Creating a moody, enthralling, novel and artistic image in the underwater macro realm is an elusive and frustrating endeavor. After decades of underwater photography, the artist tackles the challenges of underwater art of wild, diminutive creatures with this series:
A tiny juvenile damsel fish cleaning parasites from a much larger (although still small) Rock Beauty angelfish.
Two diminutive peppermint shrimp crowd the hall of a thin-walled sponge, lit by the artist’s video torch shining through the sponge. The artist must avoid disturbing anything lest the shrimp flee.
In this close view we see the claws and feelers and other parts of a cautious snapping shrimp in a nest of corkscrew anemone tentacles. A close look reveals many miniscule snapping shrimp larva swimming about their parent.
Radioles of a small tube worm - Incredibly sensitive to any movement or light change, these shy creatures are extremely fast when it comes to retracting their delicate and tasty radioles. Stealth is required to photograph these tiny jewels.
Sea urchins are common. These complex little echinoderms, particularly when viewed very closely, are fabulous creatures. Those sharp spines are venomous and urchins live in places constantly agitated by waves. Consequently, few ever see urchins so
