Shark! Shark! I need to get in, where’s my tank?! Pass my fins, quick quick!!
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Shark! Shark! I need to get in, where’s my tank?! Pass my fins, quick quick!!
I live my life by three words I incorporate in my work, teaching, and actions. I believe these words can help us change this world: Exploration, Education, Conservation.
I first picked up a camera whilst working as a dive guide and taking the PADI instructor course at XTC dive centre in Mexico. I fell in love with the challenge of capturing the underwater world. I have always been infatuated with the way that light works in general and once underwater
Diving. Scotland. Winter. Let’s be fair here, those three words do not sound appealing do they? Let’s be honest, Scotland is cold (and wet!) at the best of times, so in the depths of winter taking the plunge into the icy waters of our coast or sea lochs might not seem like the best of ideas…
Through a few lucky turns of circumstance I found myself standing on the back of a research vessel about to plunge into 240 feet of water to visit arguably the most historic shipwreck site in the nation
Last August, I was sat in a small black inflatable boat prepping equipment on a gently-rolling Arctic sea just below 80 degrees North. “How long will the descent be?”, asked one of my colleagues. “About an hour and a half”, I replied
Four simple words capable of having a profound impact on your undersea experience. Words drilled into us during dive training in order to teach us how to avoid allowing small problems from escalating into dangerous situations.
Expression through art has always played a vital role in my life and my wellbeing. I started painting from the age of 14 after being given a diagnosis that would change my life forever.
Mental health has really come to the forefront of conversations in recent years. It’s amazing to now see that it is being discussed openly, but there is still work to be done. This isn’t a sob story or a cry for attention, this is just the truth and my experience with it and how diving has helped.
I often heard people tell me that when you have a child, the life as you know it is over. What I found instead is that your once adventurous life is definitely not over, but just beginning.
Why change from the tried and tested neoprene we all know? To enable future generations to keep diving, that’s why.
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