Published 29 days ago by Richard Chesher
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Ilot Mbe Kouen is a miniscule dot of white sand with a touch of green and a solitary palm tree; just like a comic book version of a deser...(more)
Published about 1 month ago by Richard Chesher
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Every photographer knows that really pretty scenic overlooks are not all that easy to find (with the exception of the ...(more)
Published about 1 month ago by Richard Chesher
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The small scattered coral islands of New Caledonia's World Heritage Site Lagoon are surrounded by two levels of beauty, a glistening white sand be...(more)
Published about 1 month ago by Richard Chesher
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Ilot Kouare is a protected sanctuary in New Caledonia's World Heritage Site Lagoon. It's about 40 nautical miles SE of Noumea, ...(more)
Published 3 months ago by Richard Chesher
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Now here is your iconic deserted island. A spec of sand with one solitary palm tree (still not very grown up) and some b...(more)
Published 3 months ago by Richard Chesher
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Ilot Mbe Kouen is a little island just inside the New Caledonia Great Barrier Reef. In fact, if you look SW you can see the ...(more)
Published 3 months ago by Richard Chesher
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Ilot Mbe Kouen is just 12 nautical miles west of Noumea, New Caledonia. It is a tiny lagoon islet - mostly sand - surrounded by ma...(more)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
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When I took this image of the white tip shark, Triaenodon obesus, it was about one metre from the camera lens. It looks big because it was so clos...(more)
Published over 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
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Giant Trevally, Caranx ignobilis, are big, smart, curious fish. Freddy and I nick-named this one Posei (short for Poseidon). He (...(more)
Published over 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
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A school of anchovies swarms together, forming a scintillating mass attacked from above and below in a fascinating example of i...(more)
Published almost 2 years ago by Richard Chesher
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A family of ospreys (Pandion haliaetus melvillensis) live on Ilot Mato in the great south lagoon of New Caledonia. The island is one of many in ...(more)
Published almost 2 years ago by Richard Chesher
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The crew and owners of the 48 metre long superyacht Slojo watch the sunset after a day of fun and sun in the great southern lagoon of N...(more)
Published almost 2 years ago by Richard Chesher
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When exploring the uncharted waters of the world's largest coral reef lagoon the weather is always a concern; even when anchored in a rea...(more)
Published almost 2 years ago by Richard Chesher
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The New Caledonia Lagoon is the largest coral reef lagoon on the planet. The more remote parts of the lagoon are still listed on th...(more)
Published almost 2 years ago by Richard Chesher
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Every year, in July, the humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae swim from Antarctic waters to New Caledonia. In September they swim south again. ...(more)
