Newest Photos

10.03.2026
A thecacera nudibranch (Flabellina) crawls across the colourfully encrusted seafloor in search of food.
A small scorpionfish sits in a reef wall, waiting in ambush for passing prey. They are ambush predators that camouflage themselves perfectly on rocky seafloors with their reddish colouration.
A fireworm in a super-macro shot in the Mediterranean (Gozo).
Super-macro shot of the face of a fireworm. The delicate structures of the animal are impressively visible.
The impressive canyon that connects the Inland Sea on Gozo with the open ocean. A small tower of stones has been stacked by another diver.
09.03.2026
Macro shot of the eye of a common octopus.
08.03.2026
Cuttlefish eggs on the mast of the Karwella wreck on Gozo. Cuttlefish deposit their eggs in elongated capsules, which they attach to reef structures or wrecks to ensure a good supply of oxygen-rich water from the current.
A staircase inside the wreck of the Karwella on Gozo.
The bow of the wreck of the Karwella on Gozo. Two divers explore the wreck; in front of the bow is a school of small fish seeking shelter from predators at the wreck.
07.03.2026
Several divers swim out through the exit of the large cave behind the famous Blue Hole on Gozo. Air bubbles have collected on the cave ceiling and form a mirroring surface.
Impressively eroded rocky floor on Gozo, shaped over millennia by the current. A diver explores the scenery in the background.
The Double Arch in Gozo in Xwejni Bay in backlight. The sun shines dramatically from above through the archways.
Step-shaped structures beside a rock wall covered with seagrass. This scene was photographed below the Double Arch on Gozo.
The Double Arch in Gozo in Xwejni Bay. A diver explores the impressive underwater landscape while sunlight from above mystically illuminates the scene.
03.12.2025
A female freediver in a blue suit ascends elegantly in the open water, one hand raised. Another diver is visible in the background.
A sunken military tank on the seafloor, surrounded by sergeant major fish and lionfish. A diver is visible in the background.
A red lionfish with widely spread, striped pectoral fins hovers above a wreck. The mouth is wide open, possibly in a threat display or yawning, making the characteristic venomous spines particularly impressive.
02.12.2025
A tiny transparent anemone shrimp sits on an anemone tentacle. The almost transparent body shows fine violet-white markings on the legs and claws.
A green sea turtle from below with widely spread flippers, accompanied by two remoras attached to its plastron.
01.12.2025
A large school of spinner dolphins glides just above the sandy floor through shallow water, with snorkellers at the surface.
30.11.2025
A red lionfish with fully fanned pectoral and dorsal fins hovers above soft corals on the reef. The striped venomous spines are clearly visible.
29.11.2025
A tiny whip coral goby sits perfectly camouflaged on a whip coral. The macro portrait shows the detailed pattern of the small fish.
A pair of whip coral gobies on their whip coral. The tiny fish are perfectly adapted to the colour of their host.
28.11.2025
Super-macro of a bivalve (Pedum spondyloideum) embedded in a pore coral, with fascinating iridescent patterns in blue, violet and orange.
17.09.2025
A Napoleon wrasse hovers majestically above sea fans and gorgonians, photographed from below against the blue open water.
An imposing Napoleon wrasse with companion fish swims above sea fans on the reef. A small remora attaches itself to its body.
15.09.2025
A small blenny peers curiously out of its burrow tube and meets the viewer with large eyes.
Chromodoris quadricolor nudibranch in frontal view with vivid orange border, blue-black stripes and orange rhinophores.
A tiny coral goby sits on a stony coral in front of a vivid yellow Christmas tree worm.
Super-macro of a vivid yellow Christmas tree worm with its finely feathered filter fans on a stony coral.
Frontal portrait of a small golden-yellow reef fish with striking blue-violet facial markings and long pelvic fin rays.
A citron goby rests at the base of a table coral. The small yellow fish with its fine white stripes glows vividly against the reef.
An orchid dottyback in radiant violet hovers in front of a gorgonian sea fan. This small fish is endemic to the Red Sea.
Three colourful eight-striped wrasse swim above corals. Their red-and-blue stripes and yellow fins glow intensely.
A colourful Nembrotha nudibranch with dark body, orange stripes, blue rhinophores and vivid red gill tufts crawls across an encrusted substrate.
A diver hovers above a reef formation covered with pink and red sea fan gorgonians in deep blue water.
A vivid red sponge grows in branching form from the reef, surrounded by small anthias in the backlight of the sun.
A steep wall with a large sea fan gorgonian and violet soft corals in backlight, swarmed by schools of anthias.
Black-and-white image of a mackerel school turning in a dramatic spiral formation. Individual predatory fish break through the vortex.
A coral block lushly covered with red soft corals and a sea fan gorgonian, enlivened by schools of anthias in the blue open water.
A green sea turtle glides elegantly through the water, photographed from below against the sun. The spread flippers and shell are dramatically silhouetted in the backlight. Snell's Window.
14.09.2025
An elegant feather star spreads its feathered arms against a dark background. The echinoderm sits on growth-covered reef substrate and displays the characteristic radial arrangement of its filter arms.
A colourful coral block with red soft corals, a sea fan gorgonian and a pair of bannerfish, swarmed by schools of anthias.
Frontal close-up portrait of a porcupinefish with its characteristic dark belly band and large eyes.
A dense school of yellow-striped goatfish passes over the reef. The fish display their characteristic chin barbels.
A large giant trevally patrols majestically above the reef. The silvery gleaming predator displays its typical powerful body shape.
13.09.2025
Super-macro of the surface of a sea star with vivid orange skin, violet patches and finely structured granulation.
Close-up of a school of striped catfish with their characteristic barbels and striking striped pattern.
Super-macro of anemonefish eggs about to hatch. The eyes of the embryos are clearly visible inside the transparent egg casings.
Super-macro of a fish egg mass with ruby-red eggs at an early stage of development.