420 Dive Log Australasia OCTOBER 2026

Most of all, underwater photography is about the Celebration of life. The pure joy of capturing the beauty of marine creatures and sharing them with friends and the general public is a powerful tool for conservation of our marine life and sharing our love of marine

life. At this point in time, with all the destruction of environments, over fishing and deforestation, we need this force for conservation more than ever. There are lots of tips and useful notes on my old website www.mikescotland.com.au

Above: it takes lots of patience and concentration to capture these Hinge Back Shrimp Below: Dive guide, Joe admiring the Soft coral grotto, Mount Mutiny, Vatu i Ra, Voli voli Fiji.

The Tessellated Leatherjacket is one of the most difficult fish to photograph in the sea.

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Dive Log Australasia #420 October ’26

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