Caiti Rose (Founder of Sharktopia - est. 2014) uses her art to help alter the misconceptions surrounding sharks and other Ocean life, while also raising awareness about shark finning, plastic pollution, bycatch, overfishing, and the importance of our oceanic ecosystem. Sharktopia and Sharks4Kids have been collaborating on educational materials [coloring & activity sheets and books] since 2015, featuring educational content written by Sharks4Kids with illustrations by Sharktopia. Dive into our COLORING SHEETS page to download all the FINtastic art Caiti has created for us!

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www.sharktopia.org

Julius is a full time freelance scientific illustrator mostly specializing in paleoart and conservation related artwork. He prepares figures for research papers, press release images, illustrations for natural history books, and murals for museum exhibits. Dive into our COLORING SHEETS page to download all the FINtastic art Julius has created for us!

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​www.csotonyi.com

Brian has had an unhealthy obsession with sharks since he was four when he began drawing sharks on everything. Today, he uses his creative talents as a graphic designer and creative strategist. His artwork, which includes oil paintings and drawings, focuses on marine life with an emphasis on the sharks he loves.

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​www.brianbucklesartwork.com

Andy Murch is a freelance Photojournalist specializing in sharks and rays. He is the CEO and Expedition Leader at Big Fish Expeditions and the driving force behind the Predators in Peril Project.

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Having escaped from the UK in the 1980’s, Andy wandered the planet in search of adventure. Over a 20 year span he has traveled through more than 70 countries collecting experiences and images.

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In the mid 90’s, Andy worked as a Dive Master in the Bay Islands of Honduras which laid the foundation for later opportunities in the diving world.

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In early 2000 he joined SEAmagine Hydrospace Corporation as a Submersible Pilot. After training in the Kelp forests of California’s Catalina Island, Andy worked as Operations Manager with Cayman Submariners and later as a Pilot Instructor for SEAmagine in various locations around the globe.

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His love affair with sharks and rays started shortly after he learned to dive. The more species he encountered on his travels, the more he wanted to document them in pictures for others to see. As he learned of new obscure elasmobranch species, Andy became frustrated with the vague information available for locating and diving with them. In 2002 he created Elasmodiver.com to share the information that he had personally gathered. Elasmodiver eventually grew into a widely respected resource about all aspects of sharks and rays. It now contains a useful Shark and Ray Field Guide and a Shark Picture Database with more than 10,000 images.

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In mid 2004, Andy started writing and shooting for Shark Diver Magazine and soon built a name as an accomplished big animal photographer in the mainstream scuba press. His shark photographs have appeared in most widely read scuba diving magazines around the world as well as hundreds of books and a huge variety of other publications ranging from the journal Zoology to the New York Times. His images are frequently used by multi-media organizations including the Discovery Channel and National Geographic.

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​www.sharksandrays.com

Ron has been an award-winning photographer for over 20 years and most recently winning awards in the prestigious Nature’s Best Awards, Underwater Photographer of the Year, Ocean Photographer of the Year, Our World Underwater, World Shootout, Ocean Art, and The Digital Shootout. His imagery and stories have been featured in numerous publications including Oceanographic Magazine, Alert Diver, Ocean Geographic, Scuba Diving, Scuba Diver Ocean Planet, and Unterwasser. Through his creative imagery and stories, Ron hopes to raise awareness of the beauty of our oceans, sharks, marine life and challenges they are facing.  He often shares his passion for the ocean by presenting on marine life, conservation and, one of his favorite subjects, sharks, to Sharks4kids and other groups. 

 

Dive into Sharks4Kids on YouTube and watch this FINtastic WEBINAR with Ron - discussing the equipment needed to get up close and personal for some amazing shark photography. Ron also talks about the best places to see sharks, how the cameras work and shares some of his incredible photographs.

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​www.ronwatkinsphotography.com