When visiting the Cayman Islands there are a few “must-do’s” such as visiting Starfish Point, seeing the Blue Iguana’s at the Botanical Gardens or visiting the Sister Islands, but usually the most recommended attraction is of course Stingray City. Before this photo trip I had visited the Stingrays several times, usually to photograph visitors touching these strange creatures for the first time and giving them a kiss for an apparent 7 years good luck! As fun as it is to visit with friends and capturing fun photos for the visitors, I never got shots of the Stingrays themselves that I was ever satisfied with.

This trip involved setting off before sunrise and capturing the golden light as the sun rises over the horizon. As it was only a small group visiting it was beautifully quiet, and the stingrays seemed less shy than usual, often brushing against me as they swam by. They would also swim right up to my camera, where as usually they veer off to avoid me. 

Even if you’re not a photographer I would say if you’re going to visit Stingray City in Grand Cayman, try and arrange a trip for Sunrise. You’ll avoid the crowd and the scenery is truly breathtaking. Big thanks to Cayman Turtle Divers for organising the boat trip.

Outside of my life as a people photographer – covering, families, portraits, events and weddings, I love spending time scuba diving in the Cayman Islands, and of course, underwater photography! Underwater Photography is very different to out of water photography, and is a whole new challenge in itself. I was quite wary of starting scuba diving, being type-1 diabetic and a history of asthma, but now that I’ve started diving I haven’t had any problems, and try to go diving every weekend.

Myself and Luxi Zhou had been photographing our marine discoveries for several months before we started doing something different with our images. With a lot of manipulation, we started transforming our underwater photographs into striking modern art. We already love scuba diving, but having this new project has given us even more reasons to continue diving and practicing underwater photography.

We have our artworks printed on high-quality canvas, available for purchase to decorate your home or office. Check out our full portfolio at CaymanChromatic.com

We were also fortunate to be featured in InsideOut Magazine, see the article here:

Magical Marine Life – Inside Out