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Tobago Diving Photos: Exploring the Pristine Reefs of Speyside
Far from the crowded dive spots, Speyside sits on the northeastern tip of Tobago. While it’s part of the twin-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago, this smaller island is where the diving truly shines.
Fueled by the Guyana Current, the underwater landscape here is largely unknown to American divers – and it hides some of the most pristine, spectacular reefs in the Caribbean. These Tobago diving photos are from a week spent exploring the area with Tobago Dive Experience .
The Reef
The reefs off Speyside are a testament to what healthy Caribbean diving looks like. Rather than hunting for small subjects, I found myself constantly marveling at the sheer volume of hard and soft corals thriving along every sloping wall. The nutrient-rich waters feeds this ecosystem continuously – and it shows.
Diver over sponge-dense reef • Speyside, Tobago Orange sponges and hard coral Lionfish tucked into a barrel sponge Reef column with blue chromis • Speyside, TobagoThe Landscape
Capturing the scale of Tobago’s underwater topography requires wide glass. I shot these scenes using a Panasonic GH5 with a 14-42mm lens, paired with a Nauticam WWL-1B wet wide-angle lens to maximize the field of view — ideal for capturing the scale of the reef without sacrificing image quality.
French angelfish on a sponge-rich reef Black coral trees Diver approaching yellow tube sponges Tube sponge cluster • Speyside, TobagoThe Residents
The reef in Speyside is full of life tucked into every crevice and ledge. Caribbean spiny lobsters hold their ground under coral overhangs, scorpionfish disappear into the reef structure, and Christmas tree worms anchor themselves to coral heads throughout the dive sites. You have to slow down to find them — but they’re everywhere.
Camouflaged scorpionfish • Speyside, Tobago Christmas tree worm on coral Scorpionfish portrait Caribbean spiny lobster under a ledge #tobago #tobagoDiveExperience #tobagoScubaDiving -
Caribbean Reef Life in Tobago – Short Film for NYUPS
This week, I had the pleasure of presenting my latest short film at our monthly gathering for the New York Underwater Photographic Society, or NYUPS.
NYUPS is a free, monthly meetup in NYC for divers who are passionate about underwater photography and video. We get together to share images, short films, and exchange tips and tricks we’ve been learning in the field. Lately, we have been meeting at Fred’s, a great spot on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. It’s open to everyone—no membership, no fees—just a group of people who love to shoot underwater and talk about it.
This month’s theme was Close Focus Wide Angle (CFWA), and I put together a short edit from a recent trip to Speyside, Tobago. The waters there are incredibly nutrient-rich, and every dive feels packed with life—turtles on the sand, stingrays dusted in sediment, and fast-moving reef fish weaving in and out of the frame. CFWA fits Tobago well because you can stay close to your subject while still keeping the wider reef in the story.
The film, titled “Caribbean Reef Life in Tobago,” opens with our dive guide filming a turtle, which immediately sets the tone for the rest of the edit: observing the vibrant, busy life of the reef.
I hope you enjoy this two-minute glimpse into the incredible underwater world of Tobago!
Shooting Details
Camera: Panasonic GH5 | 14–42 + Nauticam WWL1-B
Location: Speyside, Tobago
Dive Op: Tobago Dive Experience
Theme: Close Focus Wide Angle Shooting in Tobago#NewYorkUnderwaterPhotographicSociety #NYUPS #Stingrays #tobagoDiveExperience #tobagoScubaDiving #TrinidadAndTobago #Turtles