SEPTEMBER 9TH 2025 - VIRTUAL MEETING VIA ZOOM
ALEX MUSTARD - WIDE ANGLE PHOTOGRAPHY
Meeting starts at 6.45pm. You must have created a Zoom account and be logged in to join the meeting. Enter meeting ID 94559407242 and passcode 359571 if prompted.
Please note that Alex will be speaking promptly at 7:00pm, not 8:00pm. We will be opening the waiting room early at 6:30pm. Please be there promptly at 6:45pm. Don’t miss out!
Dr Alexander Mustard MBE, 50, from the UK, has been widely regarded as one of the world’s leading underwater photographers for the last 25 years. He has been taking photographs underwater since he was 9 years old and has worked as a full-time underwater photographer since 2004. In 2018 he received national recognition being made an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II for ‘services to underwater photography’. He has a PhD in marine ecology, which constantly informs his photography. He dives, teaches workshops and photographs all around the world.
His photographs have won many awards including regularly in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year – being awarded in 9 different categories and appearing in 17 different books of winning pictures in the last 20 years. His 2007 book Reefs Revealed, won the International Grand Prize for the best book of underwater photographs, while his 2016 instructional book Underwater Photography Masterclass remains the most sought-after title on the subject and was reprinted just two weeks after its launch. In 2013, Alex was named GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year for his image Night Moves and was the first underwater photographer to win this prestigious award.
He is a founder and chair of the jury for the Underwater Photographer of the Year competition and has acted as a judge for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year, the CMAS World Championship of Underwater Photography, the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year, the British Wildlife Photography Awards and most other contests. Alex’s photography is represented by Nature Picture Library.
Alex is a regular contributor to many publications in the marine, wildlife, diving and photographic media, and to date has published more than 900 articles. In particular, he is a sought after writer on all aspects of underwater photography, especially technique articles. In addition to various features, he currently writes a monthly columns on underwater photography Scuba Diver Magazine (UK, Germany & Australasia).
