When yours plans change for reasons beyond your control, it's not always bad. Sometimes it becomes the beginning of amazing stories ... We were already on Sakhalin Island and were waiting to be sent to

Looking inside the sponge you can see a lot of interesting things. Especially if it's night. Almost every one of them is inhabited. Shrimp, crustaceans, tiny fish and many who still find shelter in sponges.

I dive and take photos under water for more than 15 years. I was in many places and saw a huge number of different marine inhabitants. But there are things that never leave me indifferent. I can not swim

This year I had the first experience of night diving in the lakes of our strip. After trying once, we went to them every day, despite the cold water and hordes of mosquitoes on the shore. We found the

I have been collecting a photo of coral patterns for many years. After all, as you know, there are no two absolutely identical corals. Even the neighboring fragments will necessarily differ from each other.

Of course, we are talking about sea sponges, very unusual and important creatures. They can be found in many water bodies around the globe. Do not think that we are talking only about the tropical seas.

It's no secret that I like to shoot various creatures from the micro-world. It's worth it to go diving instead of a relaxed dinner with some beer after sunset. At this time you can see a lot of funny creatures

I'll return to the story about the island of Bonaire , which was started and never told. And to be more precise about diving there. Two things attract divers divers and water diving. Almost the entire

I returned from another trip to the Valdai National Park. This year the sixth year of our cooperation with the Park has already started. And five years we dive there at about the same dates in June. In

Only first photo is contest entry. This is a small story about someone you can see inside a sponge. After all, you will agree that a sufficiently large pipe is an excellent means of protection. If necessary,

No, here there is no conspiracy theory. And secret research here is nothing to do with. Peoples just need salt. A lot of salt. Therefore, on the island of Bonaire, part of the territory is occupied by

I came back and brought new photos and a history. I have not seen most of the photos so far, so this is just the beginning. In the south of the Caribbean lost a small piece of Holland. Island of Bonaire.

Tomorrow I finally fly off towards the sea. The place is new to me and I'm already looking forward to sitting on my suitcases. Before that, in the Caribbean I was only once in 2007. But then the basis

Pinnipeds were one of the main themes of photo-shooting for our group in the Far East each year. Unfortunately in the first expedition the weather did not allow us to get to the rookery of Steller sea

Many of us have heard of huge red king crabs (in the far east they are called Kamchatka crabs). But very few people actually saw them alive. Most people get acquainted with crabs when they start to eat

The promised second part of the story. And it's talking about red fish. And if it is more accurate then about sockeye salmon. For sockeye we traveled almost from the first day of stay on the island. But

Let's go back to the stories about the Commanders) This story will be in two parts, because as we went along the island to look for a place for photography, we found two different stories at once. Both

Finally, in our area it became warm and sunny. Birds returned and sing in full. Grass with leaves are very young and green. And this is a sure sign that you can open a new season of diving in our band.

And the title phrase has an additional meaning in the Russian language. It sounds like "Every hunter wants to know where the pheasant is sitting" (Каждый охотник желает знать где сидит фазан). And the

Our train from Moscow to Bologoye station arrived about half-past six in the morning. And accordingly, an hour before that, I was already awake. I looked out the window and enjoyed the views of the lowlands,