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A Red Sea coral outcrop absolutely buzzing with Anthias, Egypt
 

While some of us got certified in cold, dark, murky quarries, Photographer of the Week Mark Green was certified during his honeymoon in the warm, clear, spectacular waters around Fiji. By 2019, on a dive trip to Bonaire, Mark and his wife were really hooked and began taking diving more seriously. They completed their advanced open water certification on that trip and Mark continued on to become a divemaster.

Early on, Mark decided he wanted to be creating lasting memories from all the underwater adventures he was having and all the incredible creatures he was seeing. For him, taking a camera on his dives became a necessity, and he took the plunge with an Olympus TG-6 before later upgrading to the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III. That is the camera he still uses today and it has become his indispensible dive companion. At the same time, his photography goal has morphed from just wanting to capture snapshot memories to creating impactful, artistic pictures of the underwater world.

Mark says his approach as an underwater photographer is very intentional. He likes to have a plan for what he is going to shoot, and how he is going to shoot it, before the dive begins. The concession, of course, must be made that unexpected things happen underwater, and often the best images are made during those instances. Mark’s underwater photography journey began just a few short years ago and he still considers himself a beginner, but this portfolio would certainly lead one to imagine otherwise. Without doubt, this is one shooter to watch.
 

Southern stingrays float over the seabed beneath a stunning stormy sunset, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
 

Two male bluethroat pikeblennies engage in combat to win the favor of a nearby female, Florida, USA
 

One of the Egyptian Red Sea’s most iconic shipwrecks, the Giannis D
 

An arresting portrait of a gorgeous Hypselodoris ghiselini nudibranch, San Carlos, Mexico
 

A spectacular outcrop of lettuce coral, Red Sea, Egypt
 

A secretary blenny keeps an (enormous) eye on the photographer, Bonaire
 

A fearsome-looking tiger cardinalfish mouth-broods its eggs behind massive teeth, Red Sea, Egypt
 

With a head the size of a matchhead, a roughhead blenny peers intently at the camera, Florida, USA
 

A male sailfin blenny dances for nearby females, Bonaire
 

Beautiful soft corals adorn the inside of the SS Carnatic wreck, Red Sea, Egypt
 

A stunning Spanish shawl seems to strike a pose for the camera, San Carlos, Mexico
 

Southern stingrays criss-cross under the setting sun, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
 

Grand Cayman’s most famous wreck, the Kittiwake, purpose sunk for divers and photographers, Cayman Islands
 

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