"Island Paradise" Cayman Islands total approx 32" W X

total approx 32" W X 20" H

Wide mosaic image of the Alma Jane Bow

illustrating a juvenile Garilbaldi safely nestled in the protection of its California Kelp Forest home

Dray van Beeck pursued underwater photography as a hobby

Caranx sexfasciatus

"Island Paradise" Cayman Islands total approx 32" W XThis photo required a lot of work. I stood on the roof of a liveaboard dive boat in the blistering heat while we circled Grace Island in Papua New Guinea. Coral heads on the bottom of the clear sea added dimension to the photo, as I intentionally kept the island in the background to give the impression that this paradise is the "forbidded fruit". Michael ONeill is a freelance photographer and writer specializing in travel and natural history subjects,