For the past 12 years, Sumer Verma has been scuba diving for passion and a living. &ldquo;I have travelled to water bodies all over the world, and my dives include ones at Maldives, Galapagos, Indonesia, and of course the Andamans and Nicobar islands,&rdquo; says the 38-year-old. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/oct/giants.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 328px;" /> Nailed: Hammerhead sharks in Lakshadweep <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/oct/hatti.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 334px;" /> Jumbo strokes: An elephant fancies an under-sea swim near Radhanagar Beach in the Andamans The most important thing, says Verma, is to ensure your safety, and make sure that you do not damage the pristine surroundings of reefs and corals while photographing underwater. &ldquo;I was lucky to click an elephant swimming across the waters, during one of my expeditions in Radhanagar beach in the Andamans,&rdquo; says Verma. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/oct/turtle-eye.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 330px;" /> Eye-to-eye: Sumer Verma clicked this shot one-and-a-half-feet away from the sea turtle using a microscopic lens in Lakshadweepu00a0 <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/oct/star-fish.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 335px;" /> Bright and happy: A tubeworm in the Andaman waters Also, the toughest challenge is shooting a subject in motion. He adds, &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t know how quickly the taxiderm would swim away by the time I got my shot. You have to be real quick as underwater, even the photographer is not perfectly still.&rdquo; <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/oct/angel-fish-profile.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 335px;" /> Designer kid: A Juvenile angel fish in the Lakshadweep Islands <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/oct/sting-ray.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 334px;" /> Sting operation: Manta ray in Lakshadweep waters Ask about his most memorable shot and Verma replies, &ldquo;The turtle eye, of course. I was one-and-a-half feet away from the turtle. It was mesmerising. I managed to get this shot thanks to my microscopic lens,&rdquo; he says. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/oct/yellow-snappers.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 334px;" /> Out together: A shoal of yellow snappers in the Lakshadweep Islands The exhibition, An Ode To The Sea, is on till November 10 at Gallery 7, G3, Oricon House, 12/14 Rampart Row,u00a0K Dubash Road, Kala Ghodau00a0

Sumer Verma, a scuba diving instructor from Andamans, spends more time under water,  than on land. The passionate diver is showcasing photographs clicked over the years, An Ode To The Sea, in the city. He shares a few images from his personal collection

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