About the site: The Mexican Cenote Jailhouse is a favorite among cave divers. Located in Quintana Roo, Mexico, it is part of Sistema Ox Bel Ha, the second longest explored underwater cave system in the world. From a smallish, low visibility entrance the cave system opens out into highly decorated passages in both fresh water and salt water. Well-defined tunnels contain archaeological remains of animals; the skeletons of prehistoric humans have been discovered from the Cenote Jailhouse cave entrance.

About the photo: Mexico's caves provide never-ending inspiration for underwater photographers. It's a challenge to create images that truly do the caves justice. Alison's goal for underwater cave photography in recent years has been to capture images that put the spotlight back on the caves. This is a departure from much underwater cave diving photography that focuses attention on the cave divers themselves. She has been working with her partner, Cameron Russo, to create images that feature caves alongside cave divers, which is why you'll often see her shooting divers from behind rather than face-on.

About the photographer: Alison Perkins is a GUE-qualified diver to the levels Cave Sidemount Diver and Rebreather Diver. She lives in Auckland and ocean dives in New Zealand, travelling to Australia and Mexico to cave dive annually. 

Alison is a contributing team member for the Mexico Cave Exploration Project (MCEP) and the Hoyo Negro Project. She is one of the founding members of GUE Project Baseline Tank Cave in Australia.

Alison's photography and videography are hosted under the brand "Inspired To Dive" and you can see her images on her website www.InspiredToDive.com, and on Facebook and Instagram. She was highlighted as GUE's underwater photographer of the month on GUE's blog, InDepth, in February 2019.