Joel BergsmaUnderwater photographer · Expedition diver

Species index

A field guide to the archive.

Every subject Joel has photographed, named and counted: where he found it, and how often it let him close.

238 subjects · 4,331 photos

Underwater photograph by Joel BergsmaNurse Shark153 photos · 2013 to 2017 · Belize, Cayman Islands +1Underwater photograph by Joel BergsmaParrotfish140 photos · 2012 to 2019 · Belize, Bonaire +6Underwater photograph by Joel BergsmaScorpionfish109 photos · 2013 to 2017 · Belize, Bonaire +5Underwater photograph by Joel BergsmaShrimp108 photos · 2013 to 2019 · Belize, Bonaire +3Underwater photograph by Joel BergsmaTurtle102 photos · 2012 to 2019 · Belize, Bonaire +5Underwater photograph by Joel BergsmaLobster99 photos · 2012 to 2019 · Belize, Bonaire +2Underwater photograph by Joel BergsmaSpotted Moray Eel95 photos · 2013 to 2017 · Belize, Bonaire +4Underwater photograph by Joel BergsmaSquid85 photos · 2012 to 2017 · Bonaire, Cozumel +1Underwater photograph by Joel BergsmaNudibranch77 photos · 2014 to 2019 · Komodo, Philippines +1Underwater photograph by Joel BergsmaTrumpetfish77 photos · 2013 to 2019 · Belize, Bonaire +4Underwater photograph by Joel BergsmaAnemonefish66 photos · 2012 to 2019 · Galapagos, Palau +2SharkShark60 photos · 2012 to 2017 · Cayman Islands, Cozumel +4

The big animals

The ones divers cross oceans for.

5 subjects

Turtles

Hawksbills, greens and loggerheads, mostly found eating.

3 subjects

Sharks and rays

From nurse sharks under ledges to threshers in the blue.

11 subjects

Cephalopods

The thinking invertebrates: octopus, cuttlefish, squid.

5 subjects

The macro life

Small, strange and electric: the muck's best arguments.

52 subjects

Eels

Morays and garden eels, jaws open, always watching.

11 subjects

Reef fish

The crowd scenes and the portraits between them.

111 subjects

Corals and invertebrates

The reef itself: what everything else lives on.

32 subjects

Above the surface

Boobies, penguins, iguanas and other air breathers.

8 subjects