Takashi Amano

I was curious about underwater picture taking and realized that i knew nothing about it, not even in the slightest. so i looked up some photographers and ran into someone named Takashi Amano. Takashi sort of hit home because not only is he a photographer, but he also is a designer.

         Known for his work in making landscape style/scenic style photographs of underwater scenes, he carefully plans every step of the scene as he photographs it. 

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he also has made himself all sorts of contraptions to make his underwater photogs interesting and balanced, here he is scene with his huge tank and himself

http://pics.livejournal.com/ldragoon/pic/00061fz6/s640x480

and another one of his many tanks

http://www.adana-usa.com/images/gallery0/15.jpg

of course Takashi is not known for free water photography, however he is able to pull of a "nature" feel without it actualy being a wild enviroment.

i need to try this.