Moluccas

    The amazing striated frogfish, also known as the «hairy» antennae. (Ambon, Indonesia, October 2025)

    Ambon, Home to a Strange Little Underwater World

    October 2025, back to Indonesia. First stop: the island of Ambon, in the Moluccas. The objective: an underwater photo safari in «macro» mode.
    Indonesia: Ambon [Moluccas] + Bangka [Sulawesi] - October 2025
    Hippocampus pygmy Denise. Weda Bay, Halmahera, Indonesia. March 2013.

    Pygmy seahorses don't like pictures

    Nothing is more annoying to photograph than a seahorse-pygmy. Too small. Too much camouflaged. Too shy. But his delicate plastic is worth a few efforts.
    Indonesia: Weda [Halmahera] + Bangka [Sulawesi] - March 2013
    Barrel sponge. Weda Bay, Halmahera, Indonesia. March 2013.

    Weda Bay: underwater beauty

    Return to diving in Indonesia ... A haunting desire, which tormented me all winter! So, in mid-March, I flew to Halmahera and Weda Bay.
    Indonesia: Weda [Halmahera] + Bangka [Sulawesi] - March 2013