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.
    Sunset on the Waow. Indonesia, Raja Ampat, November 2015.

    Set sail for Raja Ampat

    High up! I take you back to Raja Ampat, on the most beautiful cruising-diving boats, all sails out. The Waow, there is no need to say, it is aptly named ...
    Banda Api, the island-volcano of the archipelago. Maluku, Indonesia, October 2015.

    Banda, the fabulous spice islands

    Wake up at the foot of a volcano and live the dream of Magellan ... what's more exhilarating? Welcome to the archipelago of Banda, the mythical spice islands, in Indonesia.
    Hammerheads. Kurkap Island, Maluku, Indonesia, October 2015.

    These sharks are driving me crazy.

    Hammerhead sharks make diving enthusiasts fantasize. These sharks have a pretty awesome head, I must say...
    Waow at sunset.

    Waow, my new diving princess boat

    From the Maluku Islands to Raja Ampat, I experienced a fabulous adventure in Indonesia, aboard a beautiful ship like a pirate princess ship: the Waow.
    Lion Air Invocation Card. Indonesia, March 2013.

    Say Your Prayers on Lion Air (bis)

    The Indonesian company Lion Air has a unique trick. With the safety instructions, there is a special prayer booklet for the plane.
    Sawai Itepo Village. Halmahera, Indonesia. March 2013, Indonesia.

    An Indonesian village

    It is a tiny Indonesian village, between sea and mangrove, in Weda Bay. My visit is the evening attraction for the hilarious kids.
    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.
    Adorable, this baby couscous with big eyes astonished! (Weda, Halmahera, March 2013)

    The eyes of the baby cuscus

    Shrek's cat tenderizes you? Do you fall for wet eye pups? This cute little couscous from Indonesia should melt you.
    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.
    On the way to Bangka Island! (North Sulawesi, Indonesia, March 2013.)

    Back to Indonesia

    I was (still) gone. A short trip of 15 days in Indonesia. On the program: rest and dives at Halmahera (North Maluku) and Bangka in North Sulawesi.