Tobias Bernhard is originally from Germany where he trained and worked as a graphic designer.
He moved to Oceania en 1991 where he merged his passion for the underwater world with his creative interest through underwater photography. He has been a full time photographer since 1996.
Since then he has won numerous international awards, most notably the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the year 2001 Award.
Tobi lives and works with his wife Neelam on their dive expedition vessel, a converted fishing boat on which they frequently explore remote corners of the South Pacific in search of rare animal encounters.
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Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia apama), mating display, South Australia
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White-tip reef shark over shallow coral reef - Fiji Islands
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Snapper behind dive mask - Poor knights Island New Zealand
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Juvenile Brushtail Possum on tree root - New Zealand
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Mushroom coral detail - New Caledonia
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Portraity of Greater Barracuda above the reef - Fiji
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Galapagos shark - Raoul Island New Zealand
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Humpback whale tail on surface - Vava?u Tonga
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Eastern red scorpionfish in ulva kelp - New Zealand
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Longfin reefsquid with surface reflexion - Fiji Islands
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Sockeye Salmon under water - Adams River Canada
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Longfin reefsquid catching a fish at night - Fiji Islands
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Surfers diving through large wave - Tavarua Viti Levu Fiji
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Domestic ducks on the surface - New Zealand
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Dugong grazing in a seagrass - Vanuatu
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Hooker sealion under water -Campbell Island New Zealand
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Hector's Dolphins - Banks peninsula New Zealand
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Banded sea krait on surface - Amédée islet New Caledonia
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