MICHAEL AW
Born in Singapore and now based in Sydney, Australia, Michael Aw is one of the most influential marine photographers. In 1991, he abandoned his career in advertising to devote himself exclusively to underwater photography. This career change was an obvious choice for Michael Aw. He became the author of numerous essays and pictures published in prestigious magazines: BBC Wildlife, GEO, and National Geographic, among many others. He soon came to lead expeditions of international scope, to document the fauna and flora of the oceans (“Elysium Epic” in Antarctica and the Arctic; “Deep Hope” in the aphotic zones around the world…). Through his work in the marine world, he now counts among the most fervent defenders of the environment. The author of thirty-seven books, he has already won over seventy prestigious international awards including four “Wildlife Photographer of the Year” awards from the Natural History Museum of London and BBC Wildlife (2000, 2006, 2010, 2015), a NOGI Award from the Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences (AUAS) in 2013, an award for the “Best Book of the Year” at the World Underwater Pictures Festival (2012), and more.
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Interview
Why photography ?
pictures have the power to inspire, to educate, to change mind
Your inspiration ?
the ocean and our natural world
What is unique in your photographs ?
pictures of places or event that no one have seen before or shot in a way that no once have seen before.
The context of creation of your new series
story telling, then and now and the future
Any anecdote for us ?
die trying – if you picture is not good enough, you are not close enough
The picture you would have loved to shoot ?
right into the mouth of a whale, inhaling hundred of fish
The latest prizes / awards / prides you got ?
Award of Excellence at Our World Underwater show in Chicago
Your next projects ?
CORAL REEFS of OUR WORLD
Your motto ?
Living the Dream. Live the Moment
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