Photographer of the Week – Owen Sanders

A standard octopus makes itself large and daring because it strikes throughout the underside, Porthkerris, UK

 

Owen Sanders was born in South West England, and has all the time grown up by the ocean. Coming from a household of divers, he first realized to dive in 2018 along with his brother, Aaron, a earlier DPG Photographer of the Week! At first, diving was merely a passion, however his ardour for pictures started when his brother launched him to the world of underwater pictures, permitting him to borrow his digital camera for a couple of minutes at a time throughout dives.

He vividly remembers the dive that sparked his love for underwater pictures. Owen and Aaron drove three hours to Cornwall late one night to dive at a small cove known as Durgan, recognized for its ample marine life. The cove is dwelling to a lush meadow of seagrass and stays comparatively shallow, making it a really perfect dive website. This was one in all his first severe dives with a digital camera, and he spent slightly below two hours underwater photographing bobtail squids and quite a lot of different marine species. After the dive, the pair drove dwelling and arrived within the early hours of the morning. Although exhausted after being awake all evening, Owen realized this was the second he really fell in love with underwater pictures.

In 2024, Owen started learning Marine and Natural History Photography at Falmouth University. Since then, he has spent a lot of his time exploring the Cornish shoreline and creating his abilities within the water. From diving with grey seals to encountering alien-like octopuses, he’s keen about discovering and documenting the unbelievable marine life discovered across the UK.

Underwater pictures has now develop into excess of a passion. Every time Owen leaves the water, his appreciation for it grows even stronger. Spending 10–quarter-hour observing an octopus because it searches for meals is, to him, an unforgettable expertise. He additionally values the challenges that include underwater pictures, significantly in UK waters, the place storms and plankton blooms can usually make circumstances unpredictable. Despite these difficulties, having the ability to enter the water and create photographs he’s pleased with provides him an immense sense of satisfaction.

 

A big frequent octopus strikes by the kelp, Porthkerris, UK

 

A spider climbing by kelp on an previous wreck, Falmouth, UK

 

A curious grey seal eyes its reflection within the dome, Brixham, UK

 

An aptly-named spiny starfish wrapped round a kelp entrance, Porthkerris, UK

 

Eye spy an octopus, peering by the kelp, Porthkerris, UK

 

A inexperienced turtle glides over the reef beneath the desert solar, Red Sea, Egypt

 

A standard octopus rests on the entrance to its den, Porthkerris, UK

 

A slow-shutter picture of a inexperienced turtle because it leaves the reef to get a breath, Red Sea, Egypt

 

A good looking mauve stinger glides by the solar rays, Falmouth, UK

 

A slow-shutter picture of a parrotfish on the reef, Red Sea, Egypt

 

A noticed catshark emerges from a thick mattress of seagrass, Durgan, UK

 

A inexperienced turtle tries to shake a pesky remora off its shell, Red Sea, Egypt

 

A bobtail squid raises its arms in a defensive show, Durgan, UK

 

To see extra of Owen’s work, please give him a observe on Instagram and go to his web site, www.owensandersphotography.com.