Timo Dersch
Photographer, Germany
I have been passionate about water my whole life. I became a competitive freediver and scuba diving instructor at a young age and loved travelling and teaching during my university years. After my studies I became an editor at Europe’s largest Scuba Diving Magazine, TAUCHEN.
I am happy to have found a partner producing gear which I can rely on, even on the most challenging dives and missions.
Nicole Krass
Journalist and handicapped diver, Germany
I got my diver certification back in 1995, but I was more of an occasional diver for many years. Two decades after my OWD, I had just rediscovered my passion for diving when I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Right now, I can still do a lot of things, you hardly notice my disability, but I don’t want to be restricted! What helps me a lot mentally is diving.
I want to share what diving has given me.
Brigitte Leccia
Tech diver, France
A nurse by profession, I have been diving since the age of 25. After several certifications, level 3 CMAS and Dive Master, I was attracted to technical diving and became a certified nitrox diver. I also became a CCR (Closed Circuit Rebreather) certified diver and have trained on four different machines: Apdiving with the Evolution, rEvo with the mini rEvo and Innerspace with the Megalodon and the Pathfinder.
I have dived in five continents: Asia, America, Oceania, Africa, and Europe. I dream of diving the 6th continent, Antarctica.
Frank Vasseur
Cave diver, France
I discovered nature and outdoor activities as a teenager through scouting. I started caving and outdoor activities in 1984, and I learnt to dive in 1987 to take my underground exploration to its ultimate expression. Gradually, I acquired knowledge, equipment and specific techniques to extend my field of intervention. Then, I started to share my skills by giving training as an instructor.
In 1984, I started caving and outdoor activities and learnt to dive in 1987 to take my underground exploration to its ultimate expression.
Evelyn Segura
Biologist, Spain
My love for science in general and biology in particular has grown over the years to become my passion. The truth is that I was a very eclectic child. I loved to write, paint and interpret, and I was very curious about everything around me. I found it very difficult to decide what to study when the time came. I chose biology because I felt it was the right place for me. The science of life.
Biologist by vocation and science communicator by nature. A marine lover, but an all-rounder in practice. Conservationist through the beauty of written, told and illustrated stories.
Lorenzo Bramanti
Scientist, Italy
If I have to say something about why I do what I do, I can only say that I had no great vocation, mission or call to protect our big blue brother... I have always lived by the sea. I got on a boat for the first time when I was 6 months old, and I still haven't got off. My friends had motorbikes, I had a small Zodiac.
I have always lived by the sea. I got on a boat for the first time when I was 6 months old and I still haven't got off. My friends had motorbikes, I had a small Zodiac.
Marc Casanovas Felix
Underwater photographer, Spain
Basically, I've been a photographer since my first day underwater, because after just a few dives I decided that the camera would be my constant companion and that I couldn't imagine diving without it.
My passion for the sea, especially the Mediterranean, has been with me for 27 years.
Anna Schmitt
PADI course director, Egypt
I am Anna Schmitt, PADI course instructor and founder of the “Planet A” Diving Club. I am also an ecologist and marine conservationist. The Red Sea has been my office for over 14 years, where I have taught around 1000 students from beginners to professionals, sharing my experience, discovering and learning something new with each student.
One of my missions is to build a strong professional diving community with excellent teaching skills and attitudes worldwide.
Ferran Sánchez
Underwater photographer, Spain
I started diving at the age of 23 and quickly immersed myself in underwater photography to capture the beauty of the seascapes I discovered on my dives around the world. My talent was recognised from the outset, and I was invited to participate in underwater photography championships. Since then, I have continued to take part in national and international competitions, using the most advanced techniques in underwater photography.
As a passionate advocate of the underwater world, I seek to involve the viewer in the scene by sharing the richness of ecosystems and marine species through photography.
Víctor Núñez
Underwater photographer, Tenerife
I was born in Tenerife, Canary Islands. I have been passionate about the sea since childhood, and started diving in 2009 and underwater photography in 2011, initially with a compact camera and now with a Nikon D850. In 2012, I founded my website www.checkthesea.com, where I publish my pictures and describe, among other things, the different dives I have made in the Canary Islands.
I have been passionate about the sea since childhood.
