Martin Steinmeier started diving in 2005, and a camera has been his constant underwater companion ever since completing his Open Water course. The underwater world has always fascinated him, and because he is the only diver in his family, he has always wanted to give them an insight into and inspiration from what he experiences during his dives.
After a few years, his approach to diving began to change, and he found himself diving primarily to take photographs. He cannot remember the last time he went diving without a camera.
The ocean is one of the last free and largely unexplored places in the world—making it a perfect environment for photography. Based on his experiences during his first years of diving and underwater photography, Martin decided to create his own beginner-level underwater photography courses in cooperation with different dive shops.
In recent years, he has also given talks on dive locations and underwater photography techniques in collaboration with UW-Fotopartner and Nauticam.
His underwater photographs have been featured in and recognized through various photography competitions.
