Featured Customers | Gregory Haley Every Dive is an Opportunity

Gregory (Egor) Haley has had a lifelong love for the ocean. Several vacations to the Caribbean led him to get his Open Water Certification at age 48. An artist in school, in several different mediums, scuba diving rekindled his interest in photography.

"I like to try and capture a different view of the underwater world".

With an Advanced Open Water Certification, and 60 dives behind him in St.Lucia and his adopted second home Bonaire, he strives to learn and improve his photography.

"As a person with Autism Spectrum Disorder, photography helps me find a creative outlet, and I strive to learn more about making my underwater visions a reality. I know I have a lot to learn about the technical aspects, and composition of underwater photography, but every dive is an opportunity to see things that the majority of the world never does, and gives me a chance to highlight the beauty of the underwater world to my friends."

Exploring the Hilma. Hilma Hooker, Bonaire. © Gregory Haley

 

Longsnout Seahorse at Red Slave, Bonaire. © Gregory Haley

 

Green turtle, Red Slave, Bonaire. © Gregory Haley

 

Bachelor's Beach, Bonaire sunset. Beautiful spot to practice those split shots and sunsets. © Gregory Haley

 

Sleeping octopus, Salt Pier, Bonaire. © Gregory Haley

 

Exiting the Hilma. Hilma Hooker, Bonaire. © Gregory Haley

 

French Angelfish, Chachacha, Bonaire. © Gregory Haley

 

Spotted eagle ray with pompano crew, Invisibles, Bonaire. © Gregory Haley

 

Banded coral shrimp and photobombing grouper, The Cliff, Bonaire. © Gregory Haley

 

"The hunter becomes the hunted" lionfish, Staircase divesite, St. Lucia. © Gregory Haley

 

Frogfish among the sponges, Salt Pier, Bonaire. © Gregory Haley

 

Gregory Haley is originally from New England but now lives in Grandview, TN and works as a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer at a nuclear power plant. When he's not working you can find him at his adopted second home, Bonaire, diving, and appreciating the technical skills in learning underwater photography. You can see more of his underwater photography, plus dog and craft beer photos by following him on Instagram @tn_haley. Gregory uses the Olympus TG-6 camera inside an Ikelite Underwater Housing with dual DS51 II Strobes.

 

 

Additional Reading

Wide Angle Fisheye to Macro on the Same Dive with the Olympus Tough TG-6

Planning a Shore Diving Trip to Bonaire

Coral Reef Restoration Program in Bonaire

Understanding Octopuses for a Friendly Photographic Experience

Turtle Photography Underwater Camera Settings

Beach Photography with the Olympus TG-6 and Fisheye Lens