"Island Paradise" Cayman Islands this image was produced in

this image was produced in 2011 with a grant from the National Science Foundation and support from the American Museum of Natural History in New York

total approx 32" W X 20" H

illustrating a juvenile Garilbaldi safely nestled in the protection of its California Kelp Forest home

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Brett was the world record holder in the constant weight category of competitive freediving and Spot the dolphin was a full time resident of Cayman Brac

"Island Paradise" Cayman Islands this image was produced inThis photo required a lot of work. I stood on the roof of a liveaboard dive boat in the blistering heat while we circled Grace Island in Papua New Guinea. Coral heads on the bottom of the clear sea added dimension to the photo, as I intentionally kept the island in the background to give the impression that this paradise is the "forbidded fruit". Michael ONeill is a freelance photographer and writer specializing in travel and natural history subjects,