Lazaro Ruda

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What do you get when you mix an unyielding amount of passion, a little insanity, and a pinch of ocean blue? The answer is: Me!

Raised in south Florida, my wildlife encounters as a boy were limited to my backyard, a local pond, and my summer vacations in Key West. It was in the fabulous Florida Keys that my unsolicited terror of the unknown ocean world slowly gave in to a whole new level of fascination. Floating below me was an alien world waiting to be discovered.

Over twenty years later this love affair for the ocean has developed into an obsession. Taking advantage of every free moment and many late nights, whether I am swimming in the ocean or reading books on its natural history, few things capture my attention with such an invigorating passion. Every time feeling like that small boy who back in Key West some years ago dipped his head underwater for the very first time.

It is through this web site that I hope to share with you the beauty and awe of this amazing world as I see it. My hope is that, through my images and writings, you will come to understand our beautiful ocean planet a little better and that same passion and love I have for the natural world becomes your own.