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Most people flee from the water or hide behind their dive buddy at the sight of too many poisonous jellyfish—not Roland Bach.

The German-born photographer is obsessed with photographing and understanding the biology of jellyfish and ctenophores. His love for all things tentacle-y comes through in his Jellyfish Art series, which has nabbed numerous international awards.

Jellyfish are just the start for Roland, a CMAS 3Star instructor who’s accrued more than 11,000 dives in three decades of diving. Roland’s portfolio showcases the diverse landscapes and inhabitants of the Mediterranean Sea, where he owns a dive shop on the small Spanish island of Minorca.
 

A white Flabellina (Cratena peregrina) eats poisonous stinging cells of Eudendrium to protect itself from predators
 

Jelly bloom of mauve stingers (Pelagia noctiluca): In recent years, the population of jellyfish has increased, possibly a sign of global warming
 

Snoot shot of a hermit crab
 

Macro bokeh shot of a female threefin blenny
 

Spring cleaning? A cleaner shrimp works in the mouth of a Mediterranean moray (snoot shot)
 

Family of mauve stingers (Pelagia noctiluca) catching a ctenophore
 

This octopus (Octopus salutii) might just be taking a sunbath
 

Inside "Swiss cheese": One of the most popular dive spots in Minorca
 

This upward nudi shot (Hypselodoris picta) was taken with a fisheye and a teleconverter
 

Entrance of the “Pont d’en Gil,” a 700-foot-long cave on the northwest coast of Minorca

For more of Roland’s work visit his website or “like” his Facebook page.