In an underwater environment that is so alien to human life, is it possible to take photographs that are as excellent as those taken on dry land? This important question will be the focus of the first-ever “Underwater Imaging World,” hosted by Taucher.net and Colorfoto magazine, which will take place on a special area in Hall 5.1, Stand F30 at photokina in Cologne.
Editors of Germany’s largest online diving portal, Taucher.net, will take questions throughout the trade fair and will be supported by four internationally renowned underwater photographers. Wolfgang Pölzer (www.unterwasser-fotos.com) is from Austria and Eckard Krumpholz (www.photos-subjektiv.de) comes from Germany. Both are underwater photography professionals who have received a lot of attention by publishing in various domestic and international magazines over the past few years. If you’d like to hear a presentation in English, you’ll surely be inspired by one of the most exciting newcomers in underwater photography, Steve Jones (www.millionfish.com). The British photographer is one of the world’s leading photographers, and although he’s still an amateur, he has already gained access to the highest level of major players.
Todd Gary Essick (www.essickphoto.com) from the US has also been active in those spheres for many years. Raised near Chicago, he studied art in Florida and then launched his photo career as a journalist for the Associated Press Miami. Todd gained worldwide fame thanks to his aesthetic nude photographs portraying “sirens” of breathtaking grace and beauty, minus diving equipment and neoprene suits, along with sometimes ferocious underwater creatures.
Throughout the entire trade fair, Todd Essick will share exciting stories and techniques from his bag of tricks and will have a few surprises in store for photokina visitors.
