"Island Paradise" Cayman Islands Brett was the world record

Brett was the world record holder in the constant weight category of competitive freediving and Spot the dolphin was a full time resident of Cayman Brac

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

Wide mosaic image of the Alma Jane Bow

Caranx sexfasciatus

hundreds of closeup photos were combined to replicate the brilliant colors of the reef

"Island Paradise" Cayman Islands Brett was the world recordThis 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,