Gallery of Palau Photographs
Diving Palau, the archipelago full of mushroom-like islets covered with lush vegetation above the water and stunning coral reef underwater, was on my bucket list since I started to dive. Finally, we made the dream came true with All4Dive, our favourite dive club from Prague in the Czech Republic.
As a preparation, I made a list of animals I’d like to encounter and places I’d want to visit. Mantas, sharks, nautilus, aeroplane wrecks, the Chandelier cave and the Jellyfish lake, belong to the unmissable attractions. The chains of islands itself are a spectacular view, best enjoyed from the air.
I could have hardly seen all this beauty during one week of liveaboard diving. Also, the weather was not the best during our trip and caused some lousy visibility at the beginning of the journey. We saw mantas, but I did not have a good enough photographic opportunity to capture their majesty.
Despite the weather, we had a great time aboard Ocean Hunter III, and I was able to bring back some images. There are so many aspects of Palau we did not explore. We will be back and report.
In the meantime, enjoy the pictures from the last trip.
Free-swimming flatworm
I encountered this flatworm swimming in free water in the night. It took good 10 meters of depth before it settled back on the wall.
My wife Věrka and a pair of anemonefish
I wanted to get a “cover page style” photograph including an interaction between a diver and a subject.
‘What has it got in its nasty little pocketses?’ – Gollum
I pretended to take something out of my imaginary trouser pocket to attract the attention of this curious Napoleon wrasse. No surprise my diving buddies accused me of being indecent while taking photographs… ???
Jellyfish Lake
The increasing salinity combined with the effects of El Niño seems to be the reason for the population collapse of non-stinging jellyfish in the Jellyfish Lake at Palau. The authorities closed the lake for tourists to help its recovery. After a break, the conditions had improved, and the jellyfish started to return. However, the jellyfish numbers are minimal in comparison with the situation in 1999, when estimated twenty million jellyfish swam in the lake.
The Jake seaplane wreck, Palau.
Japanese Aichi E13A long range reconnoissance seaplane, named JAKE by the allies. Kinda wrecked…
Join me on one of my trips and bring back your own photos!
Sold Out: Galapagos Diving Expedition aboard Pingüino Explorer
04–13 November 2019
Enjoy world-class diving with Josef Litt to encounter hammerheads and whale sharks at Wolf and Darwin Island, and also marine iguanas at Fernandina. Seven nights aboard the economy-class yacht Pingüino Explorer. Includes flights from Prague or a nearby airport.
Price: 135,000 Kč (approx. £4,700)
