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RICHARD COLLINS & LINDA IANNIELO
Co-authors of an article in the July 2026 edition of the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, The Royal Society’s flagship biological research journal. “In situ observations reveal a link between association behaviour, camouflage and eye complexity in midwater amphipods.”
MARYLINE RENAULT
MARYLINE RENAULT
GRACE PEMPEK
MARYLINE RENAULT
SUSAN BRYAN
MARYLINE RENAULT
STEVEN KOVACS
KRISTIN PATERAKIS
Kristin has her first byline in the print version of Scuba Diving Magazine featuring her words and images.
GABE JENSEN
Gabe won Sanctuary Life 1st Place from NOAA’s annual marine sanctuary photo contest.
JIM DVORAK
Jim Dvorak won the Fan Favorite portion of Pura Vida’s Send Nudis Photo Contest.
KAREN EDWARDS
Karen Edwards’ film, “Indonesia Biodiversity,” won first place in the Feature-Length category at the 2026 Houston Underwater Film Festival held April 11-12.
MARYLINE RENAULT
Maryline was also inducted as an associate Ocean Geographic photographer with ocean geographic magazine!
GABE JENSEN
Gabe was inducted as an associate Ocean Geographic photographer with ocean geographic magazine!
GABE JENSEN
Featured on NATGEO Instagram for his banded jawfish photo from Blue Heron Bridge.
OLIE TURNER III
Was announced as a finalist in the Wildlife category for the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest for his entry “Shaun the Sheep Sea Slug laying the next generation”.
JAMES FERRARA
Was Highly Commended in the Wide Angle category of UPY 2026 with his image “Concise Chaos.”
NATALIE YARROW
Won the Most Promising British Underwater Photographer 2026 award in the UPY 2026 contests with her image “Crowded House.”
ADRIAN SMITH
Won an award in the Smart Phone Category for her Gray Angelfish from UPY 2026
JAMES FERRARA
had an article featured in Dive Photo Guide entitled “Behind the Shot: Survivor,” explaining the story behind his first-place turtle image in the conservation category of the DPG Masters.
MEG GRIFFIN
Connected, a short environmental film, was an Official Selection of the Big Blue Film Festival in Newport, Oregon, and is earning laurels this festival season.
TIM SULLIVAN
Tim was featured in two publications New Horizons and Sustainable Business. In addition was an Official Selection of the Big Blue Film Festival in Newport, Oregon, earning laurels this festival season for his underwater photography contribution.
ERICA ALLEN
Erica was the winner of the #coraliaphotocompetition with this fantastic photo of a Pygmy seahorse.
STEVEN KOVACS
– 1st, 2nd and 4th in Blackwater
JAMES FERRARA
BYRON CONROY
– 1st in Wide Angle
GRACE PEMPEK
Had a “destination portfolio” article on Indonesia published with DivePhotoGuide.
STEVEN KOVACS
Nature’s Best International Awards 2025
HIGHLY HONORED | OCEAN VIEWS | Larval Tripod Fish, Palm Beach, Florida, USA
CHRIS GUG
Won gold in the Traditional category of the DPG Masters 2025, with his entry “King of the Hill.”
JAMES FERRARA
Won gold in the Conservation category of the DPG Masters 2025, with his entry “Survivor.”
JAMES FERRARA
Won silver in the Cold Water category of the DPG Masters 2025, with his entry “Killer Light.”
RICK VOLLARO
was interviewed by the Palm Beach Post for Instagram, following his recent article on his encounter with a white shark. The post uses his images and video.
RICH COLLINS
is a co-author of a paper titled, Blackwater diving illuminates biodiversity and ecology of siphonophores in the Gulf Stream. It features his images, as well as those of Andrea Whitaker and Linda Ianniello.
LINDA IANNIELLO
has a black water image in the National Geographic best wildlife photos of 2025
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