When the nets are hoisted at dawn, the fishermen toss out by-catch, much to the delight of the whale sharks. This congregation of whale sharks also attract tourists. In particular, scuba divers who immerse themselves in this rare experience of swimming side by side with these gentle giants. The fishermen also toss the baitfish at the scuba divers to bring the whale sharks closer. It creates chaos in the water, where whale shark and divers no longer mind any boundaries of sp

I call this image “The Widest Smile.” The whale shark certainly appears happy, likely because the fisherman is feeding it from a fishing platform known as a “Bagan.” The whale shark is probably also content because the fisherman could have chosen to poach it for its fins instead. Despite its controversial nature, the whale shark contributes to additional income from tourism and is protected by the fisherman and villagers. I’m pleased to share that this image received an Honor

During the plankton bloom season in the Maldives, the bright lights off dive boats gather plankton at night, which in turn attract the manta rays to feed. In this photo, a young manta ray circled around the lights to filter feed. I was able to take this portrait image of the manta with its mouth wide open and exposing its filtering gill plates, as well as the cloud of plankton gathered ahead of the opportunistic manta ray. Really cool that the image received an award at 2026

Ocean Geographic's editorial team has always been very kind to me. Since giving me my first feature as OGX Emerging Pro in 2016, my images and articles have since been published in 7 issues (yes, I’ve been counting), plus one cover page of the most influential magazine in ocean journalism and conversation. I’m thrilled that in its latest edition, Ocean Geographic magazine has a 5-page feature of my recent award at Earth in Focus and interview by the larger-than-life OG founde

It gives me so much pleasure to have won the Ocean Geographic Pictures of the Year, 'Blue Mind' – Wallace Nichols Award of Excellence, which was presented at the Earth in Focus Singapore Nature Film Festival. Flattered to learn that the people on the judging panel are those whom I look up to; Jayaprakash Bojan, Michael Awand her deepness, Dr. Sylvia Earle

What an incredible experience it was at Siena Awards. I received ‘Highly Commended’ for 1 of my images, and ‘Commended’ for another. In...

I did an underwater photoshoot of little M when she was 8 months old, under the watchful eye of baby swim coach Sharon Koh. Little M...

Really pleased that my image of juvenile stripped eel catfish scouring the sandy seafloor won the inaugural Nature Photographic Society...

Another award for 'Dugong Dream', this time Honourable Mention in Annual Photography Awards - Nature: Wildlife & Animals