At the end of my second dive of the season, I had an absolutely wild encounter with an octopus. It reached right up and grabbed ahold of my camera. Must have been curious about my camera settings! That’s me in the pics and video from other people on the dive.

I knew I had to part with it at some point and you can see me testing what it would be like to pry it off. Its strength and grip was firm enough that I was worried that I could hurt it by trying. Luckily its curiosity was satisfied and it eventually let go. 

My video where the octopus covers the camera lens for a good portion of it. 

I've had some amazing octopus encounters in my life but I think this one was the most intense and rewarding. The feeling of its arms and suckers curiously searching all over my camera and hands. I was able to look it in the eyes and see that it was really looking back at me.

Location: Wellington, Island Bay, New Zealand

Dive Number:   275 Bottom Time: 46m Time In: 10:47 a.m. Tank In: 202 PSI Max Depth: 11.30 ft Table Used:

Mix:   Air Safety Stop: 3m Time Out: 11:33 a.m. Tank Out: 80 PSI Average Depth: 6.50 ft Start Pressure Group:

Surface Interval:   End Pressure Group:

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