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A tiny juvenile jack among a mat of sargassum off George Town. - Photo: Sergio Coni

Life among the weeds: Sargassum offers home for marine creatures

The sargassum that continues to impact local beaches this summer brings not just decaying seaweed and unpleasant odours to our shores, it also carries with it a vast variety of marine creatures.

Teeny shrimp-like critter identified in Cayman for first time

A tiny sea creature, measuring less than a quarter of an inch and thought by many who have photographed it to be a shrimp, has turned out to be a marine isopod – a type of crustacean – never before recorded or photographed in Cayman.
A huge bolt of lightning splits the night sky

Spectacular lightning storm over Cayman

Grand Cayman was treated to quite the pyrotechnics show on Friday night, courtesy of Mother Nature. A towering cumulonimbus cloud moved in over the island,...

Sea creatures great and very small

Members of a fledgling underwater photography society in Cayman are producing an array of stunning macro images of some of the teeniest inhabitants of local waters.
Seal pup

Cayman wildlife photographer: We must tell impactful stories

When it comes to understanding the impact of climate change, few in the Cayman Islands have been as close to the source as Ellen Cuylaerts.

Michael Maes: Cinematography with heart

From the crystal blue water of Stingray City to the white expanse of the Arctic circle, Michael Maes has covered many miles in his...

Johannesburg photographer shares wildlife encounters

The sun was beginning to set, and wildlife photographer Lex Hes was hoping the lions would spring into action before the sun disappeared altogether.

Cayman photographer presents to UN on World Oceans Day

Cayman Islands photographer Ellen Cuylaerts was at United Nations headquarters in New York last week to talk about the value of showing the ocean’s beauty through images that make people care.

Kittiwake shipwreck photos garner accolades

Images of Cayman underseas vistas including West Bay’s Kittiwake dive site have earned two photographers high acclaim in the 2016 Underwater Photographer of the Year awards.

Cayman photographer charts Arctic change

A series of images taken by Cayman Islands-based photographer Ellen Cuylaerts aim to show the beauty and fragility of the Arctic region.

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