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Matt Tworkowski

@matttworkowski

Dive Guide, Underwater Photographer, Shark Conservationist & lover of all things underwater

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Matt Tworkowski
@matttworkowski Aug 26, 2017, 7:01 AM UTC

Montague Magic

Montague Island on the far South Coast of NSW offers some of the best opportunities to encounter marine life in Australia. A local Seal population all year round, Grey Nurse Sharks from October till…

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Matt Tworkowski
@matttworkowski Jun 26, 2017, 6:03 AM UTC

Tamsanian Blenny

Image of a Tasmanian Blenny (Parablennius tasmanianus) taken at Narooma Wharf, NSW, Australia. While only being around 50mm long these little fish are full of character & form complex social netw…

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Matt Tworkowski
@matttworkowski Jun 25, 2017, 5:26 AM UTC

Whale Tales

Humpback whales are a baleen whale, can grow up to 18meters long & can weigh an impressive 50 tons. They are known to display spectacular behaviour such as leaping out of the water, rolling in th…

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Matt Tworkowski
@matttworkowski Jun 24, 2017, 5:06 AM UTC

Garden Of Eden

Komodo & Rinca Islands in Indonesia are part of the Lesser chain of Islands & world famous diving area's. I was fortunate enough to go there for the third time recently on the luxurious Merma…

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Matt Tworkowski
@matttworkowski Jun 23, 2017, 1:49 AM UTC

Gustfront

A gust front is the leading edge of cool air rushing down and out from a thunderstorm. There are two main reasons why the air flows out of some thunderstoms so rapidly. The primary reason is the pres…

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Matt Tworkowski
@matttworkowski Jun 23, 2017, 1:29 AM UTC

Iconic Apostles

The famous 12 Apostles on the west coast of Victoria, Australia were created by the relentless carving out of the coastal limestone by the stormy Southern Ocean around 10-20 million years ago. Caves…

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Matt Tworkowski
@matttworkowski Jun 22, 2017, 12:33 AM UTC

Underwater Alien

This little guy is a Lined Bubble Shell (Bullina lineata) photographed in Narooma on the East Coast of Australia & is only about 10mm long. Bubble shells are a small Opisthobranch (underwater sna…

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Matt Tworkowski
@matttworkowski Jun 20, 2017, 2:18 AM UTC

The Dragons Lair

Common or Weedy Seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) taken at Flinders Pier, Victoria, Australia. Weedy Seadragon's like their Leafy cousins are endemic to Southern Australian waters. The leaf shaped…

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Matt Tworkowski
@matttworkowski Jun 20, 2017, 1:57 AM UTC

Shark Encounter

Grey Nurse Shark (Carcharias taurus) at Montague Island, NSW, Australia. Despite their fearsome appearance Grey Nurse Sharks are placid, curious creatures. They were nearly hunted to extinction on th…

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Matt Tworkowski
@matttworkowski Jun 19, 2017, 3:07 AM UTC

Furry Fun

Australian Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) taken at my local playground, Montague Island on the south coast of NSW in Australia. There are hundreds of these playful seals that call Montague Island…

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