I started diving in late 2000 and in 2002 I thought I should try capture some of the beautiful underwater things I was seeing. I purchased my first digital camera in late 2002, tried it out on land first during a 2003 trip to Antarctica with my daughter then went diving soon thereafter with my new camera, and a new passion was born. The thrill of having the opportunity to get pictures of what I was seeing underwater and later on land trips became a major driving force in my life. My first land t