I have worked at the Aquarium since December 2007 and have learned new things each day.

As a photography hobbyist, the Aquarium has given me hours of fun, taking snapshots of most of the animals found in our exhibits. I have yet to crack the code on how to take a photo of a fast-swimming fish, and I am in awe of amazing underwater photographers such as Geoff Spiby and Thomas P Peschak.

Below are my five favourite shots of some of the animals at the Two Oceans Aquarium:

This little guy was a difficult one to capture. Zebra eels, like all eels, like hiding among the rocks a lot, so for him to poke out his head was a miracle and I managed to get this shot. Look out for him in the eel exhibit.
Many think that the West Coast is not nearly as colourful as the East Coast, with its colourful reef fish and corals. These beautiful anemones are, however, living proof that the West Coast is a feast of colour and any diver who has dived amongst the kelp forests will attest to this.
Part of working at the Aquarium means that you get to experience amazing things. I took this photo while a colleague of mine was training our green turtle, Cannelloni, to learn how to be target-fed. This was before Cannelloni had been introduced into the I&J Predator Exhibit, and had not learned yet to expect food when seeing her specific target.
This rather abstract image is of a box jellyfish tentacle. These jellies are rather venomous and can inflict a painful sting. They are related to the Australian sea wasp, the most deadly jellyfish on the planet. It is tiny (so you do not even see it coming), and can kill a person within minutes.
I love the detail that you can capture, and this image is a nice example of that. This is a spiny starfish from below, showcasing its rows and rows of tiny little tube feet, which it uses to hold onto things. These quite large starfish are carnivorous and prefer to feast on mussels. Starfish are peculiar, as they do external digestion, pushing their stomachs outside of their bodies and wrapping them around their prey.

The Aquarium is, and will always be, one of my favourite places to take photographs. There is something new to capture every time, and studying life through a lens can produce some interesting results.
 
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