconic orange soft coral - Komodo Island diving, Indonesia - Tim Yeo
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II + Olympus Housing, x2 Sea & Sea Strobes
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Interested in diving Indonesia?
Check out our sister company Bluewater Travel's guide for the Best Diving in Indonesia - Top 10Â
Looking for options? See their selection of Liveaboards in Indonesia OR Dive Resorts in Indonesia
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USA
Wolf Eel - God's Pocket, Alaska - Matt Sullivan
Nikon D4 + Nauticam Housing, Nikonos 13mm, 2x Retra Flash Strobes
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California Kelp Forest Scene - Palos Verdes, California - Tommy Stylski
Canon 70D + Sea & Sea Housing, Tokina 10-17mm
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Fish eating Anemone - Monterey, California - Matt Sullivan
Nikon D4 + Nauticam Housing, Nikonos 13mm, 2x Retra Flash Strobes
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Philippines
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Nudibranch - Anilao, Philippines - Helen Brierley
Nikon D850 + Nauticam Housing, 105mm macro lens, x2 YS-D2 Strobes
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Flamboyant Cuttlefish - Anilao, Philippines - Tommy Stylski
Canon 70D, Sea & Sea Housing, Canon 60mm Lens, Retra LSD Snoot
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Bluering Octopus - Anilao, Philippines - Helen Brierley
Nikon D850 + Nauticam Housing, 105mm macro lens, x2 Sea & Sea YS-D2 Strobes
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Dragon Shrimp - Anilao, Philippines - Tommy Stylski
Canon 70D, Sea & Sea Housing, Canon 60mm Lens, Kraken 05S Diopter
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Yellow Goby backlit in a Mountain Dew bottle - Anilao, Philippines - Adam Gibson
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Aquatica Housing, Olympus 60mm, Kraken 1,000+ Focus Light, x2 Symbiosis SS-2Â
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Female Paper Nautilus - Blackwater Dive - Anilao, Philippines - Tommy Stylski
Canon 70D + Sea & Sea Housing, Canon 60mm Lens
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Nudibranch on eggs - Anilao, Philippines - Helen Brierley
Nikon D850 + Nauticam Housing, 105mm macro lens, x2 Sea & Sea YS-D2 Strobes
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Nudibranch - Anilao, Philippines - Adam Gibson
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II + Aquatica Housing, Olympus 60mm, Kraken 1,000+ Focus Light, x2 Symbiosis SS-2Â
Can't join our group trip? Want to learn more about diving the Philippines?
Check out:Â Best Diving in the Philippines - Top 9Â
Looking for options? View: Liveaboards in the Philippines OR Dive Resorts in Indonesia
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Fiji
A Blue Spotted Grouper, Cephalopholis miniata, and schooling Scalefin Anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis, gather on a shallow pinnacle - Fiji - Mark Strickland
Nikon D850 + Nauticam housing, Nikonos RS 13mm lens, x2 Ikelite DS-160 strobes
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A huge, nearly pristine formation of cabbage coral thrives in the shallows - Nagali Passage, Fiji - Mark Strickland
Nikon D850 + Nauticam Housing, Nikonos RS 13mm lens, x2 Ikelite DS-160 strobes
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 Beautiful wall dive - Bligh waters, Fiji - Renee Capozzola
Canon 5D Mark IV + Nauticam Housing, Canon 16-25mm, 230mm dome port, 2x Sea &Â YS-D1Â Sea Strobes
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 Split shot showcasing a variety of hard coral and a little island - Fiji - Renee Capozzola
Canon 5D Mark IV + Nauticam Housing, Sigma 15mm, 230mm dome port, 2x YS-D1 Sea & Sea Strobes
Want to learn more about diving Fiji? Can't join our 2020 group trip?
See our sister company Bluewater Travel's guide to diving Fiji, or check out their selection of dive resorts in Fiji.
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Sea of Cortez
Sea lion with reflection - Sea of Cortez, Mexico - Craig Dietrich
Canon 7D Mark II + Nauticam Housing, Tokina 10-17 Lens
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Nudibranch - Sea of Cortez, Mexico - Craig Dietrich
Canon 7D Mark II + Nauticam Housing, Canon 100mm Lens
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Sea lion pups playing - Sea of Cortez, Mexico - Craig Dietrich
Canon 7D Mark II + Nauticam Housing, Tokina 10-17 Lens
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Eel breathing - Sea of Cortez, Mexico - Craig Dietrich
Canon 7D Mark II + Nauticam Housing, Canon 60mm Lens
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Can't join our group trip? Want to learn more about diving the Sea of Cortez?
Check out our sister company Bluewater Travel's guide to diving in Sea of Cortez OR check out their selection of dive resorts OR liveaboards in the area!Â
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French Polynesia
A pair of subadult Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, resting in mid-water - Moorea, French Polynesia - Mark Strickland
Nikon D850 + Nauticam Housing, 28-70mm lens, Nauticam WACP, x2 YS-D2 Strobes
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Tiger Shark - Tahiti, French Polynesia - Katie Yonker
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Nauticam Housing, Olympus 8mm Fisheye & x2 Sea & Sea YS-D2 Strobes
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Wild bottlenose dolphins, a mother and calf swimming by - Rangiroa, French Polynesia - Renee Capozzola
Canon 5D Mark IV, Nauticam Housing, Canon 16-25mm, 230mm dome port, 2x Sea & Sea YS-D1 Strobes
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Freediver - Moorea, French Polynesia - Tommy Stylski
Canon 5D Mark IV, Nauticam Housing, Canon 8-15 Lens
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Can't join our group trip? Want to learn more about diving French Polynesia?
Check out our sister company Bluewater Travel's guide to diving in French Polynesia OR check out their selection of dive resorts OR liveaboards in the area!Â
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Galapagos
Marine Iguana - Cabo Douglas, Galapagos. - Katie Yonker
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Nauticam Housing, Olympus 8mm Fisheye
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Hammerhead Shark - Wolf Island, Galapagos - Katie Yonker
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Nauticam Housing, Olympus 8mm Fisheye, x2Â Sea & Sea YS-D2 Strobes
Can't join our group trip? Want to learn more about diving Galapagos?
Check out our sister company Bluewater Travel's guide to diving Galapagos OR view their selection of Galapagos liveaboards!
Papua New Guinea
Huli Wigman - Mt. Hagen, Papua New Guinea - Katie Yonker
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Olympus 75-300mm lens
Can't join our group trip? Want to learn more about diving Papua New Guinea?
Check out our sister company Bluewater Travel's guide to diving Papua New Guinea OR view their selection of liveaboards OR dive resorts in the area!
We hope you've enjoyed our selection of images and hope to see you on one of our great adventures in 2019 and/or 2020! We have photography workshops and group trips being led all accross the globe. In addition our Travel department can arrange any personal dive trips for you! Optimize on free help with arranging your dive trip, flights, transfers. Doing all of it, so you don't have to... at no cost!
If there are camera settings, questions, or anything in that regard, feel free to reach out to our Photo store staff at sales@bluewaterphotostore.com or call at 310-633-5052.
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