At the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, we strongly believe in the value of a powerful image. Perhaps because it helps make an emotional connection to a creature many of us will never meet, or it illustrates a concealed threat to our coral reefs, or it inspires us to take a moment to reflect and appreciate all that the oceans can offer us. For these reasons and more we try use spectacular underwater imagery in our scientific reports and publications, outreach and education materials, social and digital media outlets, and in our stories that appear in the news.

Many of our best images have come from our partnership with the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP), a non-profit organization that enlists some of the world’s best conservation photographers to advance conservation efforts around the world.

We invited several iLCP photographers to join us on the Global Reef Expedition to capture the stunning beauty of life on a coral reef. You can read stories about our work with iLCP in French Polynesia, The Great Barrier Reef and Palau on the National Geographic Oceans Views blog.