Gallery - West Papua / Irian Jaya

This area combines the provinces West Papua and the larger Papua (Irian Jaya). Some very well know diving locations are within these provinces, including Raja Ampat and Fak-Fak.

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Just Needle

Just Needle

This image of a garfish was taken at Bat Bitim Island, West Papua, Indonesia.
Photocomp June '10 - Open

House Reef

House Reef

The reefs of Raja Ampat are unparalleled in color, richness and beauty. Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Photocomp June '10 - Open

Candy Crab

Candy Crab

It is not uncommon to discover the beautiful Soft coral or Candy crab contentedly perching among inflated branches of the cauliflower soft corals Dendronephthya. Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Photocomp June '10 - Open

Hippocampus denise

Hippocampus denise

The species, Hippocampus denise, is no longer than 16 millimeters (about six-tenths of an inch) from its snout to the tip of its tail. Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Photocomp June '10 - Open

Beauty in Unexpected Places

Beauty in Unexpected Places

To find such beautiful corals in a shallow mangrove swap in Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia was a joy.
Photocomp May '10 - Open

Giant Manta

Giant Manta

Often leaping right out of the water with a wingspan of more than 20 feet, the Giant Manta Ray (Manta birostris) is known to be a graceful swimmer with acrobatic skills. Raja Ampat, Irian Jaya, Indonesia.
Photocomp May '10 - Open

Sweet Lips

Sweet Lips

A small school of Sweetlips cruising the current. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
Photocomp May '10 - Open

Bryaninops yongei

Bryaninops yongei

The Whip Goby is semi-transparent. The species usually occurs as a male/female pair on the seawhip Cirripathes anguina. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
Photocomp May '10 - Open

Get Up!

Get Up!

This image of a Pygmy Seahorse was taken at Bat Bitim Island, West Papua, Indonesia.
Photocomp April '10 - Open

Shy Pygmy

Shy Pygmy

This pygmy seahorse was photographed at Birie Island, Raja ampat, Indonesia. with Canon 40D and Z240 flash.
Photocomp March '10 - Open

Shadow

Shadow

This image of a juvenile Batfish was taken at Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Canon 40D with Inon Z-240 flash.
Photocomp March '10 - Open

Raja Ampat Bommie

Raja Ampat Bommie

A diver at a bommie at Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
Photocomp March '10 - Open

Corals at Raja Ampat

Corals at Raja Ampat

Pristine growth at Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
Photocomp March '10 - Open

Dive Buddy

Dive Buddy

A diver and his buddies at Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
Photocomp March '10 - Open

Raja Ampat Coral Garden

Raja Ampat Coral Garden

Coral Garden at Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
Photocomp March '10 - Open

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