He shot his first underwater photograph at Sherkin Island Marine Station in 1983 when he came as a volunteer scientist. Since then he has dived extensively around Sherkin Island and North Wiles. His photographs have appeared in many magazines and books. Paul used a Nikon F801 with a 60mm Nikkor in a Subal Miniflex housing and a Subal housed SB24 flashgun on Fuji Velvia for most of his photographs. Some macro shots were taken in a specially constructed aquariums, but the vast majority were taken underwater during August 1991 in just 15 dives!