"South Point 3" Finish:Satin as I intentionally kept the

as I intentionally kept the island in the background to give the impression that this paradise is the "forbidded fruit"

A  Nassau Grouper looms in the foreground and a diver looks down from above as a Tiger Grouper rests at a “cleaning station”

red and pink sponges and topped with a vivid red strawberry vase sponge

It’s mid-morning in the kelp forests off San Clemente Island - a peaceful stirring of the local reef fish breaks the stillness as the lobster emerge from their rocky caves and carry on with life in the forest

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"South Point 3" Finish:Satin as I intentionally kept theAt South Point on Sipadan Island its hard to photograph a turtle without a turtle getting in the way. Green and Hawksbill Sea Turtles abound in the pristine coral reef environment along with White Tip Reef Sharks, Big Eye Jacks and hundreds of species of coral and reef creatures. Jim Hellemn has made a career out of inventing ways to capture the spectacular colors and details of coral reefs. His images have appeared in National Geographic magazine,