Great Barrier Reef

The Scoop: As recently as a decade ago underwater photography was the exclusive realm of specialized photographers who could invest thousands of dollars in watertight cameras and underwater housings. Today even the most casual amateur travel photographer can put his iPhone in a watertight case and photograph an endangered sea turtle in Tahiti. An entirely new world has now been opened up to millions of travel photographers. And there is no underwater frontier on the planet like Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.

The Shot: The reef from the air. The only true way to capture the scale of the Great Barrier Reef is from space. The second best way is from your drone. Look for the most unique and abstract geometric patterns of reef and water.