Shark Biologist & Wildlife Photographer
Dr Simon J Pierce is a world expert on whale sharks, Executive Director at the Marine Megafauna Foundation, and a Sony Digital Imaging Advocate.
About Simon →
Upcoming trips
All trips →I host small-group diving and snorkelling expeditions for the Marine Megafauna Foundation, Aqua-Firma, and Galapagos Shark Diving. Proceeds support marine conservation.
Ultimate Komodo Dive Liveaboard
Explore Komodo National Park and Sumbawa to dive with mantas, whale sharks, and world-class macro on a fully customised, extended itinerary.
Galápagos Dive Liveaboard
An 8-day citizen-science liveaboard with Galapagos Shark Diving to see schooling hammerheads, whale sharks, marine iguanas, and mola.
Alor to Ambon Dive Liveaboard
Explore some of Indonesia's rarely-dived reefs across Alor, the Banda Sea, and Ambon while we seek out hammerheads, Rhinopias, and the world's craziest frogfishes.
Workshops & webinars
All events on Sony Scene →Photography events I host for Sony — online and in-person.
Getting Started With Conservation Photography
A one-hour Zoom workshop on conservation photography — finding opportunities to contribute, what organisations need, and maximising the impact of your images.
Birds in Flight: Spotted Shag Workshop
A morning birds-in-flight workshop at the nesting spotted shag colony at Ōhau Point, north of Kaikōura — breeding plumage and busy nest-building.
Ocean Wildlife Photography… for Science
Go-to settings, gear, and editing for photography on, near, and under the water — and how scientists use your photos to protect endangered ocean wildlife.
Field notes
All notes →My recent musings and articles.
Hinewai Reserve
An afternoon at Hinewai Reserve on Banks Peninsula — bellbirds, tomtits, and regenerating native bush.
Aerial Ocean Wildlife Photography
Photography notes from 15 helicopter flights over Kaikōura as a marine biology guide — shooting whales, and the odd alpine landing, from the air.
What's in my (wildlife photography) bag?
The Sony cameras and lenses in my wildlife photography bag, and why each earns its place.
Recent wildlife sightings
Follow on iNaturalist →Live from my iNaturalist feed — part of my ongoing effort to make iNat a social network.
