Oscar Ramirez is an underwater photographer from California. He fell in love with the underwater world in his late twenties while snorkelling for the first time and was captivated by the massive amount of life and beauty beneath the surface. He quickly started scuba diving training and underwater photography became his passion. Through creating and sharing images that represent the beauty of the ocean he hopes to convince people that there is so much worth protecting in the seas. Both from shore and boat, Oscar’s local diving covers the Southern California coast all the way to the Coronado Islands, on the Mexican side of the border with the USA. His continuous search for different species and seascapes has led him so far to remote locations in Indonesia, the Caribbean, Florida, the Arctic, the Hawaiian islands, South America and Mexico.
Sealion Santa Barbara Island, California
Bargibanti pygmy seahorse Indonesia
Sweetlips Raja Ampat, Indonesia
Kelp forests Channel Islands National Park, California
Octopus Indonesia
Giant spined sea star Long Beach, California
Sweetlips Raja Ampat, Indonesia
Parrotfish on a reef Raja Ampat
Lightning flatworm Indonesia
Peacock mantis shrimp Indonesia
Aeolid nudibranch San Diego, California
Clownfish Raja Ampat
Blue and gold snappers Cabo Pulmo National Park, Mexico
Garibaldi and sea fans Calfornia
Jellyfish Raja Ampat
School of jacks Cabo Pulmo National Park, Mexico
Kelp forest San Diego, California
Find Oscar on Instagram @oscarramirezphoto or on his website
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