Scubashooters – July 2019

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Eric Goh is a professional underwater

photographer who began his journey 17
years ago with the Nikonos, then the only
camera that could be taken beneath the
waves.

He has since progressed in leaps and
breaches, not only in equipment but, more
importantly, in experience and expertise, so
much so that he has been invited to speak
at many Diving Expos, judge in Underwater
Photography Competitions and shoot port-
folios for commercial dive operators as well
as individual divers.

He is indeed privileged and fortunate to live
in Malaysia, surrounded by seas teeming
with marine life and countries with peoples
who live and interact with it.

He wants his pictures to tell stories of hu-
mans participating in the life of our beauti-
ful but fragile marine environment, and the

consequences, for better or worse, of that.

Underwater photographers are a creative

lot, always exploring new ways, new per-

spectives to shoot “old” (as in common) sub-

jects which have already been shot to death.

Eric is no different, combining creativity,

composition, behavioral capture and often,

his cultural knowledge into underwater art.

His picture entitled “Wayang Kulit” is an ex-

ample of that, where his knowledge of a Ma-

lay cultural artform which uses shadows of

puppets on a screen to tell a story inspired

him to shoot a seahorse in a way never done

before.

Eric’s favourite diving destinations are in In-

donesian waters where life both under and

above the waves is beautiful, unique and

varied.