Javier Murcia is an underwater photographer. His photographs have been published in books, posters, calendars and leaflets by ecologist organizations and are shown in museums and exhibitions. Murcia collaborates on regional and national publications about nature and marine biology. Javier Murcia is the author of the first Guide on Marine Flora and Fauna of the Mar Menor; Life under the Mediterranean sea; and A Submarine Journey around Cartagena Harbour. He is co-author of the interactive book The Green Wood: Posidonia oceanica; and Our Submarine Veins. He has also collaborated on the following books: Marine Ichthyofauna in the Mediterranean; by Domingo Lloris; on the Atlas of Seagrasses in Spain; and on Traditional Fishing in the Murcia Region: Transparent Goby (Aphia minuta).
He has received several national and international awards on photography.