Moray eel in soft coral, Izu Peninsula, Futo, Japan, 1983

“Most of these pictures are made with micro lenses and now micro-telephoto lenses. And most of them require infinite patience. It’s a creeping kind of photography. At times I find myself lying on the bottom, inching up on my elbows, putting my head down, holding my breath, pretending I’m a rock. Sometimes I shut my eyes and hope that the fish is going to reappear again. And when it does, you take a bunch of pictures and hope to hell you didn’t blow it.”