Bryan is an editor and writer for the Underwater Photography Guide. He loves any activity that takes him out into nature, and is especially fond of multi-day hiking trips, road trips to National Parks, and diving. Any kind of diving. He discovered the joy of underwater photography on a Bluewater trip to the Sea of Cortez and has been hooked ever since. He recently finished a 1-year "radical sabbatical" with his partner Lisa (both of them quit their jobs), which included over 120 dives, mostly in Indonesia and the Philippines. His very favourite underwater experiences include swimming with humpbacks in Moorea, being smashed against the rocks next to marine iguanas in the Galapagos, marvelling at the riotously colourful reefs of Komodo, freezing his hands off under the ice in Greenland, and exploring the never-ending wonders of muck diving in Tulamben and Anilao (where he was a Bluewater photo workshop co-trip leader).

Fortunately, Bryan and Lisa managed to avoid killing each other during their year of traveling together (though at times it came close). Now they are back home in Canada, planning their wedding and doing their best to figure out what they want to be when they grow up. Their main concern at this point is finding a way to not run out of money, while avoiding returning back to their old 9-5  jobs (oil & gas, government). Oh, and also continuing to support their diving and underwater photo/video habits...

You can find more of Bryan's underwater photos on Instagram at @bryan_chu_photography and on his website at www.bryanchu.ca.

Growing up on the south-east coast of Australia, Nick discovered his passion for the ocean at an early age. Wanting to raise awareness of the underwater world, he picked up his first underwater camera, a Sony RX100, in 2013. He has not put one down since.

He has worked in several different countries and had his images published by international agencies such as National Geographic, Greenpeace, PADI, and several newpaper agencies. He is now based in La Paz, Baja California Sur, where he currently runs underwater photography workshops and excursions in the Sea of Cortez.

To see more of his work, check out his website www.nickpolanszky.com or Facebook @nickpolanszkyphotography

"With a deep passion for the ocean and photography, I hope my work helps bring awareness to the need to preserve our underwater world."

Pietro Formis has won many awards in national and international competitions like GDT – European photographer of the year, Asferico, Ocean art Competition, Our World Underwater, Ocean Geographic Competition, NCUPS and many others.

His work has been published in european magazines (Scuba Zone, Sub, Unterwasser, La rivista della Natura, Naturphoto, RollingStone Italia).

Next Diving Trips and Workshops:

In 2019 the 4th edition of Macromania is confirmed for early May (workshop and photo competition in Puerto Galera - Philippines) http://www.macromania.com.ph   

Then in the summer 2 weeks of liveabord in the Red Sea in the second half of July - Photography and marine biology workshops in collaboration with Istituto per gli studi sul Mare Milano, WWF Travel and Compagnia del Mar Rosso. 

More events are going to be scheduled during the season, please follow me on : www.pietroformis.com     www.facebook.com/pietroformis