text: Getting a selfie with a celebrity appears to be the latest craze, but two scuba girls from California prefer to take their photos with some more colourful creatures. Divers Margo Sanchez and Stephanie Adamson have been snapping exotic underwater life for nearly a decade. The recent addition of a selfie stick has helped them get incredible shots next to some of the most dangerous sea creatures in the ocean, such as sharks and sting rays. Scroll down for video . Under the sea! These snap happy scuba girls have taken the selfie stick to new depths by taking a series of extraordinary underwater photos with exotic sea life . Fish are friends, not food! Having the extendable pole  allows the animal a comfortable distance from the photographer while being photographed . Dude! Despite having travelled as far afield as Papua New Guinea, the Maldives and Virgin Islands to take these incredible photos, the selfie stick is only a recent edition to their trips, enabling them to take incredible turtle selfies . The intrepid divers from San Diego, California, have made it their life mission to travel the world to take snaps with everything from turtles, puffer fish to sting rays and baby squid . While selfie sticks may be recent fad,  divers Margo Sanchez and Stephanie Adamson have been snapping photos of marine animals for the best part of a decade . The pair who co-own the diving school, Scuba Girls, loved taking photographs of the beautiful animals underwater, but found they could not easily be in the picture too. Since investing in the fad item, they have been able to mount a GoPro camera to the end of the pole and obtain incredible lasting memories of their dives, whilst keeping a distance away from the creatures. Margo said: 'Since Stephanie and I were always taking photos and videos of each other, the challenge was often finding a way to get the photographer in the photos too. 'Several years ago we started using GoPro cameras. 'With these small cameras we started to find ways to get into the photo even when they were taking the shot - hence the selfie. 'Because we had to stretch out our arm to take the selfie, it was still a challenge getting the surrounding sea life and the photographer in the shot. 'Then one day a company made the selfie stick - and everything changed.' Pipefish selfie! Before the selfie stick, the co-owners of California-based diving school Scuba Girls, seldom took pictures of themselves underwater with the animals as the equipment wasn't available . With the ability to use a GoPro camera from an extended vantage point, the diving instructors now take every opportunity they can to take selfies with underwater animals, including eels (pictured) Now that's a selfie! A photograph with a stingray is added to their list in this extraordinary shot . The snap happy girls from San Diego have an impressive dive history, having travelled to Papua New Guinea, the Maldives and Virgin Islands. They mainly have harmless encounters with marine life, but have to be on their guard when around more dangerous creatures like lionfish, sting rays, sharks and eels. Stephanie said: 'We have to be very careful and respectful with different sea life. 'There are some creatures that sting or bite, and some sea life is delicate and can be injured if not treated with caution. 'Having the extendable pole most often allows the animal a comfortable distance from the photographer while being photographed. 'But yes, it can be an adrenaline rush, no doubt about that.' Squid selfie! 'Because we had to stretch out our arm to take the selfie, it was still a challenge getting the surrounding sea life and the photographer in the shot' Stephanie said: 'We have to be very careful and respectful with different sea life. There are some creatures that sting or bite, and some sea life is delicate and can be injured if not treated with caution' The pair from San Diego mount a GoPro to the end of their stick to get close to the fish, but remain at a comfortable distance . The camera is over here! The divers aim to first and foremost be respectful to the marine life and not disturb any creatures . Shark tales! The divers get a picture perfect shot with a passing shark, which is probably his first selfie!
target: Divers Margo Sanchez and Stephanie Adamson have been photographing marine life for nearly a decade .
  The selfie stick allows them to keep a comfortable distance so they do not disturb marine life .
  The Californian pair co-own a diving school and travelled to many exotic locations to see incredible sea animals .