Floris van Breugel / Staghorn corals (Acropora) on the coast of tropical island Ofu, one of the Manu'a islands, American Samoa. 2012.

Floris van Breugel / Tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata) drift with the current in the calm turquiose waters of a lagoon in Ofu, American Samoa. The window of sky is called Snell's Window, caused by refraction of...

Floris van Breugel / Turquoise waters of the lagoon along Ofu's National Park beach, American Samoa. January 2012.

Floris van Breugel / Sprouting Coconut palm on stony beach on the south shore of Tutuila, American Samoa. January 2012.

Phil Chapman / Coconut Palms, beach and coral lagoon. Aitutaki, Cook Islands.

Brent Stephenson / Strawberry Hermit Crab (Coenobita perlatus) walking over coral rubble. Takutea, Cook Islands, November.

Brent Stephenson / White / Fairy Tern (Gygis alba) incubating an egg on a branch nest. The egg is just visible. Takutea, Cook Islands, November.

Brent Stephenson / Portrait of a Juvenile Red-footed Booby (Sula sula). Takutea, Cook Islands, November.

Brent Stephenson / Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis) perched on rocks on the shoreline. Takutea, Cook Islands, November.

Brent Stephenson / Immature Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) in flight seen in profile. Takutea, Cook Islands, November.

Brent Stephenson / Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) calling whilst in flight. Aitutaki, Cook Islands, November.

Brent Stephenson / Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) in flight, seen from below. Takutea, Cook Islands, November.