9월호 수중세계 인터뷰 photographer/ Edwar Herreno

콜롬비아출생 / 해양생물학자, 수중사진 및 영상작가 / 국제 사진전에서 10여 차례 수상

11년동안 전세계를 누비며 탐험을 하는 수중사진작가이자 영상제작자로 활동하고 있는데, 특별히 좋아하고 오랫동안 살아온 지역들은 콜롬비아, 파파엘로, 파파티나, 파파티나, 배 트맨&카타리나 섬, 코코스 섬의 모든 곳이다. 이곳을 사진으로 기록하고 있다. 현재는 프 랑스 남부를 기반으로 활동하고 있는 프리랜서이며 올해로 17년째 사진 촬영을 해오고 있 다.

Ever since Edwar was born in Colombia in 1976, he has shown a special interest in the ocean. His fascination and love for the sea led him to become a Marine Biologist in 2002 at the University of Bogota Jorge Tadeo Lozano. Edwar has been living, traveling and working as a photographer, videographer, recreational scuba instructor, technical diving instructor, & yacht captain over the years in different countries and has a wide range of experience to guide all types of underwater expeditions. His greatest passion is wildlife and nature photography, especially if it’s in the water. He strives to capture the most compelling images to show off the creatures and environment in ways that amaze and inspire. In addition, he has been working with different underwater film productions including: Mayan Blue (movie), CNN (Anderson Cooper 360, shark finning), BBC - Animal Planet (Caught in the Moment), National Geographic, French TV (Ushuaia Nature), Marine Investigators, Japanese TV. He has also guided numerous underwater expeditions with the most famous underwater photographers, due to his vast knowledge and expertise of local regions. His commitment to the ocean has made him active in marine conservation with several organizations. Over the past eleven years he has spent thousands of hours diving, filming & photographing the wildlife off the coast of Colombia and Costa Rica at Malpelo, Papagayo Gulf, Bat & Catalina Island and Cocos Island; the last one, his favorite place on earth, documenting all aspects of the marine world there. Edwar is currently a freelance photographer and videographer based in southern France and has practiced photography for more than 17 years.