Scuba-diver photographs Scotland's colourful marine life
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Ross McLaren has completed more than 300 scuba-dives off the coast of Scotland and captured thousands of photos of marine plants and animals.
image sourceRoss Mclaren
image captionA hermit crab
Juggling his hobby with his day job as a chemistry teacher, Mr McLaren dives about once a week, with the Kilmarnock Sub-Aqua Club.
image sourceRoss Mclaren
He has explored waters in the River Clyde and sea-lochs around Oban, Argyll and Bute.
"People look at Scotland's seas and lochs and for the most part see dark water and can't imagine much living in there," Mr McLaren tells BBC News.