Did you all read my last blog about the Freediving courses I did in Cairns and also the Gili Islands, Indonesia? At the completion of this course I had done multiple dives to 30m as well as my first 100ft (33.8m) dive. I now have the photos ready too, and thought I’d share them too, because they really tell the whole story: from the breath hold and other preparation, to the actual dive and pool training. Bookmark on Delicious Digg...

Two months ago I realised I had hit a point in my freediving where the progression of depth had reached a limit and I was having difficulty getting deeper or longer bottom times. I decided that the only way to progress further safely was to do the Stage A Freediving Course run by Apnea Australia. I was lucky enough that a good mate of mine who I dive with quite often, Quinn Smith is an Apnea Australia freediving instructor. The first day...

I have recently shot my first Yellowlip Emperor (Lethrinus xanthochilus) and thought I would share with you some information about this species of emperor. Yellowlip are found throughout the Indo-Pacific: Red Sea, East Africa and the central Indian Ocean to the Marquesas Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands. Their body is yellowish gray with scattered irregular dark spots; lips yellowish, the upper lip more intense; a red spot at upper base...

A little video I quickly edited of a 42kg Sailfish shot by Adam Beeson at Kadavu, Fiji. After not seeing too much that morning I jumped on the boat for a breather and Adam paired up with my buddy Mitchell Campbell for a drift. Within 10 minutes all hell broke loose as Adam’s 15L float went screaming past the boat followed by Mitch’s Riffe 2ATM. Confused I grabbed my camera to film the action, Jaga hooked the remaining...

Lately in Cairns the Fishing gods have smiled upon us with some great breaks in the weather, allowing us to get to the outer reefs chasing bigger fish and dive in some very very clear water! We have managed to get Spanish averaging 10-12kgs almost everytime we have gone out with the biggest being 17kg. There have also been some HUGE Bluespot Trout around with some well over 1m and one that was as big as a QLD Groper! As there is a maximum...