Description The SS Yongala sank on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, in 1911. Over a century later, the wreck is home for an incredible variety and number of fish, corals and other animals, including this marbled bull ray. From this angle I think it looks like a wide, flat cowboy hat.Canon EOS 5DMkII; Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM lens; Seacam housing; Ikelite DS125 strobes.
David Wachenfeld, Townsville Member Since November 2007 Artist Statement I have loved the ocean since I was a small child. I grew up on a diet of Jacques Cousteau documentaries and snorkelling holidays with my family. Since my first SCUBA dive at age 10 and first experience with an underwater camera at age 16, I have developed a passion for marine life and capturing the ocean’s beauty in photographs. I have dived on coral reefs from French Polynesia to the east coast of Africa, conducting research, taking photographs, teaching people and working to protect the environment. In 1993 I completed a PhD studying the behaviour and ecology of coral reef triggerfish. My love of this charismatic family of fish lead me to name my photography company ‘Triggerfish Images’.