Subic Bay Underwater Photography Gallery

A selection of  Subic Bay underwater photography – wreck and marine life underwater photos, Philippines.

 
Subic Bay is famous for shipwrecks, but is often under-rated as a destination for marine life and underwater photography. However, many of the shipwrecks in the Bay have formed into vibrant and plentiful artificial reefs, that attract a variety of macro and pelagic marine life. Subic Bay also boasts a selection of colorful reefs and interesting muck dive sites – be sure to ask to visit those, if you have a preference!

Macro and Pelagic Marine Life, Subic Bay

The dive sites around Grande Island, including the San Quentin wreck, Barges and Canyons reefs typically offer good visibility (20m+) and are excellent places to spot nudibranch and other macro life.  The deep wrecks, such as the Landing Ship Tank, function as ‘cleaning stations’ for visiting pelagics – whalesharks, manta ray, eagle ray, giant barracuda and bull sharks have been spotted here.

Muck Diving, Subic Bay

There are also some great ‘muck’ dives – particularly around the area of Baloy/Barretto beaches. On a few ‘secret spots’ you can find hairy frogfish, seahorses, coconut octopus and a variety of pipefish species.

Night Diving, Subic Bay

Night dives can also be spectacular. Lighthouse Reef is my favorite, having seen Mimic Octopus and Flamboyant Cuttlefish there – it offers some really rare treats!