latest news

06/10: 10-Page reportage about river diving in Switzerland published in the Tauchen magazine.
05/10: Cover shot on the Atlantis Magazine at issue 2/2010.
03/10: 3rd place at the Beneath the Sea 2010 competition in the 'General' category.

the author
“From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.”
Jacques-Yves Cousteau


When I was a child I loved to watch the adventures of the Calypso with Jacques-Yves Cousteau as it's captain and the beautiness of the world that is below the ocean's surface.

It's still an overwhelming feeling for me when I have the chance to dive. I love the elegancy and calmness of the world under water standing in contrast to the hectic atmosphere above.

I'm shooting with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II in a UK-GERMANY housing. My most used lenses under water are the Canon 17-40mm wideangle and the 100mm Canon macro lense. The pictures are lighted with two Ikelite DS-125 strobes that got some modifications from Mike-Dive and positioned by ULCS strobe arms. I'm trying to shoot my pictures as best as I can and to always learn from the experiences.

So, Mr. Cousteau, please guide me. I'd appreciate it. :-)

Tobias


publications
06/10: 10-Page reportage about river diving in Switzerland published in the Tauchen magazine.
05/10: Cover shot on the Atlantis Magazine at issue 2/2010.
11/09: Reportage and pictures from Kenya published in the SeaStar magazine starting at page 14. [Download]
09/09: Reportage and pictures from Egypt published in the SeaStar magazine starting at page 30. [Download]
12/08: Reportage and pictures from Korsika published in the SeaStar magazine. An online version of the magazin is available at the SeaStar homepage. The article starts at page 40. [Download]
01/08: Reportage and pictures of Bayahibe, Dominican Republic published in the SeaStar magazine. [Download]
12/07: The SeaStar magazine published 3 pages of my pictures from the Mozambique journey. [Download]

contests
03/10: 3rd place at the Visions contest from the 'unterwasser' magazine. Topic was 'waste as artificial habitat'.
03/10: 3rd place at the Beneath the Sea 2010 competition in the 'General' category.
02/10: 2nd place at the FestiSub 2010 festival [PDF].
11/09: 1st place at the Epson RedSea Images of the world competition in the "best wreck" category.
09/09: 1st place (jury winner) in the monthly Tauchen online contest.
06/09: 2nd place in the Amateurs category at the Aphrodite Cyprus Live-shootout in Larnaca, Cyprus.
02/09: 1st place at the Beneath The Sea international competition in the Point & Shoot Category.
12/08: 2nd place at the SEA & SEA 2008 calendar contest in the "SNAP" category.
08/08: 6th place at the Unterwasser Visions contest. The theme was "Paare" (pairs).
04/08: 1st place in the Wide Angle Photography Category of the 4th Eastern Mediterranean International Underwater Photography and Film Festival 2008.
03/08: 2nd place in the Scubapro Young Category at the British Underwater Image Festival 2008.
03/08: 2nd place at the Portfolio contest from the nullzeit Magazin & UnderwaterVisions.net.
10/07: One of my pictures reached the final stage at the Shell Wildlife Photographer of the year.
09/07: 4th place at the Unterwasser Visions contest.
08/07: 6th place at the Unterwasser Visions contest.
03/07: 5 Points for my picture at the Unterwasser Visions contest.
12/06: 2nd place at the Unterwasser Visions contest November.
10/06: 9th place at the XARIFA Unterwasser Foto&Video Festival in the category: saltwater wide angle.
 
© 2009 by Tobias Friedrich, below-surface.com. Photographs by Tobias Friedrich unless otherwise indicated.