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A collection of images by Ron Watkins
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Photo Professional Affiliate, trip leader, gear reviewer and...
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Trips - Ron Watkins. “Go Confidently In The Direction Of...
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Photo Professional Affiliate, trip leader, gear reviewer and workshop Instructor with Backscatter Underwater Video & Photo. Learn more about Ron Watkins from these recent interviews: Dassault Systèmes PEOPLE STORIES. Face to Face with Big Animals BACKSCATTER LIVE. PHOTOGRAPHING SHARKS - SHARKS4KIDS. INTERVIEWS:
Oct 27, 2023 · Ron has traveled to just about every corner of the globe for diving and underwater photography, as his diverse portfolio—even just what is featured here—shows. Take a few minutes to read my conversation with Ron and learn a little more about who he is as a person and photographer—and cancer survivor.
Trips - Ron Watkins. “Go Confidently In The Direction Of Your Dreams. Live The Life You Have Imagined.” ~ Henry David Thoreau. Trips & Classes. My Photo Workshops are a great way to learn new underwater photography techniques and hone your skills.
- How Did You Get Started in Underwater Photography?
- What Came First – Diving Or Photography?
- What’s in Your Underwater Photography Kitbag?
- Favourite Location For Diving and Underwater Photography?
- Most Challenging Dive?
- Who Are Your Diving Inspirations?
- What Advice Do You Wish You’D Had as A Novice Underwater Photographer?
- Hairiest Moment When Shooting Underwater?
- What Is Your Most Memorable Dive and Why?
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My father, who learned to dive in the 1950s while in the Navy, introduced me to scuba diving as a teenager and that ignited my passion for the underwater world. When a medical issue forced him to stop diving, I got into underwater photographyas a way to continue sharing my underwater adventures with him. After stumbling along and slowly trying to t...
My dad gave me my first camera, a Kodak Instamatic, when I was eight-years-old and I loved to take pictures on our vacations and put them in a photo album. I really didn’t learn the basics of photographythough until after I started diving and took some classes.
My primary camera is a full-frame DSLR Nikon D850 in a Nauticam housing. For wide-angle lenses, I use the Nikkor 16-35mm and 8-5mm circular fisheye lenses. My rig also sports two fast powerful Sea & Sea YS250 strobes for wide-angle big-animal action, but since they have been discontinued, I am in search of a new powerful replacement pair. For macro...
Very tough to pick a favourite and my answer is always changing. In general, I love anywhere that is healthy, full of marine life and if it has sharks, that is a big bonus. My favourite local East coast place to photograph sharks is Rhode Island where there is usually great Blue and Mako shark action. In the Caribbean, the Gardens of the Queen in C...
The currents, temperatures, visibility and all that gear and weight required to dive at God’s Pocket in British Columbia, Canada has to be my most challenging dive ever. The payoff is worth the effort because you are treated to one of the most technicolor dream locations in the world which is full of life. I am always challenging myself and working...
My Dad!He learned how to dive in the Navy while on the USS Oriskany and when he left in the 1950s, he started up a dive club in Ohio with his buddies. The stories he would tell me about diving all over the Pacific and up and down the East coast of the US were something else. When I was fifteen, he took me on my first dive and gave me the best gift ...
Take an underwater photography workshop early and often! Why struggle, trip after trip, trying to teach yourself how to use your new equipment and troubleshoot why your pictures aren’t coming out the way you want them to? We spend a lot of money on the equipment, travel and precious time off from work, so why not spend a few more bucks to reduce yo...
That would have to be while I was in the Gardens of the Queen in Cuba in the water with a saltwater crocodile.For the most part, you can swim with and photograph these prehistoric reptiles safely, but you need to respect their space. I was helping a friend by modelling with a new compact camera housingand dome she was doing a product shoot for and ...
It has to be when I had a chance encounter with a transient pod of orcas at Darwin’s Arch in the Galapagos. We observed and photographed the pod consisting of one male, three females and a calf at first from two pangas, but then I convinced the dive guide to let me go in the water with them. No one else wanted to go in at first, so I was able to sp...
Ron Watkins is a professional photographer, writer, trip leader, presenter, storyteller, and photography instructor specialising in underwater and topside nature photography. Through his imagery, volunteering as a Shark Ambassador with Sharks4Kids and involvement with several marine NGOs, Ron is committed to raising awareness of the challenges faci...
Ron Watkins Photography (@ronwatkinsphotography) • Instagram photos and videos. 3,468 Followers, 1,188 Following, 617 Posts - Ron Watkins Photography (@ronwatkinsphotography) on Instagram: "Underwater, conservation, wildlife & travel photography from around the 🌎. @sharkeducation Shark Ambassador 🦈 Checkout website for Trips/Prints!"
May 19, 2012 · Celebrate Memorial Day in the Pool with All Wet Portraits. The All Wet Portraits underwater photography photo session at SWIMkids USA has sold out, but they decided to add more time for the day so call now (480-820-9109) to book one of the few remaining spots.
