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17/06/2026

Wide Angle Wednesday - Life Under the Pier

For wide-angle wednesday, I am taking you to one of Misamis Oriental's secret "diveaway", Gingoog Pier. Gingoog Pier is a "decommissioned" pier that has been converted into a recreational spot full of life at the surface. Little did the people at the surface know that underneath it is also full of life, every space in the pillar is filled with colorful living critters, from sponges to soft corals, and living within this sessile critters are the mobile ones, from rare frogfishes to confetti-like anthias and damselfishes fluttering about. The substrate is also filled with photogenic denizens, most famous being the Flabellina nudis (I have posted it before so feel free to search the images here). And a decommissioned pier full of life at the surface and even filled with life underneath, just one of the amazing things in a healthy sea.

Life Under the Pier
Gingoog City

Shot with the Olympus Em10iv with Olympus 8mm FE pro inside a Backscatter Octo Housing with dome port lighted by 2 Backscatter HF1 Strobes.

If you fancy a mounted print of this for your wall, from A4 up to 2ft x 3ft, feel free to send a message.

Dive NorthMin
Department of Tourism - Northern Mindanao Office

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16/06/2026

It's Turtle Tuesday!!!!

Here's a green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, from Mantigue Island, Camiguin, Philippines, just dropping by to say Hi! Did you know that green sea turtles, when resting underwater, can actually hold their breath for a record-breaking 5 hours?!? They are able to do so by slowing their heart rates to a mere 9 beats per minute. An amazing fact. Might I add that green turtles are endangered species and that the unlucky ones die from accidentally eating plastics. So please take care of your trash and make sure it ends in the trash bin, not in our ocean. And record-breaking breath-holders just one of the amazing things in a healthy sea.

Green Turtle
Turtle Point, Mantigue Island, Camiguin
Philippines

This image will be part of the photo bagtag collection of Buddy Dive Center and myself. If you are interested for a personalized bagtag with this image, feel free to send me a message.. :-)

Shot with the Olympus Em10iv inside a Backscatter housing with the PanaLeica 12mm f1.4 and lighted by 2 backscatter HF1 strobes.

CAMIGUIN TOURISM OFFICE, Dive NorthMin, Department of Tourism - Northern Mindanao Office

03/06/2026

Spotlight on the little critter that is making a big difference in our oceans. Coral reefs are merely colonies of tiny individual coral polyps that form these different rock-like structures that look like branches, brains, fans, and may be hard, soft, wiry, and flowery. And colonies and colonies of this little coral polyp emerges the only animal-made structure visible in space, the coral reef. In celebration of the World Reef Awareness Day, here is an image of a simple colonies of life. Do take care of our ocean, and it will take care of us.

Colonies of Life
Onuk Island, Balabac, Palawan, Philippines

Shot with the Olympus Em10iv with a 14-42 kit lens inside a backscatter octohousing and lighted by 2 Inon Z330 strobes.

28/05/2026

Another batch of photo bagtags. Photo bagtags are not only good in sharing photographs but also great in sharing artworks. I mean how many can afford the big ones, but reproductions in smaller sizes is the best way to share your work of art to a bigger audience. Digital artworks by my niece and nephews, and yours truly. For orders you may send a message here or at my niece's page .

27/05/2026

I have always advocated photos to be printed and to be shared to the real world rather than just in the digital one, not necessarily through a frame in the wall. And I just found one of the perfect way to do it, photo bagtags. First batch of photo bagtags goes to my brothers and sisters of MTD Diveshop in Malapascua Island, Cebu, featuring the top 4 amazing critters that I shot (and had to include Master Jeston Dayday Gulfan 's masterpiece image) that can be found in and around the island. Printed in water-resistant and fade-resistant material, these tags can be placed in your luggage, dive bags, or even camera bags. Get yours at Mtd Front Desk.

Other sites around the Philippines will be printed soon. For personalized names, logos, etc, feel free to send me a message.

16/05/2026

“It is almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream.”
Bern Williams

Afternoon summer sunset scene at Naawan Boulevard, Naawan, Misamis Oriental.

If you are interested in large format prints of these photos, feel free to send me a message.

02/05/2026

Let's go Philippines... This is where we should be number 1!

03/04/2026

The little one fancies vintage cars so of course, the photographer-dad in me has to do something about it. And voila, instant photoshoot trip to the only place in Northern Mindanao with a wide array of classic cars exhibit, Dahilayan Forest Park. Of course, since this is an instant spur-of-the-moment trip, we did not prepare for costumes and props, but images were edited for a retro-look. All poses by the minime, all I did was shoot.. :-)

Shot with the Panasonic Lumix G9ii with an Olympus 12-100mm pro lens.

Fancy a shoot in mind, feel free to send me a message. We shoot, print, and frame.

01/03/2026

Underwater Colors of Lopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental

I had the privilege of exploring and capturing the vibrant underwater beauty of Lopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental with the Dive NorthMin DOT Dive Exploration Team along with great photographers and divers Ram Yoro and uy of Mantangale Alibuag Dive Resort Inc. with the support of our ever active and dynamic Department of Tourism - Northern Mindanao Office Regional Director and turismo misamis occidental. Thank you to Henry Oaminal and Mayor gutierrez for the support and may we showcase another beauty of your municipality soon.

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28/02/2026

Birds show us that life's true beauty lies in soaring beyond our limits.

Whiskered Tern
Lopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental, Philippines

If you wish to see more interesting wildlife, underwater, and landscape photos in the Philippines, feel free to click like and follow.. Thanks!

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