Photographer of the Week – Xaime Beiro

One of Europe’s coolest and most iconic fish, the John Dory, Galicia, Spain

 

Xaime Beiro is an underwater photographer and filmmaker primarily based in Galicia, Spain. As many an underwater photographer can relate to, Xaime’s relationship with the ocean goes again so far as he can bear in mind. He grew up by the ocean together with his grandfather, who taught him find out how to fish, acknowledge the animals that lived there, and skim the wind, tides, and storms.

In the final decade, underwater images and videography have turn into a big a part of his life, perpetually altering the way in which he views the ocean. While sharks have at all times held a big fascination for him, images helped open his eyes to all of the unbelievable beings that may be discovered underwater, from the smallest nudibranchs to blennies and seahorses.

While he has been lucky sufficient to journey, Xaime’s portfolio is a tribute, of types, to his native waters. Every picture featured was captured round Galicia (with one exception from Portugal, which is, in spite of everything, simply down the highway), offering a beautiful glimpse into the sweetness and variety on this little nook of the globe. He works to doc and promote the range of his area of the Atlantic, highlighting species and ecosystems that hardly ever obtain consideration.

Xaime’s pictures and movies have begun to garner worldwide recognition in a number of giant contests, together with the DPG Masters Underwater Imaging Competition, Ocean Geographic Pictures of the Year, Siena Awards, and the San Diego UnderSea Film Festival. No doubt he’ll add to these accomplishments within the years to come back.

 

A splendidly graphic and symmetric European cuttlefish, Galicia, Spain

 

It is difficult to beat a colourful, characterful blenny with an excellent hairdo! Galicia, Spain

 

A beautiful seahorse drifts by the blackness of an evening dive, Galicia, Spain

 

Blue sharks cruise the deep, open ocean waters close to Pico, Azores, Portugal

 

Despite their considerably fearsome look, skeleton shrimp are barely half an inch lengthy, Vigo, Spain

 

A portrait of a colourful grunt on black, Galicia, Spain

 

A standard octopus spreads its tentacles over the digital camera, Galicia, Spain

 

An cute clingfish shelters within the protecting spines of urchins, Galicia, Spain

 

A colourful nudibranch seems to be ready to munch the very eggs it’s laying! Galicia, Spain

 

A stunningly colourful wrasse, possible displaying off for close by females, Spain

 

A selectively-lit triplefin warily eyes the digital camera, Galicia, Spain

 

A small squid, looking shrimp and baitfish at evening, Galicia, Spain

 

A spider crab ambles throughout the sand, Galicia, Spain

 

Looking up by a seagrass meadow, Galicia, Spain

 

To see extra of Xaime’s fantastic work, please give him a comply with on Instagram.