Michel Braunstein Underwater Photography

A small video clip of my latest dive trip in the Maldives, with my two best friends, Ben and Ariel. We saw there beautiful manta rays, amazing whale shark with tons of snorkelers swimming after, trying to reach it and looking from underwater, like a mass of running spermatozoids 😀 . We had also a so funny night dive with dozens of nurse sharks swimming all around us. Song by Cage the Elephant – Trouble #nursesharks #Maldives #ScubaDiving #Freediving #mantaray #manta #sharks

Happy to see my photo article about my diving experience in the Socorro Islands (Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico) was published in the issue #107 of Idive magazine. The online version can be seen here. #Mexico #mantaray #manta #sharks #idive

This video clip is a summary of my recent trip to Socorro, or more exactly Revillagigedo. As you can see in this video, the life in “big” which you can see there is incredible. From huge manta rays to many kinds of sharks, dolphins and many more… #Mexico #dolphins #mantaray #Socorro #manta #fish #Revillagigedo #sharks

My Hadera’s sharks article was published this time in the PDF Let’s Dive Magazine, on 5 pages, in the September 2018 issue #3. The magazine is published both in Spanish and in English. As always, Hagai Nativ’s amazing images from the Morris Kahn Marine Research Station is starring in the article. Ran Golan has also a beautiful image published there. Many thanks to both of them! Let’s Dive Magazine #3 is available here to download Michel Braunstein #Israel #sharks

After Germany, Canada and France, it’s now the turn to Spain to publish my article about the sharks in Hadera. The beautiful diving magazine Buceadores has published the photo-article on 4 pages in their August 2018 issue. Once again, Hagai Nativ from the Morris Kahn Marine Research Station is starring in this article with his amazing pictures and Ran Golan has a beautiful image as well in it. Many thanks to both of them! Michel Braunstein #sharks #Spain

My sharks in Hadera photo-article, was published this time in in the brand new Football World Champion country 🙂 . The French magazine “Secrets de Plongee 2.0ctopus” has published the article on 4 pages in their July-August 2018 issue. Many thanks to Hagai Nativ from the Morris Kahn Marine Research Station who is starring in this article with his amazing pictures and also to Ran Golan who has also an amazing image of me with one of the local inhabitants. Mi #Israel #Mediterr

My latest photo-article about the sharks in Hadera, Israel was published on 2 pages, in the Diver Magazine from Canada, in their June 2018 issue. Special thanks to Hagai Nativ from the Morris Kahn Marine Research Station for 4 of his amazing pictures which were included to the article. Mi #MorrisKahnMarineResearchStation #OutoftheBludivecenter #Israel #Hadera #sharks

My new photo-article about the sharks in Hadera, Israel was published on 4 pages, in Unterwasser Magazine, Germany, in June 2018 issue. Special thanks to Hagai Nativ from the Morris Kahn Marine Research Station and to Ran Golan from Out of the Blu dive center for the use of their photos. Michel Braunstein #MorrisKahnMarineResearchStation #OutoftheBludivecenter #Israel #Hadera #sharks

The famous producer and underwater photographer, David Pilosof, did it once again! This time he has organized a dive with hundreds of divers on the Satil wreck in Eilat, Red Sea, to protest against shark slaughter. Over 70 millions sharks are killed and finned every year. This must stop before there won’t be no more sharks in the oceans and for the good ecological balance. #conservation #DavidPilosof #sharks #UnderwaterPhotographers

In this documentary, on the French TV channel Canal +, we get a clear explanation what would happen if sharks were to disappear. The entire food chain in the sea would be broken. Today, the food chain is formed on top with super predators, sharks, followed by smaller predators that feed on other predators. Below, there is a level of fish, which number is ruledby the level above and then another layer ruled by the above level. This continues until the base, where there is the

Lesley Rochat is an award winning photographer, filmmaker, conservationist, activist, writer, poet and speaker. She’s successful in all she does. This beautiful lady has a great mind; she chose to use her wide knowledge and skills to be a conservationist rather than a successful well-paid insurance advisor. She discovered the beauty of the sharks and the importance of the over-fished predator to the good balance of the oceans and decided to fight for their protection. Her nic

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Mount Wilhelm, 4509 m, is the highest mountain in the entire Oceania region, and is located in Papua New Guinea (PNG). PNG is situated just under the equator and in the East part of the Indonesian island (Irian Jaya). New Guinea is the second largest island in the world. The country attracts divers from all over the world, not only because of the large number of aquatic species, but also because of the big number of wrecks, especially Japanese ships from World War II. The rel

Scallopped hammerhead sharks shoal in Darwin Island – Galapagos – Contact Magazine’s last page picture – Sept 2003 #hammerheads #sharks

Palau, the Kingdom of the Rocky Islands January 2002 When you reach Palau from the air, it is like getting inside a postcard. Its beauty is just like a dream. From the plane, you discover the deep blue see with green spots. The spots are getting bigger when getting closer; they are called the “Rock Islands”. You can only remain breathless when watching the scene. Far to the southwest of Micronesia (West of the Philippines), the Republic of Belau (the traditional name) consist

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A Dream of a Trip in the Enchanted Islands July 2000 Sitting on the deck of a Red Sea Live-Aboard, Dany Weinberg (Biko) and I, we were all complaining that after so many safaris in the Red Sea, we had still not had the opportunity to see real big fishes. We started discussing a potential destination and concluded that we should go to the Galapagos. We began to run the project as soon as we came back home. After two months Dany and I were on our way to the famous Galapagos Isl