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Tuna Project

Simon has just returned from a HD Filming project aboard a Tuna Longline Vessel.  Watch this space for a blog of his adventure into the Indian Ocean....
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ScubaDiver Judge

Simon has been invited to judge the Indonesia leg of the ScubaDiver Australasia Photo Contest held at Kungkungan Bay Resort in North Sulawesi. ...
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AG portfolio

Click here to download a pdf of Simon's Picturesque portfolio published in Asian Geographic....
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Behind the Scenes

Underwater Cinematography is a challenging task, especially when doing it professionally.  Click here for an insight into what it's like to be on site at an underwater production.  Writt...
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Ashen Face of the Reefs

To read an article by Simon Buxton on the alarming affects of Global Warming on the Ocean's of the Indo Pacific Region click here...
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The Story Behind...

The section of the website that can be seen here in this blog, and on almost every page of the site. It has the purpose of explaining how an image was captured, or if there was and special story behind the image that made it memorable to me.

My intention is to publish a new mini 'article' every week for either a shot on the land or a shot underwater.

I hope you enjoy reading about how the good (and sometimes bad) photos were taken.



Sunrise in Paradise Print E-mail

Hyla bifurca Sailing into the Atoll of To'au at dawn when the weather is flat calm is an absolute pleasure, I took this image as the sun was creeping over the horizon on one of the few occasions we saw another boat at this wonderful location.

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Pygmy S'horse Print E-mail

Hippocampus bargibanti is a tiny seahorse that is found on seafans of the indo-pacific, it is normally pink in colour and grows to 2cm tall!

 
Harlequin Shrimp Print E-mail

The Harlequin Shrimp (Hymenocera elegans) is a highly colourful shrimp which predates on Starfish, the large, somewhat useless pincers (chelipeds) are mainly used for display.

 
Horsing Around Print E-mail

This young lad was taking his horse for a swim and wash at sunrise as I went out to photograph the bay in the soft morning light. As I came back into the beach he took the horse for a canter in the shallows

 
Curious Frog Print E-mail

Hyla bifurca This little Tree Frog Hyla bifurca was photographed in the upper Amazon, Ecuador. To get close to these critters i had to stand in knee to waist deep water that had baby Caimans and possible Anacondas in there!

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Harlequin Shrimp

The Harlequin Shrimp (Hymenocera elegans) is a highly colourful shrimp which predates on Starfish, the large, somewhat useless pincers (chelipeds) are mainly used for display.

Pygmy S'horse


Hippocampus bargibanti is a tiny seahorse that is found on seafans of the indo-pacific, it is normally pink in colour and grows to 2cm tall!

Horsing Around


This young lad was taking his horse for a swim and wash at sunrise as I went out to photograph the bay in the soft morning light. As I came back into the beach he took the horse for a canter in the shallows

The Story Behind...

Hammerheads! This picture of Scalloped Hammerheads (Sphyrna lewini) was shot in Cocos Island, Costa Rica.  We were having a bad week for hammerheads, and hadn't seen many, but fortunately I found this group by wandering off on my own at a divesite called Alcyone.
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The Story Behind...

Hummingbird This shot of a Hummingbird was taken in the Cloud Forest of Ecuador, it took several hours of patient waiting with the camera and heavy telephoto lens. I shot about a hundred photos, but this one jumped out to me when i got back to my laptop, and is the only image i have used from the set.
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