As the CEO and Executive Director of One Blue Ocean, Henthorne provides a unique perspective at the intersection of exploration, creativity, and business. With over 3000 scuba dives, he has seen the grandeur and beauty of the ocean firsthand; and also witnessed the problems of human impact on one of the earth’s most important resources. Eleven years ago, Henthorne began a mission to “share the magic, the soulfulness, and all the riches that the ocean brings with millions of others” through his artwork. Through his award-winning work, he shares a passion and vision of earth’s most precious resource … One Blue Ocean. His expeditions have been sponsored by NorthFace, Lecia, Manfrotto and Adobe and featured globally at museums and galleries.

Henthorne’s early career was spent on wall street and in executive sales and marketing roles for the technology sector. During his corporate tenure, he worked closely with C-Level Fortune 100 executives providing business intelligence solutions.

Henthorne’s motto “show me solutions ... not problems,” for him exemplifies the founding reason for One Blue Ocean. With his leadership, he will bring his spirit of entrepreneurship with business acumen to build a long-term sustainable organization to effect the change needed in human behavior to create a healthy blue ocean.

An award winning photographer, Jody MacDonald is no stranger to adventure and exploration in the last untamed corners of the planet. Having spent her formative years in Saudi Arabia before sailing around the world twice over the span of a decade on kiteboarding, sailing, surfing and paragliding expeditions, she has traveled to over 90 countries in search of the unknown. From train hopping in the Sahara to paragliding in the Himalayas at 17,000 ft she is passionate about stepping off the beaten path in pursuit of documenting issues that blend insightful storytelling, big adventure expeditions and social change inspiration in the hopes of promoting the preservation of wild places.
She has worked on prominent campaigns with companies such as Disney, HP, Ford and Leica and has had the opportunity to speak on the TEDx stage. Recently, Men’s Journal named her as “One of the 25 Most Adventurous Women in the Past 25 years.” You can see her images in many international publications such as National Geographic, Red Bull, Outside, BBC, Patagonia, Islands, and Men’s Journal among others.

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Everyone has a story. A unique perspective on the world and a series of experiences that define who and what they are. The telling of that story shows up in a variety of ways and no person walks the planet without one. Ever.
Whether it’s communicated through the written word or graphic style - on the page or in the space - turning those stories into usable content is at the core of Julie’s work. Her ability to assimilate layers of information and transform them into captivating messages is her super power.
A lover of the planet and its people, Julie has worked with non-profits that share a passion for the ocean, corporations that bring innovative approaches to age-old problems, and individuals who are ‘different by nature’ - and not afraid to say so.
A lifetime of creative communications has been expressed both visually and verbally, creating a portfolio of work that is vast in scope, style and substance. A writer, designer, and true collaborator, Julie uses her endless creativity to make the world a little better and is dedicated to shining a light in all its corners.

On his path to becoming an internationally acclaimed photographer, Russell Ord has squinted down the lens at an intriguing mix of subjects over the years. He’s shot magazine covers of world-class surfers and helped deify celebrity chefs. He’s roamed with Uunguu Rangers in the Australian outback, island-hopped across tropical fantasylands and followed his photographic instincts through urban meccas. Meanwhile, his ocean images are celebrated for simultaneously implying the cruelty and majesty of the sea.
As one of the world’s leading surf photographers, Russ’s unique talents culminated in his documentation of a violent twist of Indian Ocean known simply as ‘The Right’. In pursuit of a unique, career-defining angle, Russ put himself in a situation where the ocean’s most powerful forces converge. The hard-won image served as the focal point for his celebrated documentary, ‘One Shot’.

Asia was born and raised on the beautiful island Oahu. She picked up her first disposable film camera at the age of 8, graduated to a little point-and-shoot digital camera that was handed down by an Aunty, and has never stopped shooting since. As she incorporates water elements into her work with different brands and private clients, she continues to blur the line between commercial photography and fine art. At the end of the day, her constant pursuit is to create images that draw people into the wild and introduce them to the world below the surface that not everyone is able to see.

Karim Iliya is an underwater photographer, drone pilot, and filmmaker based in Maui, Hawaii. He grew up in the Middle East and Asia and developed a curiosity for the natural world which has taken him into the midst of battling whales, exploding volcanoes, ice worlds of the Arctic, and many of the fascinating places that humans and animals make their home. Karim aims to use photography and video to show a unique perspective and uncover new worlds underwater that few have the opportunity to see, and to tell stories about people, places, and animals in order to better our world. His passion is in documenting whales, big cats, and other threatened animals in an effort to protect our delicate ecosystems on Earth. Karim has been published in National Geographic Magazine for his humpback whale photography.

Ando Shah is an experience and systems designer, mixed-media artist and a virtual reality pioneer. Trained as a chip designer, he spent his formative years working in Silicon Valley designing hardware for video streaming and renewable energy systems for off-grid communities. He created one of the first 360 capture cameras, created and directed multiple virtual reality experiences selected at Cannes Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Geneva International Film Festival and World XR Forum amongst others. He co-created the world’s first underwater camera trap and software identification system that is used to automatically identify individual manta rays. Ando is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Ballast Technologies, which gave birth to the field of aquatic virtual reality. He has designed and built the systems and experiences for innovative and award-winning products such as the VRSlide and DIVR, and holds multiple patents in these fields. His work has been featured in the New Yorker, CNET, The BBC, Forbes, Digital Trends, MIT Technology Review, WIRED and Freethink.

Having grown up along the Youghiogheny River in Pennsylvania, USA Megan’s love of wildlife led her to a passion for ocean conservation. As a student at the College of Wooster studying environmental studies and sociology, her interest in the way that societies interact with the environment have led her to a multitude of internship and volunteer opportunities that explore the most effective ways to engage the public in conservation initiatives. Learning from every opportunity, Megan plans to turn this passion into a career, working to help the environment in whatever way she can.

Nate is a commercial director, with a bold vision for live-action and virtual productions.
He trained at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts in Film & TV Production, where he directed over a dozen
short films, but more importantly discovered his tribe and narrative voice. He now channels his talents
into directing films with raw emotional power, grace and vision.
Before becoming a filmmaker, Nate hailed from an award-winning career in architecture working on
high-profile built projects grossing over $1Bn. As a theater kid from Chicago, he daydreamed a ton,
photographed a lot and wrote graphic novels, but only now looking back is it clear that he was always
destined for film.
He wholeheartedly believes in exploring new frontiers, pushing both the art and craft of storytelling
forward. To that end, he champions character-driven narratives about identity, agency and the
shadows that dwell within each of us, and elevates branded content in ways that excite and move us at
our core.
Nate is based in Los Angeles. When he’s not on set, he’s experimenting with tech, distance running or
developing films. He has directed projects in the US and Italy.

Charyse Reinfelder is a creative traveling around the world working as a photographer, filmmaker, digital artist, web designer, and model based in Maui, HI. Her passion for the ocean and the underwater world started at a very young age. Her earliest memories were for her love of dolphins and a deep fascination for the intelligence of marine creatures. Her hopes are that through photo and video she can help bring awareness to the endangered animals of the world and create connections between our planet and humans in hopes to protect the ocean. She was recently published in Esquire KZ on a project to bring awareness to the pollution of plastic. "If you feel deeply about something you are more inspired to create change"

Nessim is a Lebanese-British filmmaker and photographer with experience working as a producer, director, camera operator and editor in over 30 countries across 6 continents on a range of subjects such as environmental conservation, education and global health. For the past four years, he has worked alongside What Took You So Long, a production company that specialises in producing content for NGOs, development organisations and ethical companies. His expertise lies in breaking down complex topics into aesthetic, nuanced and human centric stories. He is fluent in English, French and Arabic and in his spare time he loves to freedive, wood-work, play music, and spend as much time in the glorious outdoors as possible.

Karen works to bring awareness about the fragility of the ocean in everything she does. As a resident of the Florida Keys, she is engaged in many endeavors to give back to the ocean that has provided her so many precious memories. She is a licensed 100T Captain, PADI Instructor & Board Member of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council. She has over 30 years’ experience in and on the water with more than 3000 dives in oceans around the world. As a sailing charter business owner, she has hosted hundreds of kids throughout the years, teaching them the value of protecting the ocean through responsible boating, fishing, and snorkeling practices. She also works parttime at The Turtle Hospital helping with the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of endangered sea turtles. “Protecting the environment is the greatest responsibility we have as stewards of this earth.” – Karen Angle

Roberto Ochoa is a marine wildlife videographer,Director of Galapagos and Socorro Evolution (Ocean Evolution Films) has been documenting the beauty of our world's oceans.

Armand pushes the boundaries of visual storytelling by merging traditional still photography and motion into new hybrid visual formats. He combines time lapse photography, still images, and video footage in ways never seen before. Armand’s visuals are often created for display on high resolution screens (8K or greater) for an immersive experience. His work has been featured around the world in museum exhibitions, architectural installations, TV shows and commercials, cinema, on electronic devices, and in live performances.

Born in Sydney in 1968, his youth spent on the coast of South West France, Tim knew from an early age that the ocean would be a constant source of inspiration in his life.
Leading figure in extreme sports and travel photography, he has inspired his generation by revealing the sheer beauty of the elements through images capturing the most spectacular sporting performances in extraordinary settings. He has captured the ride of the Millennium in Teahupoo with Laird Hamilton and has publish a book on the Infamous wave celebrating its magic and power.
His work, which has appeared in countless publications and advertising campaigns, is the product of thirty years of travel across the globe, often pioneering new destinations.
Although now living with his family on the island of Tahiti, Tim still tours the world but has assigned himself the principal task of capturing the magic of Polynesian life, most of the time underwater this part of the Pacific Ocean has become his favourite playground.

Kira Qwan specializes in production and design for experiential entertainment. She has worked on several projects that use augmented reality and virtual production, giving the user access to a whole new realm. They could be inside the belly of a flying whale for Leviathan or the inner workings of a pancreatic beta cell in The World in a Cell. Her passion is bringing ideas to life through engaging, story driven projects.

Beneath the secretively reflective surface of the sea, there is vibrant colour, form and movement combined with a tranquil suspension of time and matter. This world has inspired and shaped Sumer’s life for nearly two decades now, and has become his profession, muse and medium.

Sumer is one of India’s most experienced SCUBA Diving Instructors and has brought hundreds of people into the ocean through diving. His underwater photography and filmmaking brings the ocean into the lives of many more. Through the images he creates, he hopes to spread awareness about the beauty, the fragility and the fundamental need of a healthy ocean to all life on the planet. Sumer is a passionate marine conservationist and supports ReefWatch – an Indian NGO working on the protection and sustainable use of the ocean’s resources – in all his work.

Cathryn Castle Garcia and Capt. Gui Garcia are veteran scuba instructors and owners of C2G2 Productions, a multimedia company specializing in underwater and wildlife 8k film production, photography, editing and publishing. Cathryn has served as a magazine editor for more than 20 years and edits/publishes books for indie authors. Gui is an award-winning photographer and filmmaker and is also a US Coast Guard-licensed master mariner with decades of experience as a superyacht captain. The couple serves as crew on expedition yachts. They also lead adventure tours and photo expeditions to remote dive destinations worldwide. Their first book, Ocean Metaphor: Unexpected Life Lessons from the Sea is available in select retail outlets and on Amazon.com. They are available for speaking engagements, book signings and corporate events.

Cathryn Castle Garcia and Capt. Gui Garcia are veteran scuba instructors and owners of C2G2 Productions, a multimedia company specializing in underwater and wildlife 8k film production, photography, editing and publishing. Cathryn has served as a magazine editor for more than 20 years and edits/publishes books for indie authors. Gui is an award-winning photographer and filmmaker and is also a US Coast Guard-licensed master mariner with decades of experience as a superyacht captain. The couple serves as crew on expedition yachts. They also lead adventure tours and photo expeditions to remote dive destinations worldwide. Their first book, Ocean Metaphor: Unexpected Life Lessons from the Sea is available in select retail outlets and on Amazon.com. They are available for speaking engagements, book signings and corporate events.

My name is Sandrine Hecq. I live in Perth Western Australia but grew up in the North West Province of South Africa.

I am a travel enthusiast that takes most of my content with a drone 🙂

Anyone can tell right away by taking a look at my work that I have an avid love for oceans and capturing the world from an inhumanly point of view! Even from high in the sky, I have the creative ability to hunt for unique patterns in Mother Earth to showcase her beauty.

I love showing my desire for adventure through my work as I climb to new heights to ensure that I capture the feeling of each trip I take in its entirety.

I have been droning for about 4-5 years and always love finding unique & untouched locations to share with the world.

Reuniting with Co-founder Henthorne, Ed seeks to galvanize the vision of the rest of the Board of Directors and Creative Collective Leadership to curate a platform that allows an innovative and immersive experience to connect people from all over the world with our largest natural resource--the ocean. He will help drive and operationalize the mission to ignite global social change by inspiring individuals to adopt more sustainable practices in their every day life.

A serial entrepreneur with broad range of cross industry network and work experience from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups in healthcare, fashion, food & beverage, and technology. Ed has a unique talent for identifying innovation and being able commercialize creativity.

A seasoned traveler having visited over 30 countries and the waters they connect to, Ed continues to search for unique experiences, cultures, cuisines and connections to broaden his understanding and deepen his enchantment of this beautiful planet. With a bucket list of destinations still to reach, he continues to seek ways to help bring people and ideas together that create a sustainable impact.

“My passion is derived from many sources: love for collaboration, fine wine, food and
art and conversation rooted in family and friendships that last a lifetime.”

Before founding Eleven Eleven Winery, Ellie built a broad resume working with Fortune 500 companies, mid-size firms and small businesses alike. She began her career with KPMG, providing accounting and finance support for her clients, followed by six years with Taco Bell Corporate on the financial planning and strategy team. She also owned and operated Anest Financial Solutions, where she provided a variety of consulting services. Prior to arriving in Napa, Ellie worked at RGP, a publicly traded professional services firm, where she built a client base focusing on the healthcare industry.
Through the course of her career, Ellie’s entrepreneurial spirit has prevailed. She took her years of business experience, combined with her strong value in quality and customer service and formed the partnership venture of Eleven Eleven Winery.

Through the winery, Ellie has been a supporter of the Queen of the Valley Foundation, Festival Napa Valley, Napa Valley Film Festival, and National Ability Center among other non-profit organizations.

Andre and Nush have a huge passion for the ocean. They have worked beneath or on the ocean most of their lives, which has given them a deep knowledge of marine life. They seem to be one with sea and more comfortable there then on land. Highly regarded in their fields of expertise, Andre and Nush are some of the most in demand in water camera operators in Australia. They have worked on some of the largest and most complex ocean documentaries ever filmed in Australia including that for BBC, National Geographic and Netflix. As well as being super talented humans, Andre and Nush are some of the most positive, proactive and resourceful humans you will meet. Bringing relentless energy and positive vibes. This couple are always striving to help the environment in any way, but mostly share beautiful content to help show the world of the wonders we have and inspire others to protect it.

Kingsman is a Geography student at the University of Buea-Cameroon. He is passionate about the environmental conservation and agricultural sustainability. From childhood, he has Spent most of his time in the natural world, and this is how he came to develop a strong love for nature, that has grown over the years. Observing how his natural environment was gradually being destroyed by the numerous environmental hazards caused by fellow humans, and with all what he learned from school and friends over the years, He realized there was no better time to stand for the environment he so loved. This ignited a fiery passion in him to take personal action towards saving his environment.

The environment has been his main focus and passion ever since, where he has been able to educate many young people in his community through educational sessions, workshops, school visits, and other mediums. He has taken part in several projects, campaigns and events that were aimed at contributing to lasting solutions for the environmental challenges plaguing his community. He is currently involved in different community based organizations and international platforms where he is gaining experience, skills and knowledge to become a better leader and eco-hero. Apart from his love and passion for the environmental, Kingsman also loves graphic designing, photography, music, documentaries and drawing and intends to use theses to amplify his efforts for the environment.

Olivia is a sustainability & investment analyst from Cape Town, South Africa with a passion for intersectional environmentalism and ocean conservation. During her school career, Olivia started a non-profit company called Four Elements Conservation which has been managing innovative projects and youth development for the last 9 years. After completing her bachelor’s degree in political science and philosophy, Olivia has been working as an ESG and sustainability consultant with the leading pan-African sustainability advisory firm. Olivia hopes to increase awareness about ocean degradation and to work with children to inspire individual action.

Mike is a Canadian national who has been living in the Indo-Pacific since the late 90s and is now based in Bali, Indonesia. Starting his diving life in the Republic of Palau in 1999, Mike has since worked in Fiji, Tahiti (Tuamotu), Yap, and Indonesia with many travels in between. Mike is a well known underwater photographer who contributes to many international magazines with his photography and writing. Mike won the "Earth in our Hands" category of the prestigious BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards in 2013. He is one of the founders of the Underwater Tribe, a dive centre and filming company in Bali. The Underwater Tribe conducts diving and snorkeling expeditions throughout Indonesia. They work with a variety of conservation NGOs to produce films showcasing conservation efforts in Indonesia such as sharks, manta rays, mangroves, and the creation of marine protected areas throughout the country.

Luca has been a PADI Dive Pro since 2000 and is one of the founders of the Underwater Tribe in Bali, Indonesia. Over the years he has built his knowledge and experience in some of the top dive destinations in the world such as Australia, the Maldives, Egypt, Thailand, and Indonesia where he has been actively working since 2005. Besides scuba diving, Luca also loves photography and filmmaking. With many years of experience in the sector, he is a professional photographer and filmmaker who has worked with clients such as the History Channel, Sony, Conservation International among others. He loves to work with conservation projects and hopes that his images can create awareness of the beauty found underwater. He hopes this will help in leading to the preservation of the incredible yet fragile underwater eco-system.

Jeneen Masih, founder and International Life Coach with JMM Consulting, has been a lawyer, real estate agent, CEO, coffee house owner, certified residential electrician, woodworker, and author. She earned a BA in International Relations from The College of Wooster (B.A.) in Wooster, OH, as well as law degrees from Case Western Reserve School of Law (J.D.), Cleveland, OH and University of Miami School of Law (LL.M.), Miami, FL.

Her degree in International Relations trained her to always challenge her assumptions by considering people and events through different cultural lenses making her keenly observant of subtle details. Law school trained her to think both logically and creatively. She uses this rich skill set when masterminding with clients in supporting them in putting customized plans into place to reach their unique and exciting goals.

She enjoys blue water sailing in the Atlantic, wine tasting in Tuscany, scuba diving in Bonaire, riding camels in Morocco, and surfing in Peru. Above all, Jeneen loves hanging out with cool people. She currently lives with her Peagle puppy, Jazzy, in Alicante, Spain

Charlotte Piho based between the Cook Islands and Bondi Beach, Australia - is an international award winning photographer. She is becoming widely recognised as one of the most followed female artists in oceanic photography. The stories behind each of her timeless images is moving. Photographing fearlessly always on a single breath, often at great depths and in untamed environments. Charlotte's art breaks barriers between marine life and people.
After nearly dying 8years ago, the accelerate academic gave up a corporate career in Finance, to immerse herself in what she loved – the ocean and photography. Dubbed repeatedly by press ‘The Real Moana’. She has gone onto photograph Australia's leading elite sporting events, including the Nutri-Grain IronMan and IronWomen series. Brand campaigns for top international brands including O'Neill; Nike Swim; Speedo. Along with surfing big waves, competing in World championships. And host award winning wellness retreats.
Charlotte’s biggest love and main focus is oceanic photography of marine life. Through her turtle and Eagle ray tours (ranked number 1 on tripadvisor in the Cook Islands); workshops and retreats she continues to inspire people to connect and immerse themselves without fear in the ocean.

Born and raised on the island of Tahiti. I started photography in Los Angeles as a commercial photographer.
Coming back to the island after 5 years, my passion for photography naturally gravitated around the ocean.
Getting my first water housing was a real game changer and really got me into surf/waves photography.
Now based in Tahiti, my work revolves around nature as I mostly do landscape and ocean imagery.

Scott Wilson is an Australian underwater photographer and cinematographer.
Scott's imagery focuses on intimate encounters with Ocean giants, rare moments beneath the waves witnessed by very few. Man is an interloper in the Ocean realm, Scott seeks true immersion, diving on a single breath allowing natural light and the subject to define the encounter.
The great whales inhabit remote parts of our oceans, these artworks are the bounty of many expeditions and countless hours at sea, patiently waiting for the wind swell and tide to create a unique meeting with an equally curious ocean leviathan. Some whales are as fascinated by us as we are of them.
Scott has been diving for over 30 years, while he loves nothing more than bluewater, he is equally at home in the bush. Scott has studied Environmental science and Indigenous knowledges , and has a diploma of Marine Science. Scott worked for many years with the First Nations people of Australia in the performing Arts and Cultural Education.
Scott's passion is his love for the wild places and hopes that his work inspires the preservation and protection of life on this wonderful planet.

Cait Miers is a Photographer originally from the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, and currently based in Byron Bay, NSW.
Having completed a Bachelor of Photography at Melbourne's RMIT University in 2014, her unique and authentic approach to photography has seen her working with clients from all over the world. She's one of the leading women's surf photographers in the industry, and that was her dream right from the start. Her goal is to inspire elegance and femininity in women's surfing, and continue to shoot people and places from all walks of life!
Cait's fashion based work has grown rapidly over the past few years, and she is passionate about conceptualising her clients vision and bringing it to life, with her own twist of course. Recently working with high profile clients such as WSL, Roxy, Billabong and Lululemon, as well as travel tourism bodies in the Northern Territory, WA and Victoria, Cait is dedicated to following her passion covering a diverse range of stories through her photography.
"I want to inspire women. That's my main goal. To be brave, to chase their dreams, to live life to the full. It's not just about photography, but the stories behind the image, the tougher moments, the travel, the lifestyle. I want my images to make you feel something, anything."
Cait has recently created The Clique, an education based hub for female photographers where she has an online course, workshops and more in the pipeline.

I'm a professional lifestyle and adventure photographer with a passion for emotive storytelling through my images. My home is the UK, but I've spent the last couple of years travelling the world in search of some of the most unique environments to shoot. I spend the majority of my time abroad creating photographic and video content for leading international brands, including household names such as Adobe, Amex, Fjallraven and The North Face. I’ve always loved the ocean from an artist’s perspective as the colours and natural beauty found on coastlines are some of my favourite environments to shoot in.

I'm Francesca Page, an internationally selling artist, Award winning photographer, Dive professional and storyteller with the mission to capture the natural world with my creative skills and to be mother nature's voice. I create large scale watercolour and gouache paintings of wildlife interacting with their environment based on my own encounters. I am obsessed with colour, movement, detail and pushing my medium's boundaries. My adventures, photos and stories inspire my projects, which aim to capture the natural world I have explored.

As well as my art being an extension of my soul and serves as a form of personal expression and therapy, it also gives me a voice for nature. It is a powerful medium to communicate my experiences out in the field and also serves as an important catalyst to connect you, the viewer, with the incredible planet I have fallen in love with. Art helps to provoke feeling and passion, which I believe is the foundations to taking the first steps into anthropogenic consciousness. As an artist and diver I feel it is not just my duty to help communicate the natural world and their stories, but it is the reason for my existence. Art is powerful and I believe art will help save this planet.

Oso is an award-winning music editor for feature films. Trained in the performance of classical guitar his path took an unusual turn when he discovered the power of the computer and how it could help realize new musical visions. His abilities quickly caught the eyes/ears of Hollywood’s composing community. Before he knew it, he was helping some of the biggest names in Hollywood expand their musical pallets with the help of computers. Ultimately it took Hans Zimmer to pull Oso into the fold where he was introduced to the craft of musical storytelling. This new frontier of pairing music with visual media to deepen the viewer’s emotional response became Oso’s passion.
Oso is a photographer and deeply passionate about the sea. A lifelong waterman and ocean conservationist in his spare time he turns his lens to Mother Blue to celebrate her in all of her splendid moods.

Alessandra Vera holds a BA in Communications from Universidad de Lima (Peru). Her love
for telling stories and planning communication strategies has allowed her to work with
different organizations, associated with conservation, theatre, music and contemporary art.
As a filmmaker, she is specially interested in documentaries and music videos. She has
produced “The Remainders” (2019) and co-directed “Musquy” (2020) and “Dentro” (2020).
Alessandra seeks to travel the world while working for the environment, animals, culture and the arts.

Hello, I’m Dave Sandford, a professional photographer based in London, Ontario, Canada. For much of my career (24 years) I have primarily covered professional sports. During that time, I’ve worked extensively with the NHL, NBA and Hockey Hall of Fame. I’m proud to have covered 22 Stanley Cup Championships, 2 Winter Olympics, the Super Bowl, and MLB baseball.
However, my biggest passion for photography was born from a love of nature and wildlife. My earliest attempts at photography, as a child and into my teen years, were of birds, critters and beautiful Canadian landscapes captured in a ravine just down the road from the home I grew up in, as well as Buckhorn Lake in the Kawartha's where I have spent most my summer days.
I’ve been fortunate, as an adult, to photograph far beyond Canada’s borders from the polar seas of Antarctica to the frozen tundra of the Arctic and the warm waters of the South Pacific capturing diverse wildlife such as bears, whales, penguins and sharks to name a few.
Over the past 6 years, my nature photography has taken me into the frigid waters of Lake Erie where I tackled the challenge of “the Gales of November” in my ongoing Liquid Mountains project and my most well know library of imagery.

Hallvard Kolltveit is a photographer, cinematographer and drone pilot living in the Lofoten Islands, Norway. Based out of the in the Arctic, Hallvard’s life mainly consists of hiking in alpine terrain and swimming in cold waters. Most of his work takes place around the ocean, and living right in the middle of the important fishing traditions of the north has taught him the importance of a healthy and thriving ocean.
Being an award winning filmmaker and working with global brands like Nat Geo and Patagonia, Hallvard merges the dramatic landscapes of the Arctic with the resilient human nature. He has also had a strong voice in the fight against further oil exploration both in the Lofoten Islands and the Bight in Australia.

Travel and Landscape photographer based in Kerala, India. Interested in protecting and preserving the land and ocean for the generations to come.

Brynne Rardin is an underwater videographer, divemaster, and designer based in the United States. She spent her first few years out of college working for liveaboard dive boats in the Caribbean, leading guests diving with Tiger Sharks and Great Hammerheads at Tiger Beach in the Bahamas, and snorkelling with Atlantic Humpback Whales in the Silver Bank, Dominican Republic. The encounters she has experienced with different marine species all around the world allowed her to realize her connection to the ocean and emboldened her to strive toward a career in conservation through visual communication. As an underwater videographer, Brynne uses her camera and her artwork to bring awareness to different communities about the beauty of the ocean, as well as the harsher truths revolving around the climate crisis, plastic pollution, and commercial fishing and their effects on ocean health. Brynne Rardin is also the owner and lead designer of OFAUNA, an eco-friendly rashguard brand that uses hand-drawn designs to bring awareness and education about marine species to the world, while also funding marine life conservation and protection.

Travel . Eat . Drink Wine . Sleep . Repeat

Nick Allen is an Entrepreneur, a world class Wine Producer, an adventuring Explorer-Photographer, and passionate Philanthropist! He is proud to support the arts and music, healthcare and education, and the environment on a local, national, and global scale.

“What can I say .. the mountains and the ocean drive my soul. Tampa Bay has been home for 17 years and I live on the bay for a reason. Before that I spent ten years living in Colorado, where I still own land and hope to spend half of my time when I’m not in Napa/Sonoma or at home on Davis Islands- Tampa.

“I grew up in a wine-centric family. My family has been producing limited, luxury, world-class wines since my Great Grandfather bought a very famous First Growth Chateau Winery Estate, Chateau Haut Brion, in Bordeaux, France in 1935. ! was inspired by a lot of that passion and started my wine company – Carte Blanche – 14 years ago in Napa, CA. For me, making wine is creativity exemplified. So many elements coming together, so many people, natural and scientific forces and obstacles … to make that amazing bottle of wine that you enjoy. I love it. “

I have decided to support One Blue Ocean on many levels because I believe in it’s mission, mantra, and team members!