Marty’s photo of the day #4930: I found this on a wall snorkel. When I photographed it, I thought it was a nudibranch (sea slug). After all, it was less than two inches high. Later, I combed through my identification books and learned it was a robust sea cucumber. (Photographed in the Raja Ampat of […]
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Year: 2026
Sea Star Day, Pt 4
Marty’s photo of the day #4929-D: Today is sea star day. Here’s the fourth of four. All photographed last November in the Raja Ampat of Indonesian New Guinea.
Sea Star Day, Pt 3
Marty’s photo of the day #4929-C: Today is sea star day. Here’s the third of four. All photographed last November in the Raja Ampat of Indonesian New Guinea.
Sea Star Day, Pt 2
Marty’s photo of the day #4929-B: Today is sea star day. Here’s the second of four. All photographed last November in the Raja Ampat of Indonesian New Guinea.
Sea Star Day, Pt 1
Marty’s photo of the day #4929-A: Today is sea star day. Here’s the first of four. All photographed last November in the Raja Ampat of Indonesian New Guinea.
A Photo As Commentary
Marty’s photo of the day #4928: Today’s photo is my social commentary on the latest from President Psychopath. (Photographed in Indonesian New Guinea.)
The Challenge of Underwater Photography
I love the challenge of underwater photography—even when some challenges ultimately fail. I’ve been an above-water wildlife photographer for most of my life, but an underwater photographer for only nine years. Those nine years include about seventy times in the water and three different cameras. Each time, I feel like I’m getting better at my […]
Possibly My Favorite Place On Earth
Marty’s photo of the day #4927: You are looking at what might be my favorite place on Earth. Last November, while sailing on the Katharina in the Raja Ampat of Indonesian New Guinea, we dropped anchor and took a dinghy to an island with a narrow sandy beach. On the side of the beach to […]
A Clownfish Seems Fitting to Begin the New Year
Marty’s photo of the day #4926: Let’s start this year off with one of my favorite photos from last year’s trip to the Raja Ampat of Indonesian New Guinea. This is one of many varieties of anemonefish (also called a clownfish).








