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Charlotte: Is there photography destination you haven't been to yet but are dying to explore?

Tony: Sure, everywhere I haven’t been.

I’ve never been disappointed when I’ve gotten into the water. Even the most desolate places have an interesting story to tell and fascinating dynamics between the environment and inhabitants.

For example, I spent months on mud flats in the mangroves in Singapore. Smelly, hot, sticky, filled with bugs. But the life forms and action were amazing! I got some great images, some of which we put into the book, to try to show that there’s something interesting everywhere.

Charlotte: Can you tell me about your upcoming projects?

Tony: We’ve started work on a couple of new photography projects, but they’re fairly long term. Finishing Silent Symphony was an incredible challenge, and we’re extremely happy that it’s been received so well. Following that up is going to be tough, so we’re taking our time, and trying to be even more creative. We’re branching out to try different places, and test out new photographic ideas/ techniques we’ve been working on. It’s a bit difficult to pinpoint what we’ll end up with, since we’re experimenting a lot and learning along the way. That’s both the challenge and the reward.

In the meantime, I’m continuing to work toward educating people in Asia about marine issues. One example is the issue of shark finning. The demand for sharkfin soup is still growing, and the only way to change that is through education. In the past few years, we’ve been very successful in creating public debate on this issue, and patterns of behavior are beginning to change, which is very encouraging. Cyanide and dynamite fishing are other pressing issues, as well as activities like land reclamation, shrimp farming, over fishing and many more.

Charlotte: Do you teach underwater photography somewhere?

Tony: Actually we don’t, primarily because we both have full time jobs.

With our jobs, writing articles, family commitments, etc., there’s not enough time. It’s also difficult to teach more than the basics, because the true value of an image is in the unique interpretation of the photographer. Ten people can take ten pictures of the same thing, and they’ll all be different.

We are, however, very happy to make new friends and answer questions via the email addresses on our website.

Thank you Tony!

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