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Although I enjoy all photography, underwater photography has been my passion for the past 30 years. After scuba certification in 1980 by the founder and now President of the Aggressor Fleet, a worldwide liveaboard operation, I was fortunate enough to gain invaluable underwater diving and photography experience through "liveaboard" diving all over the world. As a serious and professional underwater photographer I use liveaboards because of their locations, facilities, maximum # of dives, and exposure to other photographers. In taking advantage of this mode of diving, I have logged over 1200 dives in many Caribbean, Pacific, and Asian/Indonesian countries.
Underwater photography not only invovles composition, lighting, camera settings, etc., but important diving skills like buoyancy control, breathing techniques, diving in currents and low visibility. Also, a key factor in getting that "perfect" shot is to understand the creature/fish in their habitats, and how they react to your presence. These are all challenges that I enjoy, in addition to the excitement of traveling to some of the most remote parts of the world like Papua New Guinea and Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
I have been published in Continental Airlines Pacific in-flight Magazines 2007 and 2008, and have won awards in many area photo contests like A.E. Backus, Pelican Island, and Vero Beach Museum of Art.
Please enjoy my photography on this site.
Underwater photography not only invovles composition, lighting, camera settings, etc., but important diving skills like buoyancy control, breathing techniques, diving in currents and low visibility. Also, a key factor in getting that "perfect" shot is to understand the creature/fish in their habitats, and how they react to your presence. These are all challenges that I enjoy, in addition to the excitement of traveling to some of the most remote parts of the world like Papua New Guinea and Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
I have been published in Continental Airlines Pacific in-flight Magazines 2007 and 2008, and have won awards in many area photo contests like A.E. Backus, Pelican Island, and Vero Beach Museum of Art.
Please enjoy my photography on this site.
© Mike Ricciardi Photography
Indonesia- MSY Damai 2011. Raja Ampat to Triton Bay
Visitors 67
190 photos
Created 11-Jan-12
Modified 11-Jan-12
Philippines underwater 2010
Visitors 59
90 photos
Created 16-Jul-10
Modified 16-Jul-10
China Trip 2009
Visitors 30
408 photos
Created 7-Jun-10
Modified 7-Jun-10
Indonesia 2009
Visitors 21
125 photos
Created 16-Jul-10
Modified 16-Jul-10
Hawaii June 2009
Visitors 15
25 photos
Created 16-Jul-10
Modified 16-Jul-10
South America Cruise 2008
Visitors 22
152 photos
Created 17-Jul-10
Modified 17-Jul-10
Maldives 2008
Visitors 32
64 photos
Created 17-Jul-10
Modified 17-Jul-10
Indonesia Lembeh Ocean Rover 2008
Visitors 17
159 photos
Created 18-Jul-10
Modified 18-Jul-10
Sailing U.S./BVI 2007
Visitors 19
68 photos
Created 7-Jun-10
Modified 7-Jun-10
Tuscany dElba 2007
Visitors 26
238 photos
Created 7-Jun-10
Modified 7-Jun-10
Indonesia Waka 2007
Visitors 19
112 photos
Created 19-Jul-10
Modified 19-Jul-10
Indonesia 2006
Visitors 8
91 photos
Created 8-Aug-10
Modified 8-Aug-10
Hawaii May 2006
Visitors 22
43 photos
Created 8-Aug-10
Modified 8-Aug-10
Australia 2006
Visitors 10
31 photos
Created 8-Aug-10
Modified 8-Aug-10
Alaska 2006
Visitors 17
183 photos
Created 7-Jun-10
Modified 7-Jun-10
Palouse 2005
Visitors 11
32 photos
Created 9-Aug-10
Modified 9-Aug-10
Alaska 2005
Visitors 12
81 photos
Created 8-Aug-10
Modified 8-Aug-10
Ocean Rover 2004
Visitors 14
55 photos
Created 16-Aug-10
Modified 16-Aug-10
Thailand 2004
Visitors 11
55 photos
Created 7-Jun-10
Modified 7-Jun-10
Honduras 2004
Visitors 15
68 photos
Created 18-Aug-10
Modified 18-Aug-10
Palouse 2003
Visitors 14
14 photos
Created 7-Jun-10
Modified 7-Jun-10
Solomon Islands Underwater 2010
Visitors 76
139 photos
Created 16-Jul-10
Modified 16-Jul-10
Solomon Islands Land 2010
Visitors 43
82 photos
Created 16-Jul-10
Modified 16-Jul-10
Fishing Sebastian Inlet '07-present
Visitors 47
150 photos
Created 19-Dec-10
Modified 19-Dec-10
Philippines (Dumaguete) diving 2011
Visitors 161
187 photos
Created 8-Jun-11
Modified 8-Jun-11
Indonesia- MSY Damai 2011. Raja Ampat to Triton Bay
Visitors 67
190 photos
Created 11-Jan-12
Modified 11-Jan-12