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Don't forget to follow along on my ocean art journey over on Instagram...

With over 90% of the UK’s seagrass meadows lost, the restoration of this vital blue carbon habitat has never been more important. This year, I’ve had the privilege of documenting one of the world’s largest rewilding efforts taking place along the UK coastline. As I continue to follow the project, I look forward to seeing this once-scarce ecosystem begin to flourish again in the years ahead. These photographs celebrate some of the remaining, thriving seagrass meadows along England’s south coast.

📷 // @francescapagephoto // taken on the Isle Of Wight in the summer months

📷 An on going project under the guidance and mentorship of @vital.impacts & @brianskerry

👉🏻 Capturing the amazing work of @solentseascapeproject @projectseagrass @hantsiwwildlife @bluemarinefoundation

#seagrassrestoration #seagrass

With over 90% of the UK’s seagrass meadows lost, the restoration of this vital blue carbon habitat has never been more important. This year, I’ve had the privilege of documenting one of the world’s largest rewilding efforts taking place along the UK coastline. As I continue to follow the project, I look forward to seeing this once-scarce ecosystem begin to flourish again in the years ahead. These photographs celebrate some of the remaining, thriving seagrass meadows along England’s south coast.

📷 // @francescapagephoto // taken on the Isle Of Wight in the summer months

📷 An on going project under the guidance and mentorship of @vital.impacts & @brianskerry

👉🏻 Capturing the amazing work of @solentseascapeproject @projectseagrass @hantsiwwildlife @bluemarinefoundation

#seagrassrestoration #seagrass

Patterns of Palau 💙

Palau is a place that must be experienced from the skies!

- Some quick hotel edits, more to come soon!

📷 On assignment with @scubadivingmag x @paditv
⚓️ On board @blackpearlpalau

#palau #drone #micronesia

Patterns of Palau 💙

Palau is a place that must be experienced from the skies!

- Some quick hotel edits, more to come soon!

📷 On assignment with @scubadivingmag x @paditv
⚓️ On board @blackpearlpalau

#palau #drone #micronesia

Palau is an island born of fire. Sitting on the edge of the Philippine tectonic plate, the birth of Palau begun when the massive Pacific Plate slipped beneath the smaller Philippine plate. The result was a massive volcanic eruption which formed a 100 mile long volcanic ridge. Today we dive amongst this ancient sunken volcano, Palau’s geologic past is literally written on the rocks.

- Some quick hotel edits, more to come soon!

📷 On assignment with @scubadivingmag x @paditv
⚓️ On board @blackpearlpalau

#palau #drone #micronesia

Palau is an island born of fire. Sitting on the edge of the Philippine tectonic plate, the birth of Palau begun when the massive Pacific Plate slipped beneath the smaller Philippine plate. The result was a massive volcanic eruption which formed a 100 mile long volcanic ridge. Today we dive amongst this ancient sunken volcano, Palau’s geologic past is literally written on the rocks.

- Some quick hotel edits, more to come soon!

📷 On assignment with @scubadivingmag x @paditv
⚓️ On board @blackpearlpalau

#palau #drone #micronesia

Sharks and rays need our help now more than ever. Over 100 million are lost from our oceans every year due to illegal fishing, pushing many species dangerously close to extinction. We can’t just stand by and let that happen.

These incredible animals are majestic, intelligent, awe-inspiring and very misunderstood. Losing them would be an unimaginable tragedy of our modern world.

That’s why @mantatrust and @padiaware are calling for all manta and devil rays, oceanic whitetip sharks, whale sharks, and other endangered shark species to be up-listed to CITES Appendix I at CoP20 this November. This critical move would ban all international commercial trade in these species.

It’s a powerful step toward ending exploitation and giving these magnificent animals a real chance to recover.

Here are a few of my favorite moments spent with these incredible creatures:
• Image 01: A mesmerizing manta mating chain unfolding along the Ningaloo Reef.
• Image 02: A common stingray gliding gracefully through lush seagrass meadows in search of its next meal in Bimini, Bahamas.
• Image 03: A young, curious female blue shark inspecting her reflection in my dome while exploring the Celtic Deep, Wales, UK.

Sharks and rays need our help now more than ever. Over 100 million are lost from our oceans every year due to illegal fishing, pushing many species dangerously close to extinction. We can’t just stand by and let that happen.

These incredible animals are majestic, intelligent, awe-inspiring and very misunderstood. Losing them would be an unimaginable tragedy of our modern world.

That’s why @mantatrust and @padiaware are calling for all manta and devil rays, oceanic whitetip sharks, whale sharks, and other endangered shark species to be up-listed to CITES Appendix I at CoP20 this November. This critical move would ban all international commercial trade in these species.

It’s a powerful step toward ending exploitation and giving these magnificent animals a real chance to recover.

Here are a few of my favorite moments spent with these incredible creatures:
• Image 01: A mesmerizing manta mating chain unfolding along the Ningaloo Reef.
• Image 02: A common stingray gliding gracefully through lush seagrass meadows in search of its next meal in Bimini, Bahamas.
• Image 03: A young, curious female blue shark inspecting her reflection in my dome while exploring the Celtic Deep, Wales, UK.

Some of the faces of the Panglima Loat which translates to Commanders of the Sea. These men are combining ancestral knowledge with conversation and science to better protect their patch of ocean along the southwest coastline of Aceh, Sumatra.

Excited to share more about this project soon!

💙 NGO @kebersamaan_untuk_lautan

#portrait #conservation

Some of the faces of the Panglima Loat which translates to Commanders of the Sea. These men are combining ancestral knowledge with conversation and science to better protect their patch of ocean along the southwest coastline of Aceh, Sumatra.

Excited to share more about this project soon!

💙 NGO @kebersamaan_untuk_lautan

#portrait #conservation

Empowered women weaving hope.

The incredible fishers’ wives of @kebersamaan_untuk_lautan are turning ocean conservation into art, crafting shark-inspired tapestries that tell stories of strength, tradition, and hope. They are exploring the creation of new livelihoods while protecting the sea that sustains them.

I’m currently sifting through thousands of photos and videos from last months assignment, and I can’t wait to share more from this personal project soon!

Empowered women weaving hope.

The incredible fishers’ wives of @kebersamaan_untuk_lautan are turning ocean conservation into art, crafting shark-inspired tapestries that tell stories of strength, tradition, and hope. They are exploring the creation of new livelihoods while protecting the sea that sustains them.

I’m currently sifting through thousands of photos and videos from last months assignment, and I can’t wait to share more from this personal project soon!

The kelp forests that fringe the British coastline are teeming with abundance and life. Off the coast of Devon lies Lundy Island, the UK’s very first marine protected area, where grey seals, affectionately nicknamed “sea puppies” thrive among swaying kelp. These waters offer everything a seal could want: plentiful food, rocky outcrops for basking in the sun, and endless kelp to hide and play in. With such abundance, the seals live lives of ease, often slipping into pure playfulness.

Lundy has also become a beloved dive destination, where encounters with grey seals can be startlingly close and personal. Trust me, these creatures have absolutely no concept of personal space. What captivates me most, beyond their cuteness and mischievous charm, is the way these wild animals interact with humans as if we are play toys. They chew on fins, boop camera domes, and occasionally give a diver’s hooded head an inquisitive scratch.

On our dives last week, my partner @liamswebb (pictured in the last few photo) and I spent over 40 magical minutes on each dive playing with these charismatic creatures, an experience that I will never get bored of!

Can’t wait to get back out here next summer, who’s with me?!

The kelp forests that fringe the British coastline are teeming with abundance and life. Off the coast of Devon lies Lundy Island, the UK’s very first marine protected area, where grey seals, affectionately nicknamed “sea puppies” thrive among swaying kelp. These waters offer everything a seal could want: plentiful food, rocky outcrops for basking in the sun, and endless kelp to hide and play in. With such abundance, the seals live lives of ease, often slipping into pure playfulness.

Lundy has also become a beloved dive destination, where encounters with grey seals can be startlingly close and personal. Trust me, these creatures have absolutely no concept of personal space. What captivates me most, beyond their cuteness and mischievous charm, is the way these wild animals interact with humans as if we are play toys. They chew on fins, boop camera domes, and occasionally give a diver’s hooded head an inquisitive scratch.

On our dives last week, my partner @liamswebb (pictured in the last few photo) and I spent over 40 magical minutes on each dive playing with these charismatic creatures, an experience that I will never get bored of!

Can’t wait to get back out here next summer, who’s with me?!

With over 90% of the UK’s seagrass meadows lost, the restoration of this vital blue carbon habitat has never been more important. This year, I’ve had the privilege of documenting one of the world’s largest rewilding efforts taking place along the UK coastline. As I continue to follow the project, I look forward to seeing this once-scarce ecosystem begin to flourish again in the years ahead. These photographs celebrate some of the remaining, thriving seagrass meadows along England’s south coast.

📷 // @francescapagephoto // taken on the Isle Of Wight in the summer months

📷 An on going project under the guidance and mentorship of @vital.impacts & @brianskerry

👉🏻 Capturing the amazing work of @solentseascapeproject @projectseagrass @hantsiwwildlife @bluemarinefoundation

#seagrassrestoration #seagrass

With over 90% of the UK’s seagrass meadows lost, the restoration of this vital blue carbon habitat has never been more important. This year, I’ve had the privilege of documenting one of the world’s largest rewilding efforts taking place along the UK coastline. As I continue to follow the project, I look forward to seeing this once-scarce ecosystem begin to flourish again in the years ahead. These photographs celebrate some of the remaining, thriving seagrass meadows along England’s south coast.

📷 // @francescapagephoto // taken on the Isle Of Wight in the summer months

📷 An on going project under the guidance and mentorship of @vital.impacts & @brianskerry

👉🏻 Capturing the amazing work of @solentseascapeproject @projectseagrass @hantsiwwildlife @bluemarinefoundation

#seagrassrestoration #seagrass

I’ve just returned from four weeks in the field, where I had the privilege of documenting powerful conservation stories. Now I’m diving into over 6,000 photos, and I can’t wait to start sharing the adventures and important stories I was able to capture.

I also have some exciting announcements coming in the next few weeks - so stay tuned!

📸 by @francescapagephoto // Taken in Northern Sumatra at a local fish market, where many endangered shark and ray species are caught as accidental bycatch.

I’ve just returned from four weeks in the field, where I had the privilege of documenting powerful conservation stories. Now I’m diving into over 6,000 photos, and I can’t wait to start sharing the adventures and important stories I was able to capture.

I also have some exciting announcements coming in the next few weeks - so stay tuned!

📸 by @francescapagephoto // Taken in Northern Sumatra at a local fish market, where many endangered shark and ray species are caught as accidental bycatch.

The future in our hands 💚

Seagrass seeds collected this morning by the wonderful @hantsiwwildlife and @solentseascapeproject. Local community members gathered together at sunrise to wade out at low tide under permit to collect seagrass seeds. These precious seeds will go on to be planted back in the Solent next year, apart of a remarkable project to re-wild these once abundant shores of seagrass meadows. An ecosystems so incredible important for our coastline!

📷 An on going project under the guidance and mentorship of @vital.impacts & @brianskerry

#seagrass #photojournalism #restoration #solent

The future in our hands 💚

Seagrass seeds collected this morning by the wonderful @hantsiwwildlife and @solentseascapeproject. Local community members gathered together at sunrise to wade out at low tide under permit to collect seagrass seeds. These precious seeds will go on to be planted back in the Solent next year, apart of a remarkable project to re-wild these once abundant shores of seagrass meadows. An ecosystems so incredible important for our coastline!

📷 An on going project under the guidance and mentorship of @vital.impacts & @brianskerry

#seagrass #photojournalism #restoration #solent

Back out in the field capturing important conservation stories aka one of my happy places 💚🫶🏻 More of this to come!

#bts #conservationphotography #photojournalism #seagrass

Back out in the field capturing important conservation stories aka one of my happy places 💚🫶🏻 More of this to come!

#bts #conservationphotography #photojournalism #seagrass

In the winter months of South Australia, these waters host one of the world’s most unique and spectacular wildlife events. From May to August each year, more than 250,000 Giant Cuttlefish migrate to the cold and rocky waters here to mate and then die. I lay amongst the seaweed, surrounded by hundreds of Giant Cuttlefish battling It out for the females hiding below. I watch two males eyeing each other up, their male dominance and need to mate overpowering their senses.

#cuttlefish #underwater #uwpics #southaustralia #underwaterphotographer

In the winter months of South Australia, these waters host one of the world’s most unique and spectacular wildlife events. From May to August each year, more than 250,000 Giant Cuttlefish migrate to the cold and rocky waters here to mate and then die. I lay amongst the seaweed, surrounded by hundreds of Giant Cuttlefish battling It out for the females hiding below. I watch two males eyeing each other up, their male dominance and need to mate overpowering their senses.

#cuttlefish #underwater #uwpics #southaustralia #underwaterphotographer

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