ANDRÉ MUSGROVE

André Musgrove is an Underwater Photographer & Filmmaker, Freediver, Scuba Instructor & Dive Guide. Born & based in Nassau, Bahamas, affords him easy, unlimited access to the ocean to embark on new adventures and capture amazing moments and concepts. His passion for freediving,  scuba diving  and spearfishing photography allows him to live life consumed by the ocean and he wouldn’t have it any other way. With over 1,000 logged scuba dives and over a decade of freediving & spearfishing experience, he has a distinctive edge for shooting a variety of underwater interactions in unique and sometimes extreme, scenarios underwater along with a vast knowledge of underwater locations in The Bahamas. He aims to bring concepts  to life through creative films and photos produced underwater to  showcase the beauty of a healthy ocean and the animals that live there.

André Musgrove是水下摄影师兼电影导演，自由潜水者，潜水教练和潜导。由于出生在巴哈马的Nassau，这给他提供了轻松便捷的出海通道，用来踏上新的冒险之旅来捕捉更多精彩瞬间。他对自由潜，水肺潜水和潜水捕鱼摄影的热情使他天天都泡在水里。他拥有超过1000次记录的水肺潜水，以及超过十年的自由潜水和潜水捕鱼经验。他具有独特的优势甚至在极端的水下环境里拍摄各种与水下互动的经验，而且因为对巴哈马的了解，对附近水下生物或者群岛的位置有更深的了解。他旨在通过拍摄水下的电影和图片，来展示海洋的美丽和生活在那里的动物。

We had a chance to catch up with André and find out a bit more about his work.

Can you tell us a bit about your background, and how you got started taking underwater photos/video?

I was born, raised and currently based in The Bahamas, the ocean has played a big part in my childhood and my life. Diving came first in the form of Freediving and Spearfishing. I grew up spearfishing with my dad and this helped to increase my comfort level underwater at a very young age. I got started in Underwater Photography as a way to share my adventures with my friends who were not as active in the ocean as I was. Rather than just talking about them, I was able to bring my diving trip stories to life with photos and videos.

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你能告诉我们一些你的背景吗，你是如何开始拍摄水下照片和视频的?

我出生、长大，目前居住在巴哈马群岛，海洋在我的童年和生活中扮演着重要的角色。潜水以自由潜和用鱼叉捕鱼的形式出现。我从小和爸爸一起用鱼叉捕鱼，这帮助我在很小的时候就提高了我在水下的舒适度。我开始水下摄影是为了和我的朋友们分享我的冒险经历，我的朋友们在海里不像我那么活跃。我不仅仅是单纯的讨论它们，而是通过照片和视频将我的潜水之旅带到了生活中。

 What gear have you used in the past?

I’ve used the Panasonic GH4 in a Nauticam housing. In the past, I’ve also used the Canon 7D MK2 in a Sea & Sea housing.

你过去用过什么装备?

我用过Nauticam的 GH4防水壳。在这之前也曾使用Sea & Sea的佳能7D MK2 防水壳

What system are you using now?

I’m using the Canon 5DMkIV (Primarily for stills) in a Nauticam housing with wide angle lenses, such as the Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye or Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III along with a Nauticam 230mm Optical Glass Dome Port. Additionally, the Canon 1Dx MKII in the Nauticam housing (Primarily for video). I use Sea & Sea YS-D2 strobes and 2 Keldan 8X CRI 96 Video Lights.

你现在用什么系统?

我目前用的是Nauticam的佳能5DMkIV防水壳(主要用于拍摄静态照片)搭配一个广角镜头。比如佳能EF 8-15mm f/4L或者佳能EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III镜头，以及一个Nauticam  230mm玻璃镜头罩。此外，我还用到佳能1Dx MKII在Nauticam的防水壳(主要为视频)。而使用的灯有Sea & Sea YS-D2闪灯和Keldan 8X CRI 96视频灯。

What do you like about your current gear?

Because I shoot most of my work while on breath hold and sometimes in very unpredictable situations, I really love the control placements on the housing. In many cases, I’ve had to shoot using only one hand and I was able to change my settings manually, compose and shoot thanks to the conveniently placed buttons on the housings. The tough build of the housing also gives me peace of mind that whether I’m on a bigger boat or just a dinghy, I know that my equipment inside the housing will be fine and can take the beating if necessary. An added bonus is that the black, white and red on the housing simply looks epic.

你喜欢你现在的装备吗?

因为我的大部分作品都是屏气状态下拍摄的，因为有时在一些不可预知的环境下拍摄时，所以我真的很喜欢壳体上面操作按键的位置。在很多情况下，我只能用一只手来拍摄，而且我可以手动更改设置、构图和拍摄，这多亏了相机外壳上方便放置的按钮。坚固的防水壳也让我放心，无论我是在一艘大船上还是只是一只小船，我知道我的防水壳很好可以承受一些外部的撞击。此外额外的好处是，房子上的黑、白、红色按钮 看起来非常的显眼，易于操作。

Tell us a bit about the kinds of diving you do, favorite locations, etc?

 Most of the diving I do is on breath hold, freediving. I love shooting freedivers and/or underwater models in the marine environment, surrounded by & interacting with the animals that live there. My favorite dive locations are generally wherever the water is clear and there are a lot of marine animals around-big sharks, rays, turtles etc. So far my favorite dive locations have been in The Bahamas because of the variety of aquatic life and marine environments here and I’m happy to call it home. Freediving with these creatures is a one of a kind experience and shooting around them is even more fascinating. My bucket list dives are all the islands of The Bahamas, Socorro Islands and Baja California in Mexico.

 告诉我们一些你喜欢的潜水方式，喜欢的地点等?

 我做的大多数跳水动作都是屏气、自由潜。我喜欢在海洋环境中拍摄自由潜水者和或水下模特被生活在那里的动物包围并与之互动。我最喜欢的潜水地点通常是那些水清澈，周围有很多海洋动物的地方——大鲨鱼、鳐鱼、海龟等。到目前为止，我最喜欢的潜水地点是巴哈马群岛，因为这里有各种各样的水生生物和海洋环境，我很高兴把它称为家。和这些生物一起潜水是一种很好的体验，在它们周围进行拍摄更让人着迷。我的目标清单包括巴哈马群岛、索科洛群岛和墨西哥的下加利福尼亚半岛。 

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