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Upcoming Expeditions
Mobula Aggregation | Mexico | April & May 2025 + May & June 2026
Type: Snorkelling & Freediving
Join me in Mexico’s Baja peninsula for one of the greatest natural spectacles on earth: the mobula ray aggregation. This seasonal event brings together thousands of Munk’s devil rays for the largest known assembly of sharks or rays on the planet.
The waters of the Sea of Cortez are rich in plankton at this time of year and this is part of what attracts the mobulas to the area. The rays are reason enough for any ocean lover to visit, but we also have a chance of seeing other star attractions of the marine world such as great whales, sea lions, whale sharks, dolphins, and blue dragons.
This is an open ocean safari with no guarantees of wildlife sightings, but we will be there at the right time, with the best guides in the region, the best boats, and the best resources, including a spotter plane every day to help us find life.
Baja Monster | Mexico | Oct & Nov 2025
Type: Scuba Diving, Snorkelling & Freediving
Visiting Mexico’s Baja peninsula 7 years ago was a turning point in both my career and my experience of the ocean. Nothing had prepared me for the intimate encounters with charismatic big animals and astonishing displays of natural behaviour. Every time I go back I see something new, and it keeps on delivering for me and others with both life-affirming moments and award-winning pictures. Every image you see in this brochure was captured in Baja during the fall.
This itinerary brings together my dream expedition to the region. Prepare yourself for playful sea lions, mobula rays swooping past at night, seabirds exploding down into the sea, and striped marlin united in pursuit of sardine baitballs…and that’s just the things we can almost guarantee.
No one else offers this itinerary delivered in this manner. It is a 2 week extravaganza of an expedition in search of the best and purest encounters.
What does it feel like?
My expedition-style trips are perfect for adventurers with a passion for marine life. Our goal is to bring a small number of individuals and share both unique underwater experiences, and an ocean lifestyle. We seek to escape the crowds and chase the very best encounters. Underwater photographers and videographers will be extremely well catered for - we know what you need and will do everything in our power to put you in the water with the best possible chance of creating memorable imagery.
That being said, having an underwater camera is by no means a requirement for either attendance or enjoyment of these trips.
A familial environment occurs very fast on this type of expedition. Tired, elated, and salty, we will be bonded by the shared experience of scouring the ocean for things very few have ever witnessed. These are not relaxing holidays in the conventional meaning of it, nor are they standard dive trips. By signing up, you are joining our team of ocean nomads. We will go above and beyond to give you the experience of a lifetime. For those wishing to join, we expect that you embark on the expedition with a positive, patient mindset, and a willingness to help the rest of the team (that can be as simple as pouring waters for everyone when you grab a glass).
Ethos
Leading these trips as a photo pro, my primary principle is that your images should come before mine. Also, every customer is entitled to equal opportunity, whether they have a big or small camera, or no camera at all (that’s right, don’t be scared off non shooters!)
We will make sure that you get the first and best opportunities to create memorable images.
We get everything from complete newbies to professional underwater shooters coming on these trips, and I am there to provide as much, or as little, help as you need. At the very minimum, we will be aiming to get you in the right place, at the right time, with the right background information, to keep you safe and with the very best opportunity at coming home with images and memories you love.
If you would like comprehensive coaching for everything from gear set-up to post production, I am there to help. Indeed, post-processing in Lightroom and Photoshop is usually a popular evening activity, and I’m very happy to provide advice on selecting and editing images.
How to find out about expeditions:
The first place I will advertise expeditions is via my newsletter. They sometimes book up fast, so if interested, please do sign up using the box below.
Also don’t hesitate to drop me a message thephotographer@henleyspiers.com to start the conversation and find out what I have in the pipeline. Even if no spaces are immediately available, knowing your interest means I can contact you directly as soon as an opportunity opens up.
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