I've always loved the sea and it was a childhood dream of mine to learn to scuba dive. The images in this gallery were taken either whilst scuba diving or sea swimming.

"The reason I love the sea I cannot explain - it's physical. When you dive you begin to feel like an angel. It's a liberation of your weight."
Jacques Yves Cousteau

"There's nothing wrong with enjoying looking at the surface of the ocean itself, except that when you finally see what goes on underwater, you realize that you've been missing the whole point of the ocean. Staying on the surface all the time is like going to the circus and staring at the outside of the tent."
Dave Barry