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Manta rays

A manta ray evolves peacefully in the current, indifferent to our bubbles. (Gili Banta, West Komodo, Indonesia, July 2018)

Diving at The Foot of Volcanoes in Sumbawa

Near Bali, Indonesia, Sumbawa Island and its volcanoes offer a fantastic variety of dives. From manta rays to nudibranchs, the underwater world is full of wonders...
Indonesia: Alor + Halmahera + Sumbawa - July 2018
The manta rays come to meet Matt, who has immersed himself in apnea. (Komodo, Indonesia, July 2016)

Meet The Komodo Manta Rays

In Komodo, you can' t miss the majestic manta rays. They can be seen either by scuba diving or by snorkelling from the surface. A glorious show!
Indonesia : Komodo + Raja Ampat - July 2016
Manta to Blue Magic. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. January 2015.

Manta ray festival in Blue Magic

The site is called Blue Magic. This is one of my favorite diving spots in Raja Ampat. This isolated reef in the middle of the sea is conducive to fabulous encounters.
Indonesia: Raja Ampat - January 2015
L'Sangalaki Island seen from the open sea. (Borneo, Indonesia, July 2013)

Sangalaki and Maratua: sadness and disappointment in the waters of Borneo

In the Indonesian archipelago of Derawan in Borneo, the islands of Sangalaki and Maratua are no longer the fabulous diving spots they were in 2013.
Borneo: Indonesia + Malaysia - July 2013
School of jacks in Sipadan. Borneo, Malaysia. July 2013.

Diving in the blue of Borneo

I'm coming back from Borneo! Highlight of the trip: the dives in Sipadan, Malaysia ... Yes, for me, Borneo has more the color of the sea than the jungle.
Borneo: Indonesia + Malaysia - July 2013
An all-black manta ray watches me out of the corner of its eye at the Manta Sandy site near Arborek Island. (Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2012)

Manta Spa

Manta Sandy is the most famous dive site of Raja Ampat. Normal, it's a real "spa" with manta rays! The proof in photos and video.
Indonesia: Raja Ampat + Bali - March 2012
Miyo, fascinated by the life of the coral reef. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2012.

Papua, diving into another world

Papua, Papua in Indonesian. Jungles and beaches, exuberant coral and giant fish. Another world ... which amazed me. Welcome to Raja Ampat!
Indonesia: Raja Ampat + Bali - March 2012
Manta ray. Komodo, Indonesia. July 2011.

Manta rays of Komodo

The more I dive, the better! I have never seen so many manta rays as last year. The proof, with this new video, brought back from Komodo National Park (Indonesia), where I was in July 2011.
Indonesia: Flores + Komodo + Bali - July 2011
Gaterins at Crystal Rock. Komodo, Indonesia, July 2011.

Underwater happiness in Komodo

Indonesia and Komodo are far away. I rediscover my underwater photos with a new, astonished eye. I saw all that, me? It's crazy.
Indonesia: Flores + Komodo + Bali - July 2011
Manta Ray, Komodo. Flores, Indonesia. July 2011.

The Manta Ray Who Cuckoo

I had to show you this video, of a manta ray and his girlfriends, met while diving in the archipelago of Komodo, ultimate goal of my crossing of Flores ...
Indonesia: Flores + Komodo + Bali - July 2011
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Excursion to Sangalaki

A new little film, for lovers of mantas rays ... I finally got down to editing my videos, brought back from Sangalaki! This small Indonesian island, located off Borneo, is part of the archipelago of Derawan, where I stayed for ten days last July.
Borneo [Malaysia and Indonesia] - July 2009
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Mantas and nudibranchs

Guilhem, my dive buddy in Derawan (Borneo), was kind enough to send me two underwater videos he made this summer in the sea of Celebes.
Borneo [Malaysia and Indonesia] - July 2009
To see the manta rays evolving, from close up, c'is an extraordinary spectacle... (Sangalaki, Borneo, Indonesia, July 2009)

The majestic manta rays of Sangalaki (and the atrocious sting of the sting ray)

I left Derawan and its archipelago today. I realized this dream that I had since the beginning of this Indonesian trip to Borneo: swim with rays-mantas, in the waters of Sangalaki!
Borneo [Malaysia and Indonesia] - July 2009
A manta ray emerges in blue fog. Manta Point, Nusa Penida. Bali.

The ballet of mantas

Oh dear ! Not yet had the time to tell all my dives in Amed, that already, I attack those of Nusa Lembongan. And no half measure: I take you directly to Manta Point !!!
Indonesia: Bali - July 2008

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