Scuba Diving – September 2019

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AWARDS:

2019

1st place, Macro, Scuba-

Net Anilao Underwater

Photography Competition

2018

1st place, Compact Port-

folio, ScubaNet Anilao

Underwater Photography

Competition

2018

1st place, Macro, 27th

Korea Underwater

Photography Contest

What is your favorite

place to be underwater?

It has to be Anilao in the

Philippines. With an expe-

rienced macro guide, I’ve

been able to shoot a wide

variety of subjects.

What's the best

advice you've received

regarding photography?

“A good photo is one that

is liked and appreciat-

ed by many.” Someone

said that to me years ago

when I first dived with

a camera. That is why I

strive to take a picture

with a story or one that

many people can appreci-

ate the subject’s beauty.

What is your favorite

underwater subject?

Gobies. They can be found

around the world, but

their variety and color

are something I find

fascinating.

What underwater

shooter do you most

admire and why?

I have been a fan of Alex

Mustard (see page 76)

since I began shooting

underwater photos. I find

his photos to be extraor-

dinary while remaining

uniquely beautiful. His

subjects are not just a

whole bunch

of “unicorns” that most

divers would not get

to see for themselves.

Rather, he finds the

unique vantage point

and angle for the more

ordinary subjects in a way

so that the photos come

out stunning.

1st Place Winner, Compact Camera

KYUNGSHIN KIM

AGE: 53 HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A SHOOTER: Just over four years in underwater photography

HOW LONG DIVING: About six years DAY JOB: CEO of an IT company FAVORITE CAMERA:Olympus TG-4;

for macro close-ups, this camera has performed quite remarkably.

From left: a redhead coral goby and a hairy shrimp