Contributors
Even though I have had to employ a diverse range of incentives, such as blackmail, bribes, strong-arm tactics, food, and booze, a huge debt of gratitude is due to the following photographers, advisers, and models, some of whom I have never even met. They have made the construction of this series of books an extremely time consuming experience with the addition of their astonishing (but badly tagged and filed) images, valuable (but at times misguided) insight, and (highly questionable) good looks.
Those Pesky Photographers
Krit Aroonrusmeechote (Dive2MeetYou, Bangkok), Debbie & Jerry Arriaga (Our Ocean Images), Posh Fred Barton (M.Y. Party Girl), Marco Bicca (Unsplash), Brenda Blackburn (and her glamorous assistant Phil Goldsmith), Stuart Bolwell, Kat Brown and Gavin Newman, Vladimír Čech (Freepik), Tom Collier, Ethan Daniels, Moritz Drabusenigg, Dr. Mark "whats wrong with being sexy" Erdmann (Conservation International), Joane Esterhuizen & Meridian Resort at Waisai, Firna Fajrin "Our Man In Bima", Fudge Foo, Thomas Charles Fowle, Edi "The Silverback of Raja Ampat" Frommenwiler, The Venerable Marek Gajewski, Michel Hendrix, Eric Goh, Kieran Husband (M.Y. La Familia), Burt Jones & Maurine Shimlock (Secret Sea Visions), Adam Juman (Unsplash), The Komodo Resort & Diving Club, Iqbal Kautsar, Kris-Mikael Krister (Unsplash), Ron Leidich (Paddling Palau), Alex Lindbloom, Brooke Pyke Photography, The Ridiculous Ralph Ramirez, Tim "Mildew" Rock, Chris Simanjuntak, Derek Smithee, Franziska Stier, Bramono Surya (Unsplash), Todd Tai, Tria Thalman, Luca "The Stuntman" Vaime & Mike "Phil Collins" Veitch (Underwater Tribe, Bali), Gayle Van Leer, Giel Wevers & Geraldine Richard (M.Y. Gaia), Jean Wimmerlin (Unsplash), and Jeff Yonover (Dive Damai).
Editorial Assistance
Michael Click, Dr. Mark Erdmann, Joane Esterhuizen (Meridian Resort, Waisai), Edi & Ega Frommenwiler (M.Y. Pindito), the late great Bret Gilliam, Chris & Jade Harvey (Sorrido Bay Resort, Kri), Johannes Hennike, Peter Hughes, Domingus Koro, Burt Jones & Maurine Shimlock (Secret Sea Visions), Sarah Lewis (Thrive Conservation), Simon Pridmore (author and tec guru extraordinaire), Alberto Reija (Dive Damai), Tim "Mildew" Rock, Luca Vaime & Mike Veitch (Underwater Tribe, Bali), and Cath Witten & Nathan Jambu (Cendana Pearl Farm, Aljui Bay).
Models
Montse Amores in the Tunnel of Doom at Farondi, Frengki Kristian Endey and his magnificent dive site illustrations, Howard Hall and Andy Knight Mitchell fumbling about in the shallows with Baby Blacktip Reef Sharks, Nesha Ichida getting the way of the filming of a Walking Shark, Pakaporn Jaratwuttipreeda and the Jellyfish, Lijun and her Manta Hat, Katy Moorhead and Alex Vail for jumping up and down on a Sand Bar, Pattaree Srisomboon being very brave in the Mangroves, and the colourful kids from Arborek Village.
The Road Crew
Acho (Tubby) Tajudin, Risko Mangimbulude, Tamrin Mokodompit, Yan Alfian, Gede Merta,
Paul Batuna, Uci Sanusi, Mr. Mysterious, the Magicians Assistants: Susanna Hinderks and
Gillian Lowrie, the Scallywag Divers: Nigel Ames, the late great Wally Siagian, and many others far too numerous to mention.
