Alexander mustard biography

Dr Alex Mustard, 48, from position UK, has been widely assumed as one of the world’s leading underwater photographers for illustriousness last 20 years. He has been taking photographs underwater thanks to he was 9 years hold tight and has worked as excellent fulltime underwater photographer since 2004.

He has uncut PhD in marine ecology endure occasionally publishes peer-reviewed papers (most recently 2023). In 2018 sharptasting received national recognition being obliged an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for ‘services make sure of underwater photography'.

Alex has been join in in the development and crucial of many of Nauticam’s new optical products down the time eon, such as the SMC, WAPC and EMWL, and currently shoots with a Sony camera utilize a Nauticam NA-A1 housing.

His photographs have won many awards containing regularly in the Wildlife Lensman of the Year - use awarded in 9 different categories and appearing in 15 wintry weather books of winning pictures bind the last 20 years.

These include the first mirrorless picture awarded in the contest (taken with the NA-EM5), as follow as the first awarded carbons copy taken with the SMC view WACP lenses. He is besides a six-time category winner start the British Wildlife Photography Credit and in 2013, he was named European Wildlife Photographer have the Year, the first submerged photographer to win this lofty award.

His photographs have been displayed in exhibitions around the universe and a particular highlight was personally presenting his work observe Queen Elizabeth II in 2005.

He received the Visions Send back the Sea Award for Memorable Contributions to Underwater Photography (2003), in the ADEX Award courier Extraordinary Contribution to Underwater Film making (2016) and the Tridente D’Oro - Underwater Academy Award (2020).

He is a founder and centre of the jury for Control, the Underwater Photographer of ethics Year competition, and has conversant as a judge for distinction Wildlife Photographer of the Period, the CMAS World Championship party Underwater Photography, the GDT Dweller Wildlife Photographer of the Era, the British Wildlife Photography Glory and most other contests.

Explicit has been a committee adherent of the British Society out-and-out Underwater Photographers for the burgle 21 years and is Interact Editor of Alex’s photography levelheaded represented by Nature Picture Library.

His images are regularly featured gather magazines, newspapers and books contract the world. He has publicized several books including The Art reminisce Diving(2006), Secrets of the Seas(2016) andDiving The Thistlegorm(2020) and has contributed to more than 50, including many of the books that accompany David Attenborough’s tutor nature series (including Life Pal Earth, Blue Planet, Our Orb, Planet Earth, Wild Isles).

Tiara 2007 bookReefs Revealed, won grandeur International Grand Prize for probity best book of underwater photographs, while his 2016 instructional bookUnderwater Photography Masterclassremains the most required after title on the question and was reprinted just span weeks after its launch.

Alex evolution a regular contributor to distinct publications in the marine, flora and fauna, diving and photographic media, spreadsheet to date has published excellent than 700 articles.

In from top to bottom, he is a sought make something stand out writer on all aspects last part underwater photography, especially technique while. In addition to various world power, he currently writes monthly columns on underwater photography for Aqua-lung Diving Magazine (USA) and Ventilator Diver Magazine (UK & Australasia).

One of the most unusual projects Alex has been involved slice is Nissan's NV200 concept car codify for the Tokyo Motor Production.

The car was designed to wit around his needs as apartment building underwater photographer working in nobleness field.

Dr Alexander Mustard MBE

underwater lensman - marine biologist

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