Papua New Guinea

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Curt's Underwater Photos » Papua New Guinea

My best friend, Blake Ortner, and I led a diving trip to Papua New Guinea in September 1999 . We stayed on Mike Ball's newest vessel, Paradise Sport out of Kavieng for ten days. This was a fabulous trip, and I took a huge number of pictures. I am including here only the best of them.

Albatross10 4-Sep-99: A pair of very cooperative Lionfish at Copra Corner.

Albatross14 4-Sep-99: Looking up at the

Echuca16 4-Sep-99: Blake Ortner descends to the wreck of the

Echuca20 4-Sep-99: John Meyer exploring the wreck of the

Echuca25 4-Sep-99: Blake Ortner (using a Draeger rebreather) gets a close look at a Scorpionfish hiding on the

Ral14 4-Sep-99 (Night): A close-up of a colorful Tunicate at Ral Island.

Ral18 4-Sep-99 (Night): A close-up of a Decorator Crab, which camouflages itself by attaching Anemones and Sponges to its shell. Ral Island.

Peters12 5-Sep-99: Peter's Patch. This is the best close-up shot of a Lionfish I've ever gotten. I was able to approach very close without the fish assuming a defensive stance, possibly because I was using a Draeger rebreather.

Middle03 6-Sep-99: A Nudibranch at Middle Reef.

BigFish34 7-Sep-99: The site called

Taisho08 7-Sep-99: A Japanese submarine at the wreck of the

Chapman2_21 8-Sep-99: John Meyer (center) takes an Underwater Photography class at Chapman's Reef.

Chapman2_24 8-Sep-99: One of the reasons Chapman's Reef is a good choice for a photography class. Abundant Anemones with Clownfish.

Baungong06 9-Sep-99: Baungong Baungong was a site rich with colorful Nudibranchs. Here is a particuarly nice, though unidentified, specimen.

Baungong13 9-Sep-99: Another unidentified Nudibranch at Baungong Baungong.

Baungong02 9-Sep-99: And another Nudibranch at Baungong Baungong.

Baungong00 9-Sep-99: OK, I admit it, this wasn't taken underwater. After our dive near the village of Baungong Baungong, we went ashore to visit the village. Here, we see the village children, in awe of our digital cameras which allow them to immediately see our pictures.

Kate07 10-Sep-99: A WWII Japanese Fighter Plane (Nakajima Kate) is now the home of many small fish.

Chamisso20 10-Sep-99 (Night): A close-up view of the eye of a Cuttlefish. Chamisso Channel.

Chamisso02 11-Sep-99: During the night, we baited a trap for Chambered Nautilus. We caught eight of them, photographed them, and then returned them to the safety of deep water.

Chamisso03 1-Sep-99: Free swimming Nautilus at Chamisso Channel.

Chamisso08 11-Sep-99: John Meyer gets a close look at a Nautilus. Chamisso Channel.

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