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Wahrmut, Some beautiful shots! Nice! Evan

How legit/safe is Myanmar? The trip that could work for me leaves from Ranong, Myanmar and returns to Ranong, Thailand (are they twin cities?). It looks like it's about 6 hours from Rangon to Phuket? I'll end up having about 5 days to get from Rangon to Phuket, so may do a little land tourism.

@bghazzal thank you! This is very helpful! A couple live-aboards that look appealing to me are the Andaman Queen and Vela, both look pretty posh, but no idea how photo-centric they are. Someone recommended Smiling Seahorse as a good photo-centric boat—definitely seems more basic accommodation but it could be ok if there are good photo guides and I can get a single room without paying for two people.

I'll be sailing with friends from Phuket to Langkawi late February-early March, 2027. We'll largely be sailing on the east side of Phuket, so while the diving may be ok, we won't be hitting Richelieu Rock, etc. on the west side. I'd like to come in a week or so early (pretty flexible) to dive and photograph the Andaman Sea. I've read several reports about the diving being good to great, but the crowds and divers make it a not-so-pleasant experience. I'll likely be a single traveler. I'm not crazy about the idea of a liveaboard, but would be willing to go that route if the boat, crew, guides, and diving are great (and avoid crowds). Also looking for photo guides, either private or small group. What reputable companies or resorts should I reach out to? Thanks in advance, Evan

Hi Stephen, Welcome. I’m in E. Bay. Been diving for 40 years, but are new to underwater photography and even newer to CA diving. Look forward to running into you one of these days. Evan

Really nice pictures. Thank you!

Outstanding! What were you shooting?

Certainly the episode on Anand Varna and his innovative way of telling stories about macro subjects. Amazing!

Not sure where to post this, but I came across an excellent series on Disney+ from National Geographic called “Photographer”. Not technically underwater related although the first episode certainly touches on it in addition to conservation. Nat Geo Photographer

@Mike Saunders Better luck tomorrow!

Mike, Thanks! It makes sense that the ring light would falloff pretty quickly with distance. How did your experiment supplementing with strobes go? Did you use the ring light in strobe mode?

Thank you for sharing. What fantastic, and creepy, creatures!

This is fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing! Looking forward to meeting and hopefully working with Simon in July!

Another vote for Prescription Dive Masks.

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