Previewing this blog THE BELGIAN EXPEDITION (1967) © jhh

 At Otter Reef off Townsville I photographed the aftermath of a pre 1967 Crown of Thorns starfish invasion, The pictures were published in Sea Frontiers (August 1968) were to become an invitation for myself and (separately) Dr. Robert Endean to participate in a Westinghouse Ocean Research Laboratory project based at Guam (USA) from July 1969.  More than 100 international participants were involved, four from Australia, including Dr. Barry Wilson and myself.

Previewing this blog Egum Atoll

 

                The northern section of The Coral Sea - just over the border with PNG  (1972)  © jhh

GBR Film maker, BEN CROPP

 Lynn Roberts (below) appeared in several Ben Cropp documentaries as an underwater assistant.

Gorgonian coral - a unique solitary formation at Low Isles. 

Forbes Island -  a location selected for a 'living off the sea' survival test and documentary.

 

Previewing SUN (or The Sun) historic shipwreck site (with Ben Cropp)

 

Preview US Francis Preston Blair on Saumarez Reef

 

PREVIEW OF CONTENTS (use 'search') © jhh

 

                                  Wally Muller's Riversong - first to The Coral Sea in 1964  © jhh

                                             Self with Dog Tooth Tuna at Lihou Reef (1982)

                      Captain Wally Muller took us to Marion Reef for shark photography. © jhh

                               The 2nd owners of Coralita were my friends Irene and Alby Ziebell

                                      My good friend,  Dr Robert Endean in Guam (1969)  © jhh

                At the southern extremity is Middleton Reef and the former Runic shipwreck  © jhh

                                 During an expedition with my friend (the legendary) Ben Cropp  © jhh

                               Saumarez Reef.Underwater model Jocelyn Edwards and I.   © jhh

83. The Swain Reefs for free divers (1962)

 

 

Ron Taylor (1967) 

Riversong Captain Wally Muller (1967)

 

 

 

self portrait made possible with the newly introduced 28mm Nikonos lens (1967)

 

Coral trout not wary of the camera - this would change.