G’day! I’m a 23-year-old underwater photographer and marine biologist from Australia. For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been fascinated with the ocean, in particular cephalopods (octopus, cuttlefish, squid).
I picked up my first underwater camera during a family holiday to Lord Howe Island, and it was here where I fell in love with snorkelling, freediving and being surrounded by marine life. Unlike most underwater photographers, my images are captured while freediving and not scuba diving.
My current mission involves travelling Australia and around the world in search for obscure marine species to photograph and ultimately I hope to bring educational and conservational awareness to the known and lesser-known creatures of the ocean.
A giant cuttlefish, Cabbage Tree Bay, Australia
Bigfin reef squid Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Blue dragon nudibranch Jervis Bay, Australia
Weedy sea dragon Mornington Peninsula, Australia
Octopus grab Maui, Hawai
Porpita porpita Sunshine Coast, Australia
Blue-ringed octopus Okinawa Island, Japan
Green mantis shrimp Townsville, Australia
Red-spotted night octopus Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Weedy sea dragon Mornington Peninsula, Australia
Bobtail squid Sydney, Australia
Green sea turtle Honolulu, Hawaii
Southern blue-ringed octopus Victoria, Australia
Seahorse Sydney, Australia
Green sea turtle Honolulu, Hawaii
Rainbow mourning cuttlefish Sydney Harbour, Australia
Gloomy octopus’ perspective Sydney Harbour, Australia
Find Lawrence on Instagram @snorkeldownunder
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