The tourism industry was one of the hardest hit by COVID-19, with most boats unable to operate and tour guides stood down. Reef Ecologic saw this as an opportunity to engage the local community with the work happening in their blue backyard. Over 20 tour guides from Red Cat Adventures, Ocean Rafting and Daydream Island became citizen scientists for the day, working with the team from Reef Ecologic to survey fish life and plant coral.

I was commissioned to capture photographs of the the two-day reef restoration process of Manta Ray Bay - from underwater and from onboard the tour vessels. Read more about the project here.