Oct 2013
A promo video I filmed for the Ikelite booth at this years DEMA show (the biggest annual dive show in the world) featuring some awesome freediving action…The video will also be available online and features record freediver Linda Paganelli diving in places like the legendary Blue Hole in Dahab, Egypt.
A limited one run series of only 5 prints of the award winning photo ‘Lady Of The Deep’ is now available. This iconic image has been featured as a glass wall mural in a luxury home and even a few tattoos. 24 x 36 Prints on Archival Paper starting at 3000 USD. All Prints handled and shipped by Bay Photo Pro Photo Lab Note: The ‘Jacques de Vos –
Nov 2012
During November Swedish Annelie Pompe returned to the Red Sea (Egypt) and set out to reclaim the Freediving Variable Weight World Record which is currently being held by Natalia Molchanova (127 meters). The sled used by Annlie during her attempt. I was fortunate enough to be approached by Emil Sergel of Sergelmedia to help with the filming of this project which is also being optioned to Red Bull as part of a 24
Nov 2012
2012 Is proving to be a very important year for as I have yet again had success by placing fourth in Photographers Forum Magazine’s annual contest which was co sponsored by Sigma. The winning image was the ever popular ‘The Lady Of The Deep’. Over 12 000 photographs were submitted by photographers from the United States and Canada, as well as 60 other countries worldwide. What makes this even more unique
Feb 2012
What a great way to kick off 2012, having won gold in the Wide Angle (unrestricted) category of the 2012 Our World Underwater Photography Competition with my black and white image ‘Lady Of the Deep’. Lady Of the Deep -Gold winner 2012 Our World Underwater Photographic Competition A complete list of winners can be viewed at: http://underwatercompetition.com/Competitions/our-world-underwater-2012 “The Our World Underwater international underwater photography and video competition
Jan 2012
This review is aimed at competitive and recreational Freedivers (deep diving). Some time ago I did some research to find the best footpockets for a pair of newly acquired carbon blades and although there are quite a few options available on the market, my search was finally narrowed down to two brands. Presently considered amongst many to be the best on the market, the two options were the Salvimar 4One
Since posting the monochrome shot of Linda Paganelli Freediving Ras Mohammed I’ve had countless requests to post the original shot (in colour)… The shot was 100% un-cropped and even has some hidden details like a Blue Spotted Sting Ray at the bottom left of the shot (a resident of this cave), being able to clearly read the branding on Linda’s suit and fins as well as great detail in
Nov 2011
Apparently last year 16000 entries from 130 countries were received for the annual National Geographic Photo Contest… Given these numbers, seeing the quality of images of participants who have already submitted their entries and taking the 15 USD entry fee per submission into account makes even the best of photographers ask themselves: ‘Should I even bother?’ If you can see past the odds of actually winning and find pleasure in
Nov 2011
104 Meters is a long way to go (and back!) on a single breath… During the weeks leading up to the 2011 World Freediving Championships, Freedive Dahab had the privilege of assisting four times world record holder Sara Campbell with her final training dives before the event in Kalamata (Greece). Over a period of roughly three weeks Sara did three dives outside the world famous Blue Hole in Dahab with
Apr 2011
For those of you looking at the images in the Freediving section of this site and wishing you could hold your breath to explore beautiful reefs or simply dive deep… Its easier than you thought:) I am currently in Cape Town, South Africa and will be hosting Freedive courses on a fulltime basis for all those interested through my company Freedive Cape Town – part of Freedive International (for those