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Fuvahmulah

2025-10-11 → 10-19 · 16 photos

15 dives · 12h 0m underwater · max 42.3 m · 27–31 °C · Air

highlights: ◆ Tiger Zoo

gear: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max · Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II · Sony A7R V · FE PZ 16-35mm F4 G · Fantasea FG9X · INON S2000 · Weefine Smart Focus 5000 · INON UWL-H100 (Wide-Angle) · Suunto EON Core

Eight days on Fuvahmulah, the lone island atoll near the equator famous for one thing: tiger sharks.

Most dives started at Tiger Harbour, where tiger sharks patrol the shallows over a crowd of reef fish, close enough to count the teeth. Three dives a day on air, with the deepest mornings past 40 m out on the wall, and plenty of time hanging in the blue watching them come and go.

Up closeA tiger shark's scarred snout and eye.f/4.9 · 1/250s · ISO 400 · 25mm · Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark IIdive 8 · 8.2 m · 30 °C#fuvahmulah #maldives #shark #tiger shark #canon powershot g9 x mark ii #fantasea fg9x #inon s2000 #weefine smart focus 5000 #inon uwl-h100 (wide-angle)

Fuvahmulah AirportTouching down on the island of tiger sharks.f/1.8 · 1/140s · ISO 64 · 7mm · Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max#airport #fuvahmulah #maldives #apple iphone 16 pro max

Head onA tiger shark gliding straight at the camera over the reef, with a butterflyfish for scale.f/4.9 · 1/250s · ISO 200 · 31mm · Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark IIdive 2 · 7.8 m · 30 °C#fuvahmulah #maldives #shark #tiger shark #canon powershot g9 x mark ii #fantasea fg9x #inon s2000 #weefine smart focus 5000 #inon uwl-h100 (wide-angle)

EscortA tiger shark passing with its striped sergeant majors in tow.f/4.9 · 1/640s · ISO 400 · 29mm · Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark IIdive 2 · 7.8 m · 30 °C#black and white #fuvahmulah #maldives #shark #tiger shark #canon powershot g9 x mark ii #fantasea fg9x #inon s2000 #weefine smart focus 5000 #inon uwl-h100 (wide-angle)

That grinClose enough to count the teeth.f/4.9 · 1/500s · ISO 400 · 29mm · Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark IIdive 2 · 7.8 m · 30 °C#black and white #fuvahmulah #maldives #shark #tiger shark #canon powershot g9 x mark ii #fantasea fg9x #inon s2000 #weefine smart focus 5000 #inon uwl-h100 (wide-angle)

Tiger HarbourA tiger shark cruising low over the rubble, surrounded by reef fish.f/2.8 · 1/1000s · ISO 200 · 10mm · Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark IIdive 2 · 9.4 m · 30 °C#fuvahmulah #maldives #shark #tiger shark #canon powershot g9 x mark ii #fantasea fg9x #inon s2000 #weefine smart focus 5000 #inon uwl-h100 (wide-angle)

Shark in the blueA lone shark silhouetted in the deep blue.f/3.5 · 1/800s · ISO 200 · 15mm · Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark IIdive 2 · 14.6 m · 30 °C#black and white #fuvahmulah #maldives #shark #canon powershot g9 x mark ii #fantasea fg9x #inon s2000 #weefine smart focus 5000 #inon uwl-h100 (wide-angle)

Freckled hawkfishA freckled hawkfish perched in branching coral.f/4 · 1/250s · ISO 320 · 19mm · Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark IIdive 3 · 7.1 m · 30 °C#fuvahmulah #hawkfish #maldives #reef fish #canon powershot g9 x mark ii #fantasea fg9x #inon s2000 #weefine smart focus 5000 #inon uwl-h100 (wide-angle)

From belowLooking up at a tiger shark against the surface.f/5.6 · 1/250s · ISO 160 · 14mm · Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark IIdive 5 · 7.7 m · 30 °C#fuvahmulah #maldives #shark #tiger shark #canon powershot g9 x mark ii #fantasea fg9x #inon s2000 #weefine smart focus 5000 #inon uwl-h100 (wide-angle)

IncomingA tiger shark swimming towards the divers.f/5.6 · 1/250s · ISO 160 · 16mm · Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark IIdive 5 · 7.9 m · 30 °C#fuvahmulah #maldives #shark #tiger shark #canon powershot g9 x mark ii #fantasea fg9x #inon s2000 #weefine smart focus 5000 #inon uwl-h100 (wide-angle)

OverheadA tiger shark turning just above.f/5.6 · 1/250s · ISO 160 · 16mm · Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark IIdive 5 · 7.8 m · 30 °C#fuvahmulah #maldives #shark #tiger shark #canon powershot g9 x mark ii #fantasea fg9x #inon s2000 #weefine smart focus 5000 #inon uwl-h100 (wide-angle)

Blood in the waterA tiger shark coming straight at the camera, the water behind it clouded with blood from a freshly chomped tuna head, over a swirl of reef fish.f/7.1 · 1/250s · ISO 125 · 23mm · Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark IIdive 5 · 8 m · 30 °C#fuvahmulah #maldives #shark #tiger shark #canon powershot g9 x mark ii #fantasea fg9x #inon s2000 #weefine smart focus 5000 #inon uwl-h100 (wide-angle)

Side onA tiger shark side on, its eye and faded stripes close enough to touch.f/7.1 · 1/250s · ISO 125 · 23mm · Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark IIdive 5 · 8.1 m · 30 °C#fuvahmulah #maldives #shark #tiger shark #canon powershot g9 x mark ii #fantasea fg9x #inon s2000 #weefine smart focus 5000 #inon uwl-h100 (wide-angle)

Fading stripesA big adult tiger shark sweeping past.f/7.1 · 1/250s · ISO 125 · 23mm · Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark IIdive 5 · 12.7 m · 30 °C#fuvahmulah #maldives #shark #tiger shark #canon powershot g9 x mark ii #fantasea fg9x #inon s2000 #weefine smart focus 5000 #inon uwl-h100 (wide-angle)

Open wideA tiger shark, face on, mouth open.f/6.3 · 1/250s · ISO 400 · 25mm · Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark IIdive 8 · 8.4 m · 30 °C#fuvahmulah #maldives #shark #tiger shark #canon powershot g9 x mark ii #fantasea fg9x #inon s2000 #weefine smart focus 5000 #inon uwl-h100 (wide-angle)

Fuvahmulah sunsetThe sun going down behind cloud over the reef.f/4 · 1/8000s · ISO 200 · 35mm · Sony A7R V#fuvahmulah #maldives #sunset #sony a7r v #fe pz 16-35mm f4 g

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