Indonesian underwater photographer & marine ecologist studying community composition and the influences of human pressure in threatened ecosystems (he/him) Instagram: www.instagram.com/rinaldigotama RG: www.researchgate.net/profile/Rinaldi-Gotamahttps://bsky.app/profile/rinaldigotama.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/rinaldigotama.com/post/3mel4kmt76c2kMy first encounter with the endangered leopard shark in Gold Coast, Australia! This lovely guy was chilling by a coral patch and let us come close and take some decent shots 🦑📷 Before and after edits shown - cool how much magic lightroom does eh? #marinelife #photography #photographersofbluesky11 Feb 2026 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:ymsgwxvflyda343ea7hoh4wo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mel4kmt76c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rinaldigotama.com/post/3mel4223ats2kNew publication from the research I conducted at CUHK with Prof Joe SY Lee Read the text here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2025.109642. Watch the video story here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmI-RTupIZ4 (ENG) or here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPKVY3HspfQ (CAN). Message me for access to the pdf! #publication #mangrove #science11 Feb 2026 08:53 +0000at://did:plc:ymsgwxvflyda343ea7hoh4wo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mel4223ats2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rinaldigotama.com/post/3lrru72pwks2yI'm presenting a talk at the International Congress for Conservation Biology #ICCB2025 Brisbane! Our group will touch on various topics on Indonesian biodiversity. If you're attending the conference, come and see us on Thursday 2:15PM in room M9! ☺️17 Jun 2025 06:22 +0000at://did:plc:ymsgwxvflyda343ea7hoh4wo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrru72pwks2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rinaldigotama.com/post/3lr5dqt6lj224Today is the #WorldOceansDay and I'm highlighting the manta rays of Nusa Penida, Bali 🫶 Mantas serve as an interesting case study of eco-tourism. Even though they are the backbone of the island's diving industry, the economy they support is exerting a lot of pressure toward their habitat. (1/3)09 Jun 2025 02:35 +0000at://did:plc:ymsgwxvflyda343ea7hoh4wo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr5dqt6lj224https://bsky.app/profile/rinaldigotama.com/post/3lgumhj3xt22mBright red crab (Etisus splendidus) in the spirit of #chinesenewyear🦀🧧 Unfortunately I don't have a picture of a snake to match the zodiac sign😅 Found this beautiful specimen during a night dive in Penida, just chilling in the #coralreef May everyone have a blessed day today! #macro #photography 🦑📷29 Jan 2025 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:ymsgwxvflyda343ea7hoh4wo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgumhj3xt22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rinaldigotama.com/post/3lfchxbcaa22xI love stomatopods; they're some of the most beautiful creatures of the reef! These peacock mantis shrimps have incredible vision thanks to their compound eyes, comically punchy arms that can accelerate beyond bullet speed, and high curiosity to approach an annoying diver with a big-ass camera (1/2)09 Jan 2025 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:ymsgwxvflyda343ea7hoh4wo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfchxbcaa22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rinaldigotama.com/post/3le4dxkcbcc2o"Winter Forest" | While searching for spawning coral colonies I bumped into this little guy hiding within a basket starfish (yes, the white leafy bits are part of an animal too..) 🤯 It didn't seem entirely special at the moment but wow, does it stand out amongst hundreds of photos I took. 🦑25 Dec 2024 06:38 +0000at://did:plc:ymsgwxvflyda343ea7hoh4wo/app.bsky.feed.post/3le4dxkcbcc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rinaldigotama.com/post/3lccjxdqvik2oI wrote a short blog post about the first documented coral spawning in Nusa Penida, Bali! I had fun observing the corals and writing about them. I hope you do too. 🤗🦑🌏🧪 rinaldigotama.com/blog/coral-spawning02 Dec 2024 06:51 +0000at://did:plc:ymsgwxvflyda343ea7hoh4wo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lccjxdqvik2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rinaldigotama.com/post/3lc7myyd46s26First documentation of spawning in Nusa Penida's coral reef in Bali, Indonesia! It was rumored to occur around Christmas time each year, but this rare phenomenon had eluded us... until now. 🦑🌏🧪 1/3 #addocean #conservation #coralreef01 Dec 2024 03:08 +0000at://did:plc:ymsgwxvflyda343ea7hoh4wo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc7myyd46s26https://bsky.app/profile/rinaldigotama.com/post/3lbrx6ayzis2fStop and take 30 seconds off your doom scrolling to spend some time with this green turtle! Nothing compares gliding in the expansive ocean with the coral reef below and triggerfish fluttering above you.25 Nov 2024 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:ymsgwxvflyda343ea7hoh4wo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbrx6ayzis2f