"Mola Mola" Frame:No Frame It’s mid-morning in the kelp

It’s mid-morning in the kelp forests off San Clemente Island - a peaceful stirring of the local reef fish breaks the stillness as the lobster emerge from their rocky caves and carry on with life in the forest

A 75 ft high coral reef created for the Camana Bay Observation Tower in Grand Cayman

Purple hydrocorals line the forest floor at the edge of the forest of Giant Kelp on the Southern tip of San Clemente Island

The image shows two worlds meeting: the peaceful and tranquil world of the freediver and the mechanized and aggressive side of man

Print Description | Orange Canyon is a popular dive site on Grand Cayman featuring huge orange Elephant Ear Sponges in abundance

"Mola Mola" Frame:No Frame It’s mid-morning in the kelpThis large ocean sunfish (approximately 800pounds) or "Mola mola" stayed with me and the photographer in the image for 4 hours! Extremely curious, at one point it tried to eat my weight belt! Open sea off San Diego, California Richard Herrmann is a full time photographer who uses his background in diving, fishing and environmental science to translate his love of plants and animals into stunning, award winning photographs. Acrylic Canvas Fine Art