Ron Watkins

Ron’s passion for the underwater world started in 1983 when he first experienced the thrill of scuba diving at Lake Mead, Nevada with his father, who learned how to dive in the Navy aboard the USS Oriskany during the Korean War. Ron first started shooting underwater photography in 1996 after several years of diving with his wife and life-long dive buddy, Heidi. He spent the next several years working on his art and diving around the world in destinations including Micronesia, Indonesia, Fiji, Australia, Mexico, Central America, Hawaii, and the Caribbean. Although his father is no longer able to dive, his passion is as strong as ever because he is able to continue to experience the underwater world through Ron’s photography and stories.

One that knows the area, allows me to manage my own dive profile and is patient with photographers.