Bringing the Ocean’s Stories to the Surface with stunning photography

Dr Alex Mustard MBE — world-renowned underwater photographer, marine ecologist, and educator with decades of experience beneath the waves.

Bringing the Ocean’s Secrets to the Surface with stunning photography

Dr Alex Mustard MBE — world-renowned underwater photographer, marine ecologist, and educator with decades of experience beneath the waves.

Dive into underwater wonders through one hundred of Alex Mustard’s unforgettable photographs..

A handpicked collection of 100 of Alex Mustard’s most memorable moments — a showcase of artistry, innovation, and the beauty of life beneath the surface.

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Alex is a host of The Underwater Photography Show, an engaging channels that share tips, techniques, and experiences from the world of underwater imaging.

The Underwater Photography Show

On The Underwater Photography Show is a YouTube based podcast on all aspects of underwater photography. The hosts, experienced underwater shooters, Alex Mustard and Matt Sullivan chat about techniques, equipment choices, locations and topical events in our community like contest results, shows and major publications. The aim of the show is to provide geeky, in-depth content about the specifics of your passion - underwater photography - in a conversational style.

The Underwater Photography Show
Matt and Alex talk about some recent inspirational images from photographers on Instagram. The aim of this series is to discuss some eye catching images and to point you towards some interesting photographers to follow on Instagram. This is the 190th episode of The Underwater Photography Show and the twentieth in the Inspirational Instagram series. Traditionally Matt chooses the images for this series and usually shows them to Alex live on the episode. Featured photographers in this episode are: https://www.instagram.com/isaacszabo/ https://www.instagram.com/mii_saltylife/ https://www.instagram.com/saori.meer/ https://www.instagram.com/rdearphotography/ https://www.instagram.com/yuta3822/ https://www.instagram.com/bahuelga/ https://www.instagram.com/k.zhang1210/ https://www.instagram.com/jakestoutphoto/ Check Them Out On Instagram Please help us grow the channel by Subscribing to the Channel, Liking our videos, and adding to the discussion in the comments. The show is hosted by Alex Mustard (http://www.amustard.com) and Matthew Sullivan (http://www.9milesnorth.com). You can find Alex on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexmustard1/ You can find Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/formerlyhomelessphotographer/ Articles summarising popular episodes of the show are published on Inside Scuba, do consider subscribing to their newsletter: https://insidescuba.online #TheUnderwaterPhotographyShow #underwaterphotography #instagram
Matthew and Alex cast a critical eye over the winners from this years Ocean Geographic pictures of the year. You can see all the awarded images here: https://ogpicoty.ogsociety.org/2026-winners As always we try and cast a critical eye over these awarded pictures to stimulate a good discussion. This is the 189th episode of the Underwater Photography Show. The show is hosted by Alex Mustard (http://www.amustard.com) and Matthew Sullivan (http://www.9milesnorth.com). You can find Alex on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexmustard1/ You can find Matthew on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/formerlyhomelessphotographer/ Articles summarising popular episodes of the show are published on Inside Scuba, do consider subscribing to their newsletter: https://insidescuba.online #TheUnderwaterPhotographyShow #underwaterphotography
Matthew and Alex dive into the coral reef of Fiji and discuss this South Pacific destination. Fiji is one of the longest established Indo-Pacific dive destinations, and a lot more easily reached for many too. Yet it does not support the amount of divers and underwater photographers as more popular spots in the Coral Triangle. Alex talks about how much he enjoyed a recent trip there, combining Volivoli Resort and the long-running Nai'a Liveaboard. https://volivoli.com and https://www.naia.com.fj This is the 188th episode of the Underwater Photography Show. The show is hosted by Alex Mustard (http://www.amustard.com) and Matthew Sullivan (http://www.9milesnorth.com). You can find Alex on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexmustard1/ You can find Matthew on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/formerlyhomelessphotographer/ Articles summarising popular episodes of the show are published on Inside Scuba, do consider subscribing to their newsletter: https://insidescuba.online #TheUnderwaterPhotographyShow #underwaterphotography
Matthew and Alex dive into the popular subject of off-camera strobes and their use in backlighting. This is the 187th episode of the Underwater Photography Show. The show is hosted by Alex Mustard (http://www.amustard.com) and Matthew Sullivan (http://www.9milesnorth.com). You can find Alex on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexmustard1/ You can find Matthew on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/formerlyhomelessphotographer/ Articles summarising popular episodes of the show are published on Inside Scuba, do consider subscribing to their newsletter: https://insidescuba.online #TheUnderwaterPhotographyShow #underwaterphotography
Matthew and Alex chat about the dark side of photography contests, both from the entrants and the organisers. This episode was prompted by two social media posts coming out at the same time. First YouTube nature photographer Duade Paton shared an example of subject theft, via Photoshop that he experienced in a recent contest he judged. Watch his original video here: https://youtu.be/KbeDwgrTd3A?si=zTPzzCD9Xq8UueC5&t=478 Second, friend of the show and experienced professional photographer, Andrew McLachlan posted to alter photographers to the "rights-grab" terms of an upcoming contest run by Canadian Geographic. Duada Paton: https://duadepaton.com Andrew McLachlan: https://www.andrewmclachlan.ca This is the 186th episode of the Underwater Photography Show. The show is hosted by Alex Mustard (http://www.amustard.com) and Matthew Sullivan (http://www.9milesnorth.com). You can find Alex on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexmustard1/ You can find Matthew on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/formerlyhomelessphotographer/ Articles summarising popular episodes of the show are published on Inside Scuba, do consider subscribing to their newsletter: https://insidescuba.online #TheUnderwaterPhotographyShow #underwaterphotography
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