Nirupam Nigam is the Editor-in-Chief of the Underwater Photography Guide and the President of Bluewater Photo - the world's top underwater photo & video retailer. While growing up in Los Angeles he fell in love with the ocean and pursued underwater photography in the local Channel Islands. After receiving degrees in Aquatic and Fisheries Science and General Biology, as well as a minor in Arctic Studies, Nirupam worked as a fisheries observer on vessels in the Bering Sea and North Pacific. Since then, Nirupam has been a full time underwater photographer and photo gear head. Check out more of his photography at www.photosfromthesea.com!

Christine Labaza is a materials engineer in the automotive industry and uses her vacation days to travel the world and practice underwater photography. She is based in Southeast Michigan, and trained to become a scuba diver through her local dive shop.

Frequent childhood visits to a yearly art show revealed the adventure and beauty that underwater photography can offer, so she now spends her summer weekends as an exhibiting artist for juried art shows in Michigan. She loves exploring the stunning and strange world below the surface as well as the opportunity to display her photography to anyone who visits her booth.

See her collection of photographs at www.thecphotography.com and follow the journey on Instagram @the.c.photo.