Night dives are my favorite because they reveal the hidden magnitude of life on the reef. Shrimp, squid, octopus, sea hare, crabs, and more come alive when the lights go out. Swimming alongside the reef over a sandy bottom, my light caught something swimming above me. In a flash, it seemed to disappear. I started a slow turn while looking up and saw this squid hanging out between me and the surface. I approached slowly and carefully, taking a photograph every few feet. After some cropping and cleanup, the image to the left was the fortunate result.

When diving in Cozumel, Yellowline Arrow Crabs seem as plentiful as pigeons in New York. Wherever coral or a sponge meets the sandy bottom, you can expect to find these otherworldly looking crabs.

A very common inhabitant of the reefs in Grand Cayman, this large Green Moray Eel looks more imposing than it really is. A very curious creature, this moray will usually let divers get really close before it retreats back into the reef. Watching it's large jaws open and close makes it even more scary but this is due to the need for the eel to pump water through the gills for respiration.

Again, night dives are my favorite and this photograph is one of the reasons why. Almost never seen during the day, this magnificent creature is one of the Night Crawlers seen regularly after dark. As we were swimming along the reef, this octopus was swimming along as well. A very friendly creature, we didn't have any effect on the direction or speed it was moving. The only sign of anxiety was the constant curling and stretching of different arms as it moved along the reef.