Introduction

About the Book

Once you’ve caught the fever to explore the world under the sea with your camera, there is no cure. Our fascination with underwater realms is deeply rooted in the beginnings of our evolution when we floated in the ocean as single-celled organisms. Interactions with playing dolphins, elegant sharks, and majestic whales will forever live in our memories. When we reach for a diving mask, perhaps a miniscule pygmy sea horse fills us with joy, or maybe a powerful and magnificent whale shark swims past and leaves us covered in goose bumps.

We take pictures of these moments so they are never lost and so we can remember them vividly. Our emotions, passion, and excitement from these undersea encounters become inextricably linked ...

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