SCUBA diving is one of my real passions - a whole new realm to explore. I started diving when I was just 11 years old and since then I've had the chance to dive in many exotic locations around the world. These photos are from just after I had completed my open water diver qualification.

It's a rare treat to experience dolphins in the wild and it's a wonderful start to the day - bodes well for the dive to come.

A final breath at the surface, before exhaling and slowly descending to the ocean floor below.

Shipwrecks are quickly claimed by the diverse plant and sea life and they are wonderful to explore.

Just hanging out, making bubbles...

This is a remora - you'll often see them swimming with the sharks.

Before we ascend, we do a safety stop.

The dive school organised some lolly pops so we could recharge on sugar after an awesome dive.