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)
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