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Ken Sullivan

by Pat Morrissey

Reproduced from in focus 78 (Spring 2004)

Ken Sullivan, erstwhile editor of In Focus magazine, gives us a few words of wisdom now that he's handed over the editorship to spend more time with his cameras...

Which underwater photographer influenced you most?

Martin Edge must take most of the blame for my underwater enthusiasm and expenditure over the past twenty years. In 1980 I bought a Nik III on a business trip to Hong Kong and expected to get the results I'd seen in the magazines.

Ken Sullivan

Ha. After some research I 'found' Martin, and over the next year or three I, and some of my buddies, did all Martin's courses, what a difference! Later, a holiday in Eilat and Martin's 801s Subal housing in my hands convinced me this was the way to go, doubling my acceptable shots per roll to two.

What is your favourite subject to photograph?

Big stuff! I love to be in the water with Sharks, Dolphins, Seals, Sea lions and Whales. I know it sounds a bit scary, but I would love to be able to communicate with these wonderful creatures, it's where I get my underwater' buzz'.

Where is your favourite dive location?

I would say the Galapagos, because it has wall-to-wall fish and the chance to see most of the big pelagics, plus lots of land based creatures when you're 'decompressing'.

Egypt is also a great favourite. It has some of the finest soft corals in the world, a large selection of creatures from sharks to nuclibranches and a fine choice of wrecks, all at affordable prices. Go in a group and you can choose when, where, with whom and how you dive.

What is your greatest achievernent in underwater photography?

Probably winning the DIVER Trophy in 1998. But nothing replaces the feeling I get every time I enter the water to enjoy the weightless freedom we get in the underwater world - long may it continue.

Reproduced from in focus 78 (Spring 2004)






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