One moment at a time

My first book, “Clarity,” of underwater images from Lake Tahoe was published by @schifferpublishing recently. The reception so far has been wonderful. Thank you so much to everyone who’s supported this project and @tahoeclarity over

Thanks to all my photo friends who’ve taught me about light over the years. Searching for and trying to capture interesting light is a different way of looking at the world. It’s kind of like surfing or snowboarding or skateboarding. Once

Fireworks and face stings. The nettles are back in the bay. Good times snorkeling with @boojitom and @backscattervideophoto. #montereybay #scuba #jellyfish #seanettle

Cabezon at home in the kelp. #monterey #scuba #kelp #underwaterphotography #teamcanon

I think I missed turtle day. Got buzzed by this guy in Little Cayman. #seaturtle #tbt #underwaterphotography

My sister-in-law doesn’t like “seaweed”. I told her she’s crazy. Kelp is the coolest. #monterey #kelp #scuba

Backlit fringehead at the wharf from a while back. Playing with the @backscattervideophoto MF-1 and snoot.

A gray whale calf approaches our boat in San Ignacio Lagoon. Shot during an amazing family trip a few years ago. This same whale may be swimming through Monterey Bay on its way to Alaska right now. #whale #underwaterphotography #uwphotosociety #split

Black and yellow rockfish from a few weeks ago. Just like dogs and cats, fish have different personalities. #monterey #scuba #fisheye #literally

A few moments from some recent dives with @underwaterpat @hijrsosky and @boojitom. There’s nothing like floating around with friends as the sun goes down. As always, thanks ocean for being such a sanctuary during all the ups and downs. #thankso

Surreal visibility in the kelp. There’s nothing like exploring under the canopy on a sunny clear day. Thanks for another amazing dive @underwaterpat @ocean_phil @boojitom and for the pre-dive donuts @hijrsosky. #monterey #scuba #kelp #godbeams

I've had such a good time shooting with my iPhone lately. I like aggregating the images on Instagram and viewing them as a gallery. I've found a lot of great inspiration on there too. Some of my favorite accounts are @mullady, @zaknoyle, @chrisburkard, @natgeo (of course), @andywickstrom and @camp4collective— but really there are too many to list. Feel free to say hi @dylan_silver. Happy 'gramming!