Dave underwater

21/09/2025

“Black & white underwater is hard on the mind, but easy on the eye 🖤🌊 Lighting the way with precision thanks to and ”

19/09/2025

“This new kit is such a game changer, even the sea-horse is ready for its knight in shining armour photoshoot ⚔️🐴✨ Pin sharp and proud!”

18/09/2025

“From wide to pinpoint snoot in a single twist — OrcaTorch puts precision lighting right at your fingertips. This is the result.”

17/09/2025

Big thanks to and for setting me up with this amazing bit of kit – already pushing my underwater photography further than ever. Every dive feels like a new creative adventure with the right gear in hand. 🌊📸✨

❤️

16/09/2025

“The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.” – Jacques Cousteau 🌊✨ Every creature beneath the waves is a masterpiece of beauty and survival.

12/09/2025

“An octopus drifting over a thriving reef — not just movement, but a fleeting conversation between intelligence and wilderness, framed in light and texture.”

11/09/2025

✨ Each night dive teaches me something new…
Patience 🕰️ Precision 🎯 Light 💡
Loving how my snoot work is evolving into something truly unique beneath the pier 🌊🐙

📸 Every frame feels like a step forward.

10/09/2025

Grateful for every moment beneath the surface 🌊 Each dive teaches me patience, persistence, and the magic of light meeting life. Proud to keep sharing the hidden stories of our oceans with you all.

09/09/2025

08/09/2025

Hi David,

I am pleased to inform you that your entry has been recognized in the Underwater Awards Australasia 2025! Your entry “Broken but not Beaten” received an Honorable Mention in the Conservation category.

Congratulations from everyone at DivePhotoGuide, Underwater Australasia, and UW Images!

Please do share the news on your social media channels using the attached shareable artwork and the following hashtags:

08/09/2025

I feel truly humbled to be given the chance to use the brand-new Nauticam MFO3. Tools like this don’t just shape images — they shape the way I see and share the ocean.

Huge gratitude to Peter and the team at for trusting me, supporting me, and walking beside me on this journey. Your belief means more than words.

And to Mich and my tribe — you’re the quiet strength behind every dive, every photo, every late-night edit. You remind me why I chase these moments, why I want to tell the ocean’s story in the most powerful way I can. 💙

Here are my first highlights with the MFO3 — each frame carrying both the ocean’s voice and the love of the people who believe in me.

07/09/2025

Funny but truthful moment…
Every time I enter an underwater photography competition I get reminded of Roosevelt’s “Man in the Arena” speech. You know the one — about dust, sweat, blood… and in my case, foggy masks, strobes that misfire, and a portfolio upload that takes 3 hours on hotel WiFi.

Today I walked away with a Highly Commended in the Conservation category and a Top 10 in Portfolio. And yet, isn’t it incredible how people who never even enter still find time to comment on those who do the hard work? (Roosevelt would’ve loved Facebook groups…)

Big thanks to my mate Peter at for always giving me solid advice and backing me in.
And to Michelle — thank you for listening to my venting sessions in the car on the way home (therapy on four wheels!).

Best of all, it was brilliant seeing so many of my tribe at the Dive Show.

I’ll be back in the arena — and back in the water — tomorrow





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