My repeated journey to Pico Island on the Azores Azoren was not successful, as I found hardly any animals. I only had the luck to photograph sperm whales. Even common dolphins and bottlenose dolphins were seldom to be seen....

At last I am returning to the Azores, to photograph baleen whales ! I arrived in Lisbon today, and am flying on tomorrow to Pico Island. At the same time last year I was able to photograph finback whales ...

On order to check out the diving possibilities in Malta and Gozo, I have been there for a few days. The weather was unfortunately so bad that there was no chance of a dive. On top of this, a guide booked from Oxygène diving was...

Last weekend, during a routine dive with the safari boat M/V Shear Water (belonging to the US company Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures (JASA)), an Austrian diver was bitten by a shark during baiting. Despite efforts to save him...

The New Zealand daily paper Nelson Mail reported today that some pilot whales have beached and died on South Island. Looking at the photos of the whales on the beach, I would think that they were "long-finned pilot whales". There...

I am currently in the Hotel Q! and am working on my pictures from the last few days...

In Berlin, one could not miss the posters for the Venus Messe - Trade Fair for Internet, Multimedia and Adult Entertainment...

The last few weeks have been rather stressful for me, so I have had little time for the blog.

At the moment, I am in Berlin, to photograph the illuminated buildings of the "Festival of Lights". Unfortunately, they are not...

I am very happy with my second trip to the Azores this year and must unfortunately leave Lajes (a town on the Azores Pico Island) again for Lisbon. I must say goodbye to the Espaço Talassa team again - as well as to my friend and...

Looking at my new pictures from the last few days, particularly the photographs of "mum with young", I know why I love this job so much ... ;-) Working underwater everything usually happens very fast - one only realises the...

The first days on the ocean by the Azores island of Pico have gone very well for me, and I was able quickly to get back into my usual work routine ;-) No time lost to bad weather and late luggage!

I was able to photograph a...