Gallery - West Papua / Irian Jaya

This area combines the provinces West Papua and the larger Papua (Irian Jaya). Some very well know diving locations are within these provinces, including Raja Ampat and Fak-Fak.

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Just Needle

by Sangut Santoso

This image of a garfish was taken at Bat Bitim Island, West Papua, Indonesia.
Photocomp June '10 - Open

House Reef

by J_deGuzman

The reefs of Raja Ampat are unparalleled in color, richness and beauty. Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Photocomp June '10 - Open

It is not uncommon to discover the beautiful Soft coral or Candy crab contentedly perching among inflated branches of the cauliflower soft corals Dendronephthya. Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Photocomp June '10 - Open

Hippocampus denise

by J_deGuzman

The species, Hippocampus denise, is no longer than 16 millimeters (about six-tenths of an inch) from its snout to the tip of its tail. Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Photocomp June '10 - Open

Beauty in Unexpected Places

by kathyC

To find such beautiful corals in a shallow mangrove swap in Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia was a joy.
Photocomp May '10 - Open

Giant Manta

by J_deGuzman

Often leaping right out of the water with a wingspan of more than 20 feet, the Giant Manta Ray (Manta birostris) is known to be a graceful swimmer with acrobatic skills. Raja Ampat, Irian Jaya, Indonesia.
Photocomp May '10 - Open

Sweet Lips

by J_deGuzman

A small school of Sweetlips cruising the current. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
Photocomp May '10 - Open

Bryaninops yongei

by J_deGuzman

The Whip Goby is semi-transparent. The species usually occurs as a male/female pair on the seawhip Cirripathes anguina. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
Photocomp May '10 - Open