Featured Photographer: Mia Stawinski

Mia Stawinski is a Dutch and Polish award-winning underwater and topside wildlife conservation photographer and filmmaker. She is also a Sony ambassador. She has been passionate about our planet, wildlife and photography for as long as she can remember.

Mia supports the work of non-profit organisations globally by spreading their mission and inspiring collective action in protecting the natural world. Her images put the beauty of nature, its power, and its fragility, in front of as many eyes as possible. She further extends these efforts by leading conservation photography expeditions. Ultimately, her goal is to foster a greater appreciation for our planet, encourage outdoor exploration and drive real conservation impact.

Mia began diving to explore the underwater world, to see firsthand our impact on the ocean and to learn more about how we can help. After her first few dives in 2020, she realized the importance of capturing stories beneath the waves and invested in her first underwater housing. She is now an Advanced Open Water PADI diver and continues to expand her diving knowledge as she pursues her ocean conservation efforts. Her favourite dive destination is the Maldives

Her work has been awarded and recognized by the prestigious National Geographic, ND Awards, Int’l Photography Awards (IPA) and Monovisions Photo Awards.

She currently shoots with the Sony A7III in a Nauticam Housing. Her go-to underwater wide-angle lens is the Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM Lens. Sony has supported Mia by providing her the necessary gear to capture her vision while working on her conservation projects.

A hawksbill turtle in shallow water with coral lit up by sunlight, maldives

Hawksbill turtle in sunlight Maldives

A blacktip reef shark swimming in shallow open water

Blacktip reef shark Maldives

A bright coral reef with fish swimming around it in clear blue water

Coral garden and fish Maldives

Black and white photo of a hawksbill turtle with remora swimming around it

Hawksbill turtle with remora Maldives

A whale shark near the oceans surface in clear blue water, maldives

Whale shark Maldives

A hawksbill turtle near the oceans surface reflected in the water

Hawksbill turtle reflection Maldives

A group of mobula rays swimming in open water above coral

Mobula rays swimming Maldives

Coral reef Mexico

A whale shark swimming in open waters with it's mouth open

Whale shark Maldives

A blacktip reef shark swimming on a reef in shallow water

Blacktip reef shark Maldives

A mobula ray swimming next to coral in open water, lit up by the sun rays

Mobula in sunlight Maldives

A hawksbill turtle takes a breath of fresh air at the waters surface

Hawksbill turtle coming up for air Maldives

A diver standing on a shipwreck in Mexico

Diver standing on a wreck Mexico

Find more from Mia on her Instagram and her website

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