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Martin Strandbygaard
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Chasing moments — preferably underwater. Gear is the lifestyle.
This oceanic white tip reef shark was swimming straight towards me. Changed direction only inches from the 8mm fish eye lens I was using.

#Shark #SharkEncounters #photography #scubadiving #UnderwaterPhotography #RedSeaDiving #ScubaAdventure #MarineLife #OceanEncounters
August 17, 2025 at 3:17 AM
August 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The typical shark encounter on a dive.

#shark #scubadiving #underwatervideography
August 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
August 7, 2025 at 8:37 AM
August 6, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Imagine being in a dark cave, losing your own guideline, and having to find it again - only by touch!
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One of the more mentally demanding skills in cave diving.
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#CaveDiving #LostLineDrill #TechnicalDiving #FatherSonAdventure #UnderwaterSkills #uwphoto #uwvideo #uwvideography #uwphotography
August 3, 2025 at 3:17 AM
So many of them! The coordination of them moving togethere is amazing.

#redseadiving #sharkreef #uwphoto #uwphotography #uwvideo #uwvideography #redseaexplorers #underwaterphotography
August 2, 2025 at 3:11 AM
To where are they going? I always wonder that. Seemingly sitting still in the water, but actually moving.

Schools of fish like this one are so wondrous to experience.

#redseadiving #sharkreef #uwphoto #uwphotography #redseaexplorers #underwaterphotography
July 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Not sure who Darwin thinks will come out ahead.

All the impalas were locked onto the obvious threat: A lone hyena, lounging in the sun.

Except one. That stared straight at me—like I was the bigger concern?

#Impala #AwarenessMatters #WhoIsWatchingYou #MasaiMara #NaturePhotography #Photography
July 29, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Imagine sitting in a car. Watching her graze in the tall grass just off to the side of the road. And then - suddenly - she turns and looks directly at you. In that moment, you feel just how big elephants truly are.

#elephant #MajesticAnimals #GracefulGiants #photograhpy #NaturePhotography
July 27, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Forever renamed.
Even the safari guides have stopped using the real name.
Every time one trots by, snout deep in the dirt, it’s just - “There’s Pumba.”
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#warthog #hakunamatata #safaristories #masaimarana #wildlifeportrait #wildafrica #photography #naturephotography #safarimoments #closeupwildlife
July 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
On a mission. Nose to the ground. Pure focus.
Early morning in the Mara. We spot this hyena, locked in on a scent trail, completely unfazed by our presence.We had just passed a zebra carcass by the roadside. #photography #naturephotography #hyena
#Hyena #SafariStories #MasaiMara #SafariMoments
July 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
July 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Getting eye contact makes the image that much more engaging! But is definitely a challenge in the wild. This was the closest I got; out of hundreds images of this beautiful, majestic male lion.
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#ApexPredator #masaimaranationalpark #Lion #NaturePhotography #SafariMoment#MajesticAnimals #photography
July 24, 2025 at 11:28 AM