Carlos Villoch is a professional underwater photographer that travels around the world in search of the ultimate image. His photographs and articles have been published in many countries and used for advertising by major international companies, like ATT, WWF and BBC. His award winning images have been used in more than 100 front covers and displayed in many museums and Aquariums, as well as prized in the most prestigious photography competitions.

In the 90's he left his office job as computer scientist in UK, went to the Caribbean and worked as scuba instructor, dive guide, camera man and photographer, sharing his love for the sea with others through his work and images. Carlos has lived in the Cayman Islands and Australia. Both places are well known for their execelent diving and rich marine life, which has given him the unique opportunity to spend thousands of hours photographying the Ocean and built up one of the most diverse underwater photo libraries. In his files there are all kind of subjects, from the tiny Pigmy Seahorse to Humpback whales.

His work and passion for the ocean have taken him to many other exotic locations in all six continents like Maldives, Indonesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Coral Sea, The Red Sea, Mexico, Tahiti, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Hawaii... and even the freezing waters of Antarctica.

These are the destinations where Carlos has been diving and taking photos:

You may be thinking that to be able to take all those underwater photos I must spend many hours under the sea. Well, it does take quite a lot of dedication and, mostly, it takes a lot of traveling to remote destinations and countless hours in boats and airports.

So what do I do when I am not traveling taking photos? I work insane hours in front of a calibrated computer screen, preparing images for clients and taking care of business. Preparing photo equipment for Glowdive customers takes a big chunk of my time too. So, what do I do when I am not traveling and I am not working? Well,... I have lots of fun using up every spare minute I find to be in contact with Nature.

I enjoy most activities that involve being surrounded by Nature, be it hiking in a tropical jungle, surfing a remote wave, paragliging over the Alps, mountain biking a twisty singletrack or kitesurfing among dunes.

I use bicycles both for fun and for transport in town. And I like to travel by bike because it moves me at the right pace to blend with the surroundings.

And of course, I love being underwater, preferably without scuba, free diving,

These are some videos made by Carlos: