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Instructor since 2000, former staff photographer and videographer at Stuart Cove's Fin Photo. Moved to Seattle in 2011.
Location:
Seattle
Interests:
Biking and Diving
Occupation:
Working part time at Optical Ocean Sales, and I can play a lawyer. I also volunteer at the Seattle Aquarium as a diver and dry side interpreter.
Gender:
Male
Certification Agencies:
PADI, NAUI, IANTD, DAN
Dive History:
The majority of my dives have been in Florida and the Bahamas. I worked on Grand Bahama and Andros for a total of 7 months in 2001. I also interned with DAN in Ft. Lauderdale in 2003. I taught during college in SoCal. Also been to New Zealand, Israel, Thailand, Cabo, TCI, Roatan, Costa Rica, Belize and a number of the Leeward Islands. I dive regularly in puget sound and at the Seattle Aquarium.
Certification History:
OW-Rescue ceritified in 1997. Instructor for PADI (2000) and NAUI (2003). No badges, but experience with drysuits and videography and photography. Certified for the Drager Dolphin, nitrox and gas blending, as well as expired certs as a VIP tech and Sherwood / Genesis reg/valve tech.
Certification Level:
Instructor
# of Logged Dives:
1,000 - 2,499
Dive Classification:
Instructor / Assistant Instructor / Dive Master / Dive Con
Years Certified:
Ten Or More Years
Dive Equipment:
My personal camera rig is a Canon 350D in an Ikelite housing with twin DS-125 strobes. I shoot 100mm macro and 17-40L wide angle. I used a Nikon D80 or Canon 50D with tokina 10-17 fisheye in Sea & Sea housings at Stuart Cove's. For strobes, I used some combination of Inon z240s, Sea & Sea YS-110as and YS-250s, with a preference for dual z240s or dual YS-250s. I also shot video with the Sony HDR-HC9 and the HDR-HC7, both in Gates housings.