Morten is a Danish Copenhagen-based 35 year-old uw-photographer, who works as a bricklayer. Diving came by chance to Morten, who had never really considered getting a certificate. However, on a travel in 2002 his girlfriend convinced him to take the course on Phi Phi Islands in Thailand, and a new world opened up to him.
The passion for underwater photography came in 2007, when Morten was given a Sea & Sea 860G compact camera and a tiny YS27 extern flash for a wedding gift. That camera started a new way of diving and made even the most brown, grey and uneventful beach dive exciting again. Now there was a challenge in getting in position in front of the flatfish to get the perfect shot.
In 2008, Morten upgraded to a DSLR camera system, when he was offered a used Nikon D200 complete with housing, arms, flashes and domeport. Since then he has participated in three workshops with the famous English uw-photographer, Alex Mustard, to improve his skills and to meet other likeminded.
Diving with other uw-photographers has become very important to Morten, as divers without camera equipment tend to lose patience with photographers lingering for ages at the same spot.
Morten’s favourite diving destination is Truk Lagoon, and he is planning to go back and visit the world class wrecks with his DSLR-system.
The plans for the future are simple. To become a better uw-photographer.
Equipment:
Camera: Nikon D300
Lenses: Nikon 12-24mm, Nikon VR.105mm macro & Tokina 10-17mm. Fisheye
Housing: Sea & Sea
Flashguns: 2 stk. Sea & Sea YS 110A