The Komodo islands have always been a dream to visit for me, but for various reasons, such as work obligations and other kinds of disturbances, I have never been able to go. However, this year an opportunity opened up to take some time of in late September, and finally I got there. The pictures below are from a nine day trip on the MV Ambai, excellently arranged by The Underwater Tribe with their Luca Vaime as a great trip leader with a keen eye for where to put people in the water safely despite full moon currents. Komodo is a fantastic spot on Earth, with not only truly exceptional diving, but also volcanoes, harsh landscapes, incredible sunsets, and, iconic as iconic can be, the Komodo dragons. Thanks to Luca for excellent dive planning, the guides of Ambai for the guiding and my wife Pernilla for close buddying during the dives.
The Ambai
Gone diving
Sangean island
Sangean volcano
Woman from Bonto village
Woman from Bonto village
Woman from Bonto village
Water buffalo
Water buffalo
Water buffalo
Bonto goat
Komodo landscape
Living on the edge
Komodo landscape
Komodo landscape
Komodo landscape
Komodo landscape
Rinca
Komodo landscape
Komodo landscape
Komodo landscape
Komodo landscape
Komodo landscape
Komodo monitors, Horseshoe bay
Komodo monitors, Horseshoe bay
Komodo monitors, Horseshoe bay
Komodo monitor, Horseshoe bay
Komodo monitor, Horseshoe bay
Komodo monitor, Horseshoe bay
Komodo monitor, Horseshoe bay
Komodo monitors, Horseshoe bay
Komodo monitor, Horseshoe bay
Komodo monitor, Horseshoe bay
Komodo monitor, Horseshoe bay
Komodo monitor, Horseshoe bay
Komodo monitor, Horseshoe bay
Komodo monitor, Horseshoe bay
Komodo monitor, Horseshoe bay
Komodo monitors, Komodo NP
Komodo monitors, Horseshoe bay
Komodo monitors, Komodo NP
Komodo monitors, Komodo NP
Komodo monitors female guarding her nest. Komodo NP
Raja Ampat is probably one of the most pristine dive spots left in the world. I spent a wonderful ten days in the area, doing some of the best reef diving I ever done.
Manatees, Key deer, Everglades birds and reptiles as well as a few other pictures from Florida. The pictures of the manatees were taken under a license from the US National Fish and Wildlife Services, Crystal river. All rules for photography of manatees were adhered to.
West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) in Crystal river
West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) in Crystal river
West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) in Crystal river
West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) in Crystal river
West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) using a branch to scratch itself
West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) in Crystal river
West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) in Crystal river
Coming in for a belly rub. West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) in Crystal river
West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) in Crystal river
West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) in Crystal river
West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) in Crystal river
West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) in Crystal river
West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) in Crystal river
West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) in Crystal river
West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) in Crystal river
Mangrove, Keys
Everglades pond
Buttonwood canal, Everglades
Stillwater bay, Everglades
House sparrow (Passer domesticus), Orlando
American White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
Great Egret (Ardea alba), Orlando
American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), Homosassa
