Escape to an ancient Mayan island with aquamarine waters and sapphire blue skies. Cozumel Island, Mexico, is Ty's next stop on his travels around the globe with Another Shade of Blue. Ty finds the heart of Cozumel in the jungle as he partakes in an ancient Mayan ritual at a sweat lodge. He also judges an underwater photography contest that people all around the world take part in because Cozumel is renowned for it's gin clear water and breathtaking coral reefs. Lastly, Ty meets up with a native islander who is an avid wind surfer, restaurateur, and all around renaissance man to discover the beauty and charm of the real Cozumel.

Guy Harvey is an artist, fisherman, lifelong adventurer, scientist, writer, environmental guardian of the sea and father. A true renaissance man. Ty joins up with his friend on this episode to live a few days in the life of a man he’s admired for years. Ty fishes with Guy Harvey, photographs the stingrays that Guy Harvey has been studying for more than two decades and joins Guy for the premier of his Mysteries of the Grouper Moon, a movie Guy produced to bring light, eyes and protection to a unique phenomenon in the sea.

Cobalt blue waters, lionfish hunting and a three-chef lionfish smack-down ignite this exciting episode of Another Shade of Blue with Ty Sawyer. Grand Cayman is almost Ty’s second home, but until now he’s only taken photos. On this trip he goes on the hunt for lionfish, a true, uninvited scourge of the Caribbean. What he kills, though, he eats after a high-paced cook-off between three of the island’s best chefs. Ty's also joins old friend Nancy Easterbrook to celebrate her eight year endeavor to get a U.S. navel submarine rescue ship, the Kittiwake, sunk. Nancy herself guides us through every inch of this artificial reef. And, this is the Caribbean, right? Expect rum.

Join travel writer and photographer Ty Sawyer as he slips beneath the surface of the sea at night for a graceful encounter with the majestic manta ray. Then it's off into the highlands for a six wheel drive Pinztrek adventure to find the Big Island's hidden waterfalls and taro fields. Next Ty visits a coffee plantation with 83 year young Mama Lily Kong. Lastly we meet Grammy award winning slack key guitarist John Keawe and Dave Gomes the man who creates the guitars that John uses for his traditional island style.

World famous adventure writer and photographer, Ty Sawyer, is On Assignment in Another Shade of Blue with Ty Sawyer. Join Ty as he travels to the planet’s most remote, real, and raw outposts in search of experiences, unique culture, oceans, rivers, villages, and the people that bring these locations to life. Ty has only one week to find the essence of the destination and capture it in words and images to meet his magazine’s deadline. He seeks to find stories and photographs that are out of the ordinary, so he often finds himself facing challenging terrain, weather obstacles, uncooperative subjects and the element of time. Ty is determined to get the stories and stunning photos that sell the magazine and land his work on the cover. Another Shade of Blue with Ty Sawyer brings the real behind the scenes stories of travel journalism to the screen. Join Ty as he experiences and documents these truly magical moments while discovering the pulse of the planet in search of Another Shade of Blue.