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South African underwater Stock Footage

Steven Benjamin has been filming in South african waters for many years and has captured some unique once off events such as seals...

Otterly Amazing! Surprised by a Cape clawless otter

With the lockdown regulations in South Africa being eased somewhat, many have taken to getting back into the ocean to surf, freedive and...

Lockdown Life: Sunbird Series

Southern double-collared sunbird perched on a strelitzia flower Sunbirds in the city! Renowned for his captivating underwater imagery of...

Lockdown Life: Steve's Sunbird Project

Lockdown Sunbirds in Kalk Bay, Cape Town Bringing nature into the home through the lens of photographer Steven Benjamin Renowned for his...

BUFFEL returns for Summer

Buffel the Elephant Seal has returned to Duiker Island, Hout Bay. Our famous Cape Townian Southern Elephant seal, Buffel, has returned to...

Fur Seal Pup rescue

Seal Pup Rescue We recently found a Cape Fur seal pup, born at Duiker Island, Hout Bay, with a piece of plastic around its neck ! This...

NEW Marine Protected Areas for South Africa

New Marine Protected Areas (MPA's) for ampills.com. South Africa - Breaking news ! New Marine Protected Areas for South Africa. The South...

Two Oceans Aquarium uses Steve Benjamin's image as entrance.

The Two Oceans Aquarium has re-done their entrance arch with one of my slip-level images and it’s massive! The idea for this project was...

Hout Bay harbour get a scrub for International Beach Clean-up Day

Beach Clean-up 2018 Animal Ocean teamed up with an army passionate ocean groups from around Cape Town for a beach clean-up on...

Animal Ocean YouTube channel

Animal Ocean YouTube We've put a lot of effort this year into creating the Animal Ocean YouTube account and posted some interesting...

Seal Snorkeling Videos - A collection from our guests.

We are delighted with this collection of Seal snorkeling videos created by our clients. Thank you and we love sharing them. We have put...

Sardine Run 2013 - The year of the Humpback Whale

The Sardine Run is a highlight of my year. One never knows what you will find out on the ocean during this period but the rewards are...

Sardine Run 2012 - Image Summery

I’m often asked “How was this years Sardine Run?” and the easy answer is … absolutely incredible. Being apart of this event and...

Sardine Run 2011 with Animal Ocean

For this year's Sardine Run, Animal Ocean headed to Port St Johns at the beginning of June to intercept the expected moving mass of...