Featured Photographers

DIVE Magazine's Featured Photographer section features portfolios from some of the best underwater photographers in the world, both professional experts in underwater photography and experienced amateurs.
Featured Photographer – Ollie Clarke

Featured Photographer – Ollie Clarke

ByDIVE StaffFeb 12, 2024
British Underwater Photographer of the Year 2023, Ollie Clarke, showcases some of his spectacular megafauna shots of sharks, rays and whales
Featured Photographer: Charly Clérisse

Featured Photographer: Charly Clérisse

ByDIVE StaffJan 26, 2024
Charly Clérisse is an underwater photographer originally from France, currently a full-time liveaboard dive manager based in the Maldives
Featured Photographer – Jan Leya

Featured Photographer – Jan Leya

A great portfolio from the Red Sea and Indonesia by Nat Geo Germany's award-winning newcomer and Greenpeace photographer, Jan Leya
a tiger shark swimming past with golden trevallies

Featured Photographer – Daniel Browne

ByDIVE StaffOct 19, 2023
Daniel Thomas Browne, winner of DIVE's BigShot Megafauna underwater photo competition, showcases some of the best of Western Australia's reefs
Featured Photographer – Tony Reed

Featured Photographer – Tony Reed

Proving you don't need an expensive DSLR to take great photography, Tony Reed showcases the best of British diving with a TG model compact
Featured Photographer – Kaush Subramaniam

Featured Photographer – Kaush Subramaniam

ByDIVE StaffSep 8, 2023
Some stunning whale and whale shark portraits - and more - by British wildlife conservation biologist, photographer and filmmaker, Kaush Subramaniam
Featured Photographer – Francis Glassup

Featured Photographer – Francis Glassup

ByDIVE StaffAug 15, 2023
Francis is an award-winning underwater and terrestrial photographer whose passion for photography was truly ignited while living in Mozambique
Featured Photographer – Raymond Wennekes

Featured Photographer – Raymond Wennekes

ByDIVE StaffAug 2, 2023
Stunning work emphasising the creative use of light to make the ordinary look extraordinary, by champion Dutch photographer, Raymond Wennekes
Featured Photographer – Catherine ‘CatSharks’ Cushenan

Featured Photographer – Catherine ‘CatSharks’ Cushenan

ByDIVE StaffJul 14, 2023
Catherine Cushenan (@catsharks) is a shark ecologist, freediver and underwater photographer with a particular love of charismatic megafauna
Featured Photographer: Sean Chinn

Featured Photographer: Sean Chinn

ByDIVE StaffMar 28, 2023
Sean is an underwater and topside photographer based in Birmingham, UK, with a passion for travelling the world and capturing the beauty of its wildlife
Featured Photographer: Elise Gibbins

Featured Photographer: Elise Gibbins

Elise Gibbins is a British filmmaker and photographer specialising in content-driven campaigns for wildlife and commercial projects
Featured Photographer: Mia Stawinski

Featured Photographer: Mia Stawinski

ByDIVE StaffNov 25, 2022
Mia Stawinski is a Dutch and Polish award-winning underwater and topside wildlife conservation photographer and filmmaker
Featured Photographer: Todd Thimios

Featured Photographer: Todd Thimios

ByDIVE StaffOct 18, 2022
Todd Thimios is an expedition guide who specialises in technical diving and underwater filming. Enjoy his stunning portfolio
Delicate beauty of an abalone

Featured Photographer: Marcia Riederer

ByDIVE StaffJul 26, 2022
Marcia Riederer's day job is saving threatened species - to relax she takes stunning images of Australian marine life
Featured Photographer: QJ Kang

Featured Photographer: QJ Kang

ByDIVE StaffJun 9, 2022
Malaysian native QJ Kang showcases his country's incredible waters in this portfolio plus shots from his favourite dive spots across SE Asia
Featured Photographer: Helmut Theiss

Featured Photographer: Helmut Theiss

ByDIVE StaffMay 31, 2022
The glorious macro-world of Helmut Theiss featuring the strange marine creatures he encounters diving is Southeast Asia
Featured Photographer: Isabelle Drouet

Featured Photographer: Isabelle Drouet

ByDIVE StaffMay 6, 2022
See this stunning macro portfolio from this french underwater photographer with more than 30 years experience
Featured Photographer: Frank Doll

Featured Photographer: Frank Doll

ByDIVE StaffApr 25, 2022
Widely travelled German underwater photographer Frank Doll started diving in Berlin but has since taken images from around the world
Featured Photographer: Byunggil You

Featured Photographer: Byunggil You

ByDIVE StaffApr 15, 2022
Byunggil loves taking photographs of divers underwater - particularly in the cavee and reefs of his base in Okinawa
Featured Photographer: Alvaro Herrero López

Featured Photographer: Alvaro Herrero López

ByDIVE StaffMar 31, 2022

Álvaro Herrero is originally from Spain and has always had a fascination with nature in all of its forms. At…

Featured Photographer: Todd Aki

Featured Photographer: Todd Aki

ByDIVE StaffMar 23, 2022
A fantastic portfolio from Hawaii native, Todd Aki, who learnt to scuba dive in 1990 and for whom sharks are favourite photography subjects
Featured Photographer: Douglas Klug

Featured Photographer: Douglas Klug

ByDIVE StaffMar 16, 2022
A stunning portfolio by Douglas "Diver Doug" Klug, taken in his home state of California's Channel Islands and featuring some very curious seals.
Featured Photographer: Nurul Yazid

Featured Photographer: Nurul Yazid

ByDIVE StaffMar 8, 2022
A fantastic portfolio by Nurul Yazid, an underwater photographer from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, who gave up the corporate life to be a dive instructor and travel the world.
Featured Photographer: Tobias Zimmer

Featured Photographer: Tobias Zimmer

ByDIVE StaffMar 2, 2022
DIVE Featured Photographer Tobias Zimmer from Cologne, Germany presents a portfolio of stunning pictures from across the Asia-Pacific region
Featured Photographer: Andrew Podzorski

Featured Photographer: Andrew Podzorski

ByDIVE StaffFeb 10, 2022
A fantastic portfolio from Andrew Podzorski, who learnt to swim in the North Sea, he became a scuba diver in 1978 and was taught by Nora Goreau, the mother of 'coral reef science'.
Featured Photographer: Kate Jonker

Featured Photographer: Kate Jonker

ByDIVE StaffFeb 2, 2022
An underwater photographer, freelance writer, and underwater photography coach based in Gordon’s Bay, just outside Cape Town, South Africa.
Featured Photographer: Rich Neely

Featured Photographer: Rich Neely

ByDIVE StaffJan 26, 2022
Rich Neely, who learnt to dive in a Norfolk quarry but now lives with his wife in California, photographing the surrounding waters
Featured Photographer: Ponnie Janjarasskul

Featured Photographer: Ponnie Janjarasskul

ByDIVE StaffJan 19, 2022
Underwater photographer Ponnie Janjarasskul immediately fell in love with the ocean when she started diving in 2011 and has gone on to win numerous awards for her photography and speak at shows about scuba diving.
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Featured Photographer: Yubzukamoto

ByDIVE StaffJan 12, 2022
Underwater photographer from Bolaang Mongondow, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Passionate about his home waters of indonesia and the coral triangle, Yubz started photography in 2010 and started scuba diving in 2013.
Featured Photographer: Steven Alexandre

Featured Photographer: Steven Alexandre

ByDIVE StaffJan 5, 2022
Underwater photographer Steven Alexandre, from Jakarta but now living in Lombok, is fascinated by his home waters of Indonesia
Featured Photographer: Catherine Hoelzer

Featured Photographer: Catherine Hoelzer

ByDIVE StaffDec 16, 2021
Catherine Hoelzer is an underwater photographer from Southern California. Snorkelling became a passion when she lived in Hawaii
Featured Photographer: Jenny Stock

Featured Photographer: Jenny Stock

ByDIVE StaffDec 10, 2021
A stunning set of photographs from Australia-based filmmaker and producer, Jenny Stock.
Featured Photographer: Lawrence Scheele

Featured Photographer: Lawrence Scheele

ByDIVE StaffDec 10, 2021
Free diver and marine biologist Lawrence from Australia is fascinated by cephalopods and other unusual marine wildlife
Featured Photographer: Andreas Modinger

Featured Photographer: Andreas Modinger

ByDIVE StaffDec 9, 2021
A portfolio from DIVE's Featured Photographer Andreas Modigner from Victoria, Australia
Featured Photographer: Valentina Cucchiara

Featured Photographer: Valentina Cucchiara

ByDIVE StaffNov 2, 2021
An exceptional portfolio by Italian underwater photographer and filmmaker, Valentina Cucchiara.
Featured Photographer: JillAnne McCarty

Featured Photographer: JillAnne McCarty

ByDIVE StaffOct 2, 2021
Passionate to raise awareness of our incredible undersea world, I hope with my images to inspire awe and global efforts to protect our miraculous marine ecosystem. Raised in Santa Barbara, California, USA, I remember the joy of discovering and exploring tidepools as a child.
Featured Photographer: Michal Štros

Featured Photographer: Michal Štros

ByDIVE StaffSep 9, 2021
Michal Štros is a Czech biologist, scientist and underwater photographer who has been diving for more than 20 years.
Featured Photographer: Pete Atkinson

Featured Photographer: Pete Atkinson

ByDIVE StaffJun 9, 2021
A stunning portfolio from underwater photographer Pete Atkinson. After dreaming of having Jacques Costeau's lifestyle, Pete decided to sail the seas and start underwater photography
Featured Photographer: Dicky Kasim

Featured Photographer: Dicky Kasim

ByDIVE StaffMar 25, 2021
A stunning portfolio from Jakarta born Dicky Kasim, who now currently lives in Bali with his partner, who also scuba dives. His favourite sites so far include Amed and Tulamben
Featured Photographer: Leslie Sherlin

Featured Photographer: Leslie Sherlin

ByDIVE StaffMar 4, 2021
I was in college when I first got certified but could only afford to go diving every couple of years after that. Twenty years later I was visiting Maui for a friend’s wedding and I went diving nearly every day earning my advanced open water and a couple of specialities.
Featured Photographer: Akira Nanjo

Featured Photographer: Akira Nanjo

ByDIVE StaffFeb 18, 2021
Underwater photographer Akira Nanjo, from Okinawa, Japan. Fascinated by his home waters of Japan, Akira hopes to show the colourful variety of marine life
Featured Photographer: Jesse Miller

Featured Photographer: Jesse Miller

ByDIVE StaffFeb 9, 2021
Underwater photographer Jesse Miller has been diving for 11 years in various parts of the world, but his home waters of Washington state and Puget Sound remain his favourite
Featured Photographer: Hanan Atia

Featured Photographer: Hanan Atia

ByDIVE StaffDec 29, 2020
Underwater photographer and emergency doctor Hanan Atia, from Tel Aviv, Israel but now lives in the US, has been scuba diving since childhood
Featured Photographer: Naomi Rose

Featured Photographer: Naomi Rose

ByDIVE StaffJul 31, 2020
Naomi is an Irish Underwater Photographer now living and working on the Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia. Naomi learned to dive in Ireland (yes, really!) with her university club, spending most of her time
Featured Photographer: Oscar Ramirez

Featured Photographer: Oscar Ramirez

ByDIVE StaffApr 28, 2020
Oscar Ramirez is an underwater photographer from California. He fell in love with the underwater world in his late twenties while snorkelling for the first time and was captivated by the massive amount of life and beauty beneath the surface.
Featured Photographer: Conor Culver

Featured Photographer: Conor Culver

ByDIVE StaffMar 28, 2020
An unusual portfolio by American photographer and digital designer, Conor Culver, who was first drawn into the wonders of the sea after earning his scuba certification at the age of 12, and his love of underwater photography began soon after.
Featured Photographers: Irene & Crispin

Featured Photographers: Irene & Crispin

ByDIVE StaffMar 25, 2020
A fantastic portfolio by Irene and Crispin Middleton, passionate marine ecologists, divers and nature photographers based in Northern New Zealand.
Featured Photographer: Christian Horras

Featured Photographer: Christian Horras

ByDIVE StaffMar 7, 2020
Christian is an underwater photographer from Germany. He has always been fascinated by the beautiful, rich colors of coral reefs and admired underwater pictures from the first time he saw them. 
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Featured Photographer: Kellda Centeno

ByDIVE StaffJul 12, 2019
A portfolio by Kellda Centeno - Philippines based underwater photographer