Featured Photographers

Featured Underwater Photographer – André Musgrove

One of the best ways to learn photography is to see other photographers’ work. We try to find some of the best underwater photographers in the world, and showcase their work, along with the gear they use, to help other aspiring photographers improve, learn new skills and get inspired.

This week we will feature the talented André Musgrove!

About André

André Musgrove is an Underwater Photographer & Filmmaker, Freediver, Scuba Instructor & Dive Guide. Born & based in Nassau, Bahamas, affords him easy, unlimited access to the ocean to embark on new adventures and capture amazing moments and concepts. His passion for freediving,  scuba diving  and spearfishing photography allows him to live life consumed by the ocean and he wouldn’t have it any other way. With over 1,000 logged scuba dives and over a decade of freediving & spearfishing experience, he has a distinctive edge for shooting a variety of underwater interactions in unique and sometimes extreme, scenarios underwater along with a vast knowledge of underwater locations in The Bahamas. He aims to bring concepts  to life through creative films and photos produced underwater to showcase the beauty of a healthy ocean and the animals that live there.

Q: How do you feel about post production?

“I do not use any photo composting or photo layering (aka photoshop) for any of my work. In post production I do mainly color correction, spot removal, and reframing.”

Q: What’s the biggest challenge in your work?

“Shooting freedivers or underwater models while freediving presents many different challenges while on a shoot. The most challenging are the limited time on one breath underwater to capture certain concepts, the lack of ability to communicate underwater, wild and predictable animals along with physical fatigue as some shots can take anywhere from 1 to 3 hours on a regular basis.”

Q: What do you love most about your work?

“What I love most about my work is the process and adapting to the challenges that are inevitable. When working with wild marine animals like sharks, whales or rays you must always expect the unexpected and be ready to take advantage of a situation that may only occur once in a lifetime. Those are the moments I wait for when I’m shooting a photo concept or creating an underwater film. Working along with talented underwater models and freedivers, most of whom are my good friends, is always a pleasure and it never really feels like work.”

André’s Gear

  • Canon EOS-1DX Mark II DSLR
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
  • NA-1DXII Nauticam underwater housing
  • NA-5DMKIV Nauticam Underwater Housing
  • x2 8,000 Lumen Keldan 8x CRI 96 Underwater Video Lights
  • x2 – Sea & Sea YS-D2 Underwater DS-TTL strobes (flashes)
  • SmallHD 502 On-Camera Monitor
  • NA-502H Nauticam Underwater housing
  • Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM Lens (with underwater counterparts)
  • Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM Wide angle Zoom Lens (with underwater counter parts)
  • Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Standard Zoom Lens (with underwater counterparts)

André’s Work

© André Musgrove | “Water Drop”: Freediver Sabine Banet begins her descent to swim with the locals of Exuma, Bahamas

© André Musgrove | “Trail We Blaze”: Freediver David Langlois enjoys a solo interaction with a resident eagle ray at Berry Islands, Bahamas (Diver: David Langlois)

© André Musgrove | “Salt Vagabonde”: Underwater model Sabine Banet takes a lonely stroll on the paths less traveled, Thunderball Grotto, Exuma, Bahamas (Model: Sabine Banet)

© André Musgrove | “Ocean Oneness”: Freediver David Langlois meditates in an underwater cave surrounded by a school of silverside fish

© André Musgrove | “Middle Sea Note”: Freediver Stephanie Schuldt plays a musical tone at an underwater piano statue in Exuma, Bahamas

© André Musgrove | “Lily Fairy”: Underwater model Stephanie Schuldt peacefully enjoys the view in one of the cenote underwater forest of the Mexico Yucatan Peninsula

© André Musgrove | “Guardians of the Galax-Sea”: Three freedivers superhero pose on a shipwreck in Nassau, Bahamas (Divers: David Langlois, Jeff Panella and Guido Maganani)

© André Musgrove | “Fly on the Wall”: Freediver Tanis Chalopin takes a new perspective of a shipwreck in the crystal clear waters of the Bahamas

© André Musgrove | “Drowning in Love”: Freediving couple Jonathan Sunnex and Sofia Gomez take a moment for themselves in an underwater cave as raging waves break on the rocks above

© André Musgrove | “Angels Den”: Underwater Model Sacha Kalis explores the gaping mouth of an ocean blue hole in Andros, Bahamas

© André Musgrove | “Angels and Demons”: When the abyss stares back at you, Thunderball Grotto, Exuma, Bahamas (Models: David Langlois and Sabine Banet)

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Personal Website

André on Instagram

André’s Youtube Channel

André’s Facebook Page

André’s Vimeo Channel

Underwater Showreel 2018

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