An Octopus cyanea moves through the reef, presumably pondering octopus thoughts
A stonefish in magnificent purple and orange... Not blending in at all. You do you.
A manta coming over the crest at a cleaning station on Kume.
It's not in the shot, but there were a mating pair of octopuses that crept up to the top and just went out of view. It would have been great to have them all in the same shot!
An Octopus cyanea on the reef.
A nudibranch standing at attention! I think it is waiting for the current to pick it up so it can drift away somewhere farther than its foot can carry it.
Shark guarding the entrance of a cave I call the cathedral. This spot has always felt like a perfect place for white tip reef sharks to be hanging out but it's so rare to see one actually here.
The day octopus (Octopus cyanea) camouflaging on the reef
The dreamlike movement of water.
At Akame Forty-Eight Falls, Mie Prefecture, from a couple of months ago. We had hoped to get a glimpse of some giant salamanders but no luck.
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The day octopus (Octopus cyanea) camouflaging on the reef
