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  • Unlike in the USA and other countries, in Germany it is tradition that Santa Clause brings his presents on December 6 already. That is why I picked this photo of @jlemps with the Santa hat for today again - sorry for posting the last one of this series in August, maybe I was just looking forward to pre-Christmas season 🎄

And just to get the picture complete: today is not to be confused with Christmas Eve, when Germans celebrate once again and when the big presents for the kids roll in. Also the perfect second chance for all those who have been naughty and did not receive anything on December 6!

#bull #shark #bullshark #florida #jupiter #sharkdive #sharkdiving #nocage #nature #photography #naturephotography #love #travel #instagood #beautiful #naturelovers #travelphotography #happy #wildlife #beauty #instadaily #wildlifepictures #wildlife_inspired #wildplanet #wildlifelovers #wildlife_perfection #natgeowildlife #canonwildlifephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildlifeonearth
  • This is a picture that I have been waiting for since years: a closeup of a whitetip reef shark! Whitetips are really common and I saw them on many dives before. But at most of the dive spots they are shy and will not let you come close. 

However, I knew that there were places where their behavior is different such as the Galapagos islands. With Cano Island I found another place like that. The spot is called Drake Bay and we had our first shark lying on the sandy bottom at the descent already, right under the boat. We swam through kind of an underwater canyon and suddenly had a dozen of them and plenty of photo time. If you do not struggle with sea sickness this spot is for you!

#whitetip #reef #shark #whitetipshark #nature #photography #naturephotography #love #travel #instagood #beautiful #naturelovers #travelphotography #happy #wildlife #beauty #instadaily #wildlifepictures #wildlife_inspired #wildplanet #wildlifelovers #wildlife_perfection #natgeowildlife #canonwildlifephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildlifeonearth
  • Can you see the frogfish on the picture? If not: try finding its right eye first. Good luck! 🍀

#frogfish #fish #nature #photography #naturephotography #love #travel #instagood #beautiful #naturelovers #travelphotography #happy #wildlife #beauty #instadaily #wildlifepictures #wildlife_inspired #wildplanet #wildlifelovers #wildlife_perfection #natgeowildlife #canonwildlifephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildlifeonearth
  • The order of Sirena (sea-cows) includes two families which are not yet extinct: dugongs and manatees. In 2017 I encountered my first dugong together with my brother on an unforgetable dive in the shallow bay of Abu Dabbab, Marsa Alam. Watching the big elephant-like mammal feeding and accending to the surface every few minutes for breathing felt just unreal.

So when I went to Florida last year, a location that I had read about before immediately came to my mind: Crystal River. A place manatees would head to during the winter to enjoy the warm water fed by hot springs. Not to be confused with Crystal Lake from the Friday the 13th movie series 🤡
Anyway, as compared to Egypt the place was even more crowded with snorkelers. Fortunately, our boat captain found a silent spot in a river channel with one shy manatee cruising around. We followed it for about half an hour in the water making videos and taking pictures. I am happy to have both kind of sea-cows on photos now but to be honest this second experience felt so Disneyland-like that I would not recommend it.

#seacow #manatee #crystalriver #crystal #river #florida #usa #freshwater #dive #snorkeling #snorkel #exotic #underwateremotions #love #travel #instagood #beautiful #naturelovers #travelphotography #wildlife #beauty #instadaily #wildlife_inspired #wildplanet #wildlifelovers #natgeowildlife #green #cuteanimals #mammal #underwater
  • A school of spottail grunts off Cano Island in the shouth of Costa Rica. 

#scuba #dive #canoisland #costarica #schooling #reef #fish #sea #ocean #snorkeling #naturephotography #love #travel #instagood #beautiful #naturelovers #travelphotography #happy #wildlife #beauty #instadaily #wildlifepictures #wildlife_inspired #wildplanet #wildlifelovers #wildlife_perfection #natgeowildlife #canonwildlifephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildlifeonearth
  • A bull shark coming up from the depth to examine the bait box. 

#bull #shark #bullshark #florida #jupiter #sharkdive #sharkdiving #nocage #nature #photography #naturephotography #love #travel #instagood #beautiful #naturelovers #travelphotography #happy #wildlife #beauty #instadaily #wildlifepictures #wildlife_inspired #wildplanet #wildlifelovers #wildlife_perfection #natgeowildlife #canonwildlifephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildlifeonearth
  • An orange tree coral is the highlight of the Playa Chica Wall. The picture was shot in landscape format but for some reason I wanted to have the coral either at the top or the bottom which resulted in this artistic interpretation. Enjoy!

#reef #coral #diver #scubadiver #scubagirl #blue #sea #orange #tree #coral #lanzarote #canaries #canaryislands #nature #photography #naturephotography #travel #instagood #beautiful #naturelovers #travelphotography #happy #wildlife #beauty #instadaily #wildlifepictures #wildlife_inspired #wildplanet #wildlifelovers #wildlife_perfection #natgeowildlife
  • The bullsharks of Jupiter with @jlemps dressed up as Santa Claus.

#bull #shark #bullshark #florida #jupiter #sharkdive #sharkdiving #nocage #nature #photography #naturephotography #love #travel #instagood #beautiful #naturelovers #travelphotography #happy #wildlife #beauty #instadaily #wildlifepictures #wildlife_inspired #wildplanet #wildlifelovers #wildlife_perfection #natgeowildlife #canonwildlifephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildlifeonearth
  • Lizardfish are like the basic equipment of dive spots with a sandy bottom. Sometimes you might be able to capture a dramatic face shot but in general their photographic value is limited. I took this photo just out of boredom during the decompression phase at the end of one dive and to my surprise I caught this exact split second where the lizardfish took off. The three-dimensonal appearance of the lizardfish combined with the swirling sand makes it look quite dynamic. What do you think about the picture?

#lizardfish #lizard #fish #scuba #dive #diving #scubadive #spain #canaryislands #canaries #lanzarote #sand #takeoff #wildlifephotos #wildlifefriend #wildplanet #wildphoto #wildlifeaddicts #wildlife_shots #wildlifephoto #wildlife_perfection #wildlifeofinstagram #wildlifephotography #naturelovers #travel #travelphotography #ocean #reef #light
  • Bull sharks feeding at the surface. The smaller fish swimming towards the lens like crazy are remoras - suckerfish hitchhiking through the ocean by attaching themselves to the sharks.

#bull #shark #bullshark #remora #suckerfish #jupiter #florida #dive #snorkeling #oceanphotography #underwaterphotography #vacationmode #travelling #usa #usatravel #sharkdiving #sharkdive #worldtraveler #adventuretime #traveladdict #seetheworld #wildlifephotographer #wildlifeperfection #blue #ocean #seaphotography #feedingsharks #travelgram #nature
  • A dusky grouper, the symbol of scuba diving off the island of Lanzarote. Frankly speaking, they probably have become that symbol as there are not too many other large marine animals you can encounter on a regular basis: big rays or an angel shark if you are lucky, but that is it. A little disappointing if you are used to the biodiversity of the Red Sea or the Indian Ocean but nevertheless an ok-destination in times of Covid-19 with restricted travel options.

#dusky #grouper #duskygrouper #lanzarote #lanzaroteisland #canaryislands #canaries #scuba #dive #diving #scubadiving #red #orange #fish #ocean #sea #colors #sunsout #travelbug #travelholic #traveler #traveller #travelingram #traveltheworld #staycation #itsallaboutthejourney #tellus #outdooradventures #goplayoutside #wildlifeplanet
  • I never thought that there was such thing as a fish whisperer but what @diving_yvonne did came quite close. The picture is not a lucky shot with the cheek-lined wrasse swimming towards her. The fish was standing still in the water - like mesmerized - observing her from this short distance while she was digging in the sand with her finger. Like a baby watching their parent or some other mammal but definitely not a behavior you would expect from a fish of that size. 

Awesomeness Level: 4.5 of 5 fins! 
(5 fins are reserved for baby white sharks making friends with dolphins!)

#fish #fishwhisperer #wrasse #redsea #egypt #scuba #diving #scubadiving #sunsout #coral #reef #tauchen #uwphoto #uwphotography #blueplanet #naturephotography #ourplanetdaily #roamtheocean #natgeoyourshot #neptunic #underwater_world #underwaterphotography
  • I was happy to find out that one of my photos made it into "The Shark Encyclopedia for Kids". The picture is a photomontage which I usually try to avoid. But I designed this one especially for the stock market to cover the feeding topic without meeting the teeth-and-blood cliche. If you enjoy riddles try to spot the two original pictures somewhere below in the feed. Good luck! 🍀

#hammerhead #shark #hammerheadshark #encyclopedia #fish #scuba #dive #diving #scubadive #sea #ocean #water #underwater #sunsout #travelbug #travelholic #traveler #traveller #travelingram #traveltheworld #staycation #itsallaboutthejourney #tellus #outdooradventures #goplayoutside #wildlifeplanet #stayandwonder #explorewildly #natgeotraveller #natgeotravelphoto
  • When we had our briefing at the harbor of Jupiter prior to the bull shark dive some of us became a little nervous. On the website of the tour operator they had mentioned a shark cage that would be available during the whole dive for those who did not feel comfortable with freediving. But it turned out that the cage was not in use any more. The explanation @jlemps gave us made us laugh really hard. She said that there were several injuries in the past when the sea was rough and people would bump their heads on the cage. On the other hand they never had injuries inflicted by the sharks so it was an easy decision to refrain from using the cage.

Bottom line: more people are attacked by cages than by sharks 🤔

#dive #snorkel #freediving #bull #shark #bullshark #jupiter #florida #usa #roadtrip #travel #travelgram #traveling #travelphotography #travelling #advanture #adventurers #adventuretravel #adventurelife #adventurephotography #adveture #adventures #travellers #photography #photo #nature #vacation #bestplacesofworldwide #nature_shooters #nature_brilliance
  • Off the south coast of Lanzarote there is a spot called "Barranco del Quíquere" which is good for wreck diving. Three fishing boats were intentionally sunk here in 2004. I liked the impressive and photogenic bow of this one on the picture and with @corinneey in the background it became an instant favorite of mine 🤗 The other two wrecks were less spectacular with one looking more like a pile of debris then a boat. Still an interesting dive site if you want to see three different wrecks in just one dive.

#scuba #dive #diving #scubadive #spain #canaryislands #canaries #lanzarote #barrancodelquiquere #wreck #wreckdiving #ship #shipwreck #ghostship #ocean #blue #sea #amazing #underwater #underwaterphotography #underwaterpics #uwphotography #uwpics #pictureoftheday #picoftheday #photooftheday #instagood #happy #beautiful #bg_underwater
  • A shoal of redcoat fish in front of a...gorgonia? I am not sure! If you know what it is feel free to share it in the comments ⬇️

Over the years it has become a challenge to find large and (almost) intact soft coral like the one on the picture. This might be hard to believe because underwater photographers still produce a lot of postcard-like pictures with colorful and undamaged coral in the background. But you really have to search for these. Especially at high frequented dive spots chances are down to zero. That is why I had to take this picture when I swam by. I would never have expected to find such a coral on a spot next to Ko Phi-Phi - if you do not already know: that is the island where the movie "The Beach" was shot and which had to be shut down in 2018 due to the negative impact of mass tourism.

I will spare you the obligatory speech about coral reef destruction and ocean protection at this point as we are all aware of it...

#redcoat #fish #gorgonia #coral #reef #ocean #color #red #kophiphi #thebeach #thailand #phuket #asia #underwater #nature #gooutside #travelmore ##passionpassport #goexplore #adventure #ig #instadaily #life #travelphotography #travel #beautiful #wildlife #travelgram #divermag #divemag
  • When I had downloaded this picture from my camera I called it "The moon landing" right away. With the bent horizon and the ash-like sandy bottom it was obvious that this can only be the surface of the moon and the leopard round stingray might be the first sign of extraterrestrial life 🤗

Maybe the association intuitively came to my mind because I am already so excited about the NASAs upcoming Artemis missions. Artemis I is scheduled for June this year and will be the test flight for the new Space Launch System and the orion spaceship. If they prove being reliable and there will be no further delays or budget cuts then in 2025 Artemis III will be the first crewed moon landing since the 1970s. Future Artemis missions will focus on connecting with the Lunar Gateway, a permanent space station in the lunar orbit that will ultimately lay the foundation for crewed missions to Mars. Brace yourselves for a new space hype! 👨‍🚀🚀🛰

#wearegoing #artemis #moonlanding #leopard #stingray #ray #leopardstingray #leopardroundstingray #costarica #canoisland #scuba #dive #scubadive #sea #pacific #ocean #pacificocean #wildlifephotos #wildlifefriend #wildplanet #wildphoto #wildlifeaddicts #wildlife_shots #wildlifephoto #wildlife_perfection #wildlifeofinstagram #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #oceanphotography
  • In 2010 I had my first dive with bull sharks off Viti Levu, the main island of the Fiji Islands. I remember me watching the cameraman taking closeup shots of the sharks. We were following it from a safe distance of a few meters but still: the mere physical presence of these fat predators felt so overwhelming, I would not have wanted to be the cameraman back then. For no money in the world.

11 years later, Jupiter, Florida. After a lot of scuba diving with other shark species the whole process feels much more familiar. When we arrive at the snorkel site a few bull sharks are already circeling below. Without hesitating and thinking too much we jump into the water and snorkel with the bulls for an hour. Sometimes they would make close approaches but it feels more comfortable and predictable this time.

In the end it is only our feeder @jlemps and me in the water. I ask her if she would mind lifting up the baitbox a bit and suddenly I have several fast-moving bulls around me and in touching distance. I use this thrilling moment to take some final closeup shots, then we both leave the water. With happy faces we return to shore.

My respect goes to @jlemps for doing this on a daily basis and having her eyes just everywhere: on the baitbox, the sharks and the snorklers. Thanks for this great experience!

#bull #shark #bullshark #florida #jupiter #sharkdive #sharkdiving #nocage #nature #photography #naturephotography #love #travel #instagood #beautiful #naturelovers #travelphotography #happy #wildlife #beauty #instadaily #wildlifepictures #wildlife_inspired #wildplanet #wildlifelovers #wildlife_perfection #natgeowildlife #canonwildlifephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildlifeonearth
  • Long time no see, guys!

Today I have a grouper on top of this beautiful small pinnacle for you. Groupers are the dogs of the sea. You can find them almost everywhere and they come in all sizes with the biggest species being as large as a human. Goliath groupers are said to have attacked people but there is no scientific evidence. To me it sounds like conspiracy theory but when you look at their grumpy faces you sometimes have doubts 😉 It is especially their characteristic face that makes them easily recognizable. Therefore, I never spent too much time distinguishing between different species of groupers - big grouper or small grouper and that is all there is to it. Enjoy the picture!

#grouper #fish #coral #pinnacle #sailrock #kohtao #gulf #thailand #sucba #dive #scubadiving #colors #sunsout #travelbug #travelholic #traveler #traveller #travelingram #traveltheworld #staycation #itsallaboutthejourney #tellus #outdooradventures #goplayoutside #wildlifeplanet #stayandwonder #explorewildly #natgeotraveller #natgeotravelphoto
  • For so many years sharks and especially the great white shark were portrayed as the villains of the sea. Media in general and the movie Jaws in particular have contributed to the negative image of sharks. Cruel finning practices were not perceived as unethical by the public, it actually seemed right to kill sharks. To put it in the words of Bradley Jackson of The Morning Show:

"Once you villainize someone, there is nothing left to do but go to war with them."

But the influence of trash movies and newspapers exaggerating the few accidents happening with sharks has been fading within the last few years. Monster movies such as "Meg" (2018) are still being released but educated people are not interested any more while serious documentaries about sharks and shark diving are on the rise.

I am also very happy that political efforts finally pay off. Canada has banned shark fin trade in 2019 as the first G20 country and the #StopFinningEU campain is promoting improved conditions in the European Union as well.

Whenever I talk about sharks with others, my personal mission is to reduce prejudices. I share personal stories of peaceful encounters in order to help frightened people to get rid of their mental picture of sharks being a threat to everyone who dares to set foot in the water. When talking about sharks with my nephew I emphasize that sharks are to be treated with respect but even more how fascinating it can be to go scuba diving and meet one. And - guess what - he is really looking forward to go scuba diving when he will be old enough.

#ocean_lovers_united #bg_underwater #divermag #uwphotographyguide #underwateremotions #underwater_world_ #divemag #tauchernet #greatwhite #shark #greatwhiteshark #southaustralia #australia #cage #diving #cagediving #cagedive #tellus #outdooradventures #goplayoutside #wildlifeplanet #stayandwonder #explorewildly #natgeotraveller #natgeotravelphoto #lensbible #wildernessearth #igersgermany #ig_germany
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  • A throwback to the Great White Shark offshore safari of 2017.

On our way back from the cage diving we stopped at Hopkins Island, a wildlife reserve for sea lions. Some of us first had doubts if it would be a great idea to snorkel with the favorite food of the sharks only a few kilometers away from the cage diving location. But one of the Rodney Fox crew said with a smile that no shark has been spotted within the bay for decades. So everyone - except of the guys from the crew - entered the water and we spent about an hour with the sea lions before returning to the boat.

When we were about to leave the guy with the smile said (with an even bigger smile): "They do not swim inside the bay but just recently we saw a great white shark over there". And he pointed to a place about 20 meters away from the place where we had been snorkeling. For a moment, it was very silent on the boat before someone asked "Where is Kevin???" 🤪

- Bernd -

#homealone #sealion #southaustralia #tellus #outdooradventures #goplayoutside #wildlifeplanet #stayandwonder #explorewildly #natgeotraveller #natgeotravelphoto #lensbible #wildernessearth #vscocommunity #diewocheaufinstagram #instamagazine #instamagazine_ #saturdaze #instainspo #igersgermany #ig_germany #departedoutdoors #followmefaraway #igshotz #whatsinmybag #passportexpress #thattravelblog #lppathfinders #vacationgoals #takemethere
  • I took this picture of @_coco_vin_ and a lizardfish at a dive spot off Lanzarote. When I processed the image it really struck me how calm and relaxed she looks. We took the picture on a depth of 25 meters and it 
was only her 20th dive.

In these 20 dives she has already faced a lot of challenges you would usually encounter only on intermediate level such as depth and very strong current. She had to use all common entry methods (wading, giant-stride, back roll) and mastered descents in the blue water on a descent line. 

Never have I seen a beginner in scuba diving with such a steep learning curve. I am very proud of her. By the time she will have as many dives as I have today she will quite sure be a much better scuba diver than I am now.

Although she has made all this progress so far I am sure we will pick some easier dives next time. Breaking your limits is important on the long run because it pushes you forward and triggers additional growth. But for safety reasons gaining more confidence in basic scuba diving techniques should be first priority. Life is a marathon, not a sprint.

- Bernd -

#lanzarote #puertodelcarmen #scubadive #scubadiver #girl #lizard #fish 
#lizardfish #makeportraits #postmoreportraits #makeportraitsnotwar 
#explorewildly #natgeotraveller #natgeotravelphoto #travelgram 
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#seetheworld #traveltheworld #traveladdict #travelcouple #worldtraveler 
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  • Wow, some species are hard to identify...

After some search on Google it soon became apparent the fish on the photo must be from the family of the wrasses but which one exactly? At the beginning of my search I already stumbled upon the ornate wrasse that looked quite similar but did not have a white belly on any picture I found. I scanned a ton of pictures of other wrasses just to find they all look even more different. Eventually and out of desperation I ended up using Google Lens' AI-based image recognition. I uploaded my picture and the search result was the ornate wrasse again. This time I checked some more pages of the search results and as it turns out the shoal on my picture are all females that look different than the males. Scientists would call this sexual dichromatism 🤓, I call it sexual discrimination because why would everyone only photograph the males if the females are just as beautiful? 🤔

Anyway, before we delve too much into philosophy, enjoy this rare photo of the girls!

- Bernd -

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