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Kurt Amsler Photographer

(English)

Service:
  • Underwater Photography/Video
  • Underwater Publications Prints
Company description Some words about Kurt:
Swiss-born Kurt Amsler has one thing in common with many another diver: he was inspired by that great pioneer, Hans Hass. The year was 1956 when Hans was making diving history, Kurt was 10 years old at the time. "l read this book called Amongst Corals and Sharks he says, and from that moment on everything revolved around diving".
The problem was that Kurt lived in landlocked Switzerland and had no money. There was no diving gear to buy there anyway.
But he was not to be deterred from following in the footsteps of his idol. "We climbed, my schoolfriend and I, into Lake Zurich with home-made equipment. Teachers, schoolmates and family friends all thought we were insane".
Kurt's father, a photographer and a mountaineer, took another view. There must be something special to see down there, he thought. Something that possesses enormous attraction.
Kurt was encouraged, but the day when his dreams of travels and diving expeditions came true were still a long way off, with many years of education and training as a photographer ahead.
In fact, it was not until 1965, at the age of 19, that he felt he was ready to start "the great adventure". With 300 dollars in his pocket, a sailor's bag and diving gear, he made his way to the Red Sea, sometimes hitch-hiking, at other times travelling by train and ship.
He was to spend eight decisive months in Eilat on the Gulf of Aqaba.
"I realised then that diving and photography had not just been youthful whims, and I made up my mind to make underwater photography my life" he says.
Kurt went on to earn four diving-instructor qualifications and to travel the world shooting pictures under water professionally for the advertising, fashion and other industries, for scientific purposes, and for journals, books and television.
Kurt is one of this men who’s not only „profits“ from the Oceans and their inhabitants - he also but something back in it! In 1980 he establish his own SOS-SEATURTLE organisation and start PR for this endangered animals throughout all the media, diving and travel industry. He was running PROJECT WARE by PADI Europe, for seven years and leading several actions and campaigns, as well banning the shark fishing in 7 Maldivian Atolls. He supply his pictures free of charge to all organisations and environmental groups involved in ocean and animal protection. In collaboration with the Swiss organisation OCEAN CARE, he achieve to close Knie's Dolphinarium near Zuerich.
2003, Kurt receive the TAUCHEN Award for the first SEATURTLE Bali Campaign and became a member of Honour by the German “SHARK-PROJECT”.
PS: Kurt Amsler has had many triumphs in his life, but in the winter of 1984 he experienced what he considers to be the high point of his career.
He served as cameraman and actor in the making of a film called The Maldives - Paradise Transformed in collaboration with the man who inspired him - Hans Hass!
....by Bernard Eaton,
....Editor in Chief DIVER Magazine, England.
Location description: A lot of photo workshops you'll find on our website

Website: Preview http://www.photosub.com by Thumbshots.org http://www.photosub.com
Kurt Amsler`s official website - underwater photography.

Contact information:

Phone: +33 494 88 79 46
Fax: +33 494 88 79 46
Street Address:
19 Allée des Arbousiers
St. Cyr sur Mer
Cote d` Azur
France
83270
Spoken language(s): English,German,French
Open: from 09-00 till 17-00
Local time:  GMT + 1 Berlin, Rome, Madrid, Paris, Warsaw
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