Evonne is a multipotentialite who can more or less be described in 3 words: dancing, diving and drugs. Drugs are her profession; diving is her passion. A pharmacist with a background in research, education and training, she is also an avid scuba diver and free diver. Her love for the ocean and marine conservation led her to progress from land to underwater photography and videography, and eventually cross paths with Michael Aw. She started as an Editor for Ocean Geographic in April 2011, took over as Chief Editor in 2012, and has since edited 44 issues of the magazine, and six books by Michael Aw. In addition to her editorial work, she has been an integral part of OG projects and campaigns, written articles for the magazine as well as newspapers, and has been emcee, speaker, moderator and judge in several international underwater festivals and photography competitions.

Dance was her first love. She has now been an ‘ori tahiti (Tahitian dance) addict for 8 years, and now teaches the dance and founded her own dance group. She also has her own training consultancy which specialises in training and coaching for healthcare, pharmaceutical and medical device industries across Asia-Pacific.

Koji is the founder of JAPAN UNDERWATER FILMS CO., LTD, established in 1978. Since 1975 he has been active as an underwater cameraman of both still photography and cinematography. He has documented a great variety of aquatic animal stories on film for over 100 TV documentaries. Nakamura’s main work includes underwater filming for human documentaries, motion pictures and commercial films. He has filmed dynamic underwater nature worldwide, in Canada, the United States, Spain, France, Norway, Turkey, Israel, Madagascar, Tahiti, Japan, etc. His camera eye explores the unknown underwater world, capturing the ecology of marine mammals and fishes, and especially, impressive breeding behaviours. From 1996 to 2008 he worked for the art exhibition "Ashes and Snow" by Gregory Colbert as an underwater still photographer and cinematographer. 1992 Nakamura’s “Swimming Elephant” was awarded the All Japan Radio & Television Commercial Confederation Award. In 2013 Koji was part of the judging panel for the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition at the UK Natural History Museum.

Brian Skerry is a photojournalist specializing in marine wildlife and underwater environments. Since 1998 he has been a contract photographer for National Geographic, covering a wide range of subjects and stories. In 2014 he was one of five photographers named as a National Geographic Photography Fellow. In 2015 he was named a Nikon Ambassador and in June 2017 he was awarded the title of Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year.  He is currently at work on his 28th story for the magazine.

Brian is an 11-time award winner in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. He was recently honoured with the NOGI Arts award for 2019.  He is the only photographer to win the coveted Peter Benchley Award for Excellence in Media. In 2010 National Geographic named one of Brian’s images among their 50 Greatest Photographs of All Time and he was awarded the 2016 National Geographic Photographer’s Photographer Award, an honour bestowed by his colleagues.

Brian frequently lectures on photography, exploration and conservation issues, having presented at the United Nations General Assembly, The World Economic Forum, TED Talks, The National Press Club, The Royal Geographical Society in London and the Sydney Opera House.

Brian is the Explorer-In-Residence and a Trustee at the New England Aquarium, a founding member of the International League of Conservation Photographers, Director of The New England Ocean Odyssey for The Conservation Law Foundation and a Fellow National of The Explorers Club. He also serves as a Marine Fellow with Conservation International and serves on the World Wildlife Fund’s National Council as well as the WWF’s Marine Leadership Council.

Alexander Mustard worked as a marine biologist but now works as an underwater photographer. His photographs are widely published in magazines and newspapers and have also won many awards including being a multiple winner in both the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year and World Festival of Underwater Photography. Alex was an early adopter of digital cameras and has pioneered several of the techniques of digital underwater photography. He is the Digital Officer for the British Society of Underwater Photographers.

Alex Rose is the science editor and assistant to the publisher of Ocean Geographic. She is also the founder of Blue Ring. She holds a B.S. in Biology, an M.S. in Aquatic Biology, and has a wide variety of experience in the biological sciences including but not limited to bioacoustics research, exhibit construction, science writing, teaching, public presentation, and aquatic animal husbandry and breeding. Alex is also a professional violinist, photographer, PADI Divemaster, and lover of all things aquatic. Her driving goal is to find ways to protect our world’s precious marine habitats through diving, writing, photography, education, and research.

Mathieu has been shooting underwater for 30 years, at first free-diving and subsequently on scuba. A certified dive instructor, Mathieu was one of the early adopters and promoters of digital technology for underwater photography, authoring presumably the first PADI-approved digital underwater photography specialty course in the world in 2001. Mathieu went on to contribute regular columns on photography techniques to dive and photography publications. In 2004, Mathieu co-authored “An Essential Guide to Digital Underwater Photography” with acclaimed photographer Michael Aw. This was the first book entirely dedicated to the techniques associated with shooting digital underwater. The book was met an immediate best-seller, quickly sold out, and an updated version was published in 2005. Following the success of this introductory book, he went on to co-author “An Advanced Guide to Digital Underwater Photography” with Michael Aw in 2007, before publishing 2 more books in subsequent years. Over the past few years, Mathieu has travelled extensively throughout the world for diving, contributed to the training of several hundred divers, conducted seminars, and had numerous articles in dive publications concerning underwater digital photography, dive travel and equipment. After several thousand dives on six continents, Mathieu's main focus is now set on discovering new destinations, hunting for undiscovered shipwrecks, and harnessing varied diving experiences. Mathieu is currently a Master Photographer-in-Residence and Feature Editor for Ocean Geographic.

With a background in environmental and marine conservation policy, Miriam Stein Battles specializes as a conservation photo editor. She has worked on magazines, books and websites for nonprofits such as the National Geographic Society, Ocean Geographic Society, Conservation International and The Nature Conservancy.

Miriam was an initial photo researcher on the Smithsonian Sant Ocean Hall and she photo edited the companion book, Smithsonian Ocean. She has also worked on numerous marine-themed titles for National Geographic Children’s Books. Currently the consulting photo editor for Ocean Geographic Magazine, Miriam also freelances for renowned photographers David Doubilet, Jennifer Hayes, and Michael AW and has worked with Suzi Eszterhas, Frans Lanting and many others in the past.

Miriam is an Explorers Club Fellow, a founding affiliate of the International League of Conservation Photographers and a board advisor to Sea Save Foundation and Girls Who Click. She has been adopting whales since she was eight years old and became PADI-certified at the age of fifteen.