Just like Elvis, only with “hair” towards both sides of the head. That’s one of the pictures that comes to my mind looking at an ambon scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensi). Unlike on Elvis, the information that can be found online on this beautiful species is rather slim though. Shaggy style to […]
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Just follow the red arrows, he said. But there are none, in fact, there haven’t been any in quite a while. The squishing sound of our feet sinking ankle-deep into the mud mixes with the buzzing of countless insects. Lit by a sunbeam falling through the thick forest canopy, a […]
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Over the last weeks we posted pictures with scientific explanations on classifications of marine life on Instagram and Facebook. As not everybody is (regularly) on social media, I am happily putting it all together in one post now: Let’s talk scientific! Let’s talk scientific! Tiger cowrie When looking only at the […]
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It is carnival Monday: Alaaf! As that’s the expression, sort of hurray, that is used in the area around Cologne in Germany as well as Maastricht in the Netherlands, we stick to that regional greeting. Even though we are not big fans of the actual celebrations, we had planned our […]
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Victory: First underwater video clip of 2020 out now Happy days! Not only are we back in the tropics and found a wonderful little house right on the beach – I am hearing the waves rolling ashore while I am writing this – but we also celebrate Yoeri’s victory against […]
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From grief blurring my vision and how photo competitions helped me tapping into energy and creativity again. Where it all began In September 2018 I got a whole new camera system in Singapore, including underwater housing and ports, strobes I added in 2019. It was all so beautiful and shiny, […]
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Picture strip as well as all photographs separately with additional information on the different subjects. Photo series: Waves of energy. The underwater world isn’t only full of strange creatures but offers lots of colours, patterns and shapes which are captivating in itself. I love ordinary subjects, often overlooked by underwater […]
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As a traveller, you better get used to being asked where you are from, as this question comes up early in conversations no matter where you are going in the world. Direct Indonesians? Nevertheless, I was surprised to hear the Indonesian version “dari mana?” constantly when walking down the roads […]
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We liked Bali from the moment we arrived: Already on the way from the airport to Radha Homestay we noticed happily how traditional styles are beautifully combined with natural, symbolic and day-to-day elements in a unique way not only within the many temples but basically everywhere: from houses to hotels, […]
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We are getting itchy feed. It is some time ago that we were diving the reefs of the Visayas, the Philippines. The last projects in Europe have to be finished this month, but all we can think about is diving! Thanks to Yoeri we have new clips to fuel our […]
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