Showing you the underwater world through the eye of conservation.
Behind each photograph lies an important story to be told. Over the years, I have learned to combine my love for the underwater world and my passion for science communication to produce unique photographs. It is through these photographs that I hope to raise awareness and inspire my audience to care about our world’s oceans.
-Stacey Henderson
Bio
Stacey Henderson is an underwater photographer, marine conservationist, and dive instructor with thousands of dives around the world. His photographs have been featured in museum exhibits, scientific publications, and international education campaigns, bringing the stories of marine life to audiences far beyond the water. Stacey works as REEF’s Field Survey Trips Program Manager, where he books and leads citizen science expeditions worldwide. He has personally managed more than 50 trips and led over 15 expeditions spanning the Caribbean, Indian Ocean, Indo-Pacific, and Mediterranean.
An expert in fish identification, Stacey teaches Fish ID courses and underwater photography workshops, helping divers strengthen both their scientific knowledge and their creative skills. His photography has contributed to notable conservation projects, including documenting Nassau Grouper spawning in the Cayman Islands and capturing the first-ever photograph of the Galápagos Blenny in the wild. Through his photography, teaching, and leadership, Stacey continues to inspire appreciation and stewardship for the ocean.
PHOTOGRAPHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- The first photograph of the Galapagos Blenny (Starksia galapagensis) captured for the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (March 2024)
- Photographer for the Grouper Moon Project with the Cayman Department of Environment and REEF (January 2024)
- Cover of Florida Key’s Electric Magazine (May 2022)
- Photos included in Caribbean Reef Life by Mickey Charteris (2022), Dwarf Seahorse (Hippocampus zosterae), and Masked Hamlet (Hypoplectrus providencianus)
- Photographs used for species range extensions in the Tropical Western Atlantic as part of REEF’s Advanced Assessment Team with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (2020-Present)
Presentations
- REEF Fish and Friends Series “Introduction to Fish Portraits” – presented August 2023
- REEF Fishinar Series“Adventures Under the Blue Heron Bridge” – presented July 2022
- Other presentations (Must be logged in to REEF account to view)
- Common Fishes of the Eastern Atlantic, presented on 7/22/2025
- Common Fishes of the Mediterranean, presented on 7/31/2024
- Common Fishes of the Galapagos – presented on 2/20/2024
- Bring on the Blennies! – presented on 2/21/2023
- Snorkeling in Bonaire – presented on 10/20/2022
- Snorkeling in the Tropical Western Atlantic – presented on 8/3/2021
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