Don Silcock | SEACAM Ambassador

Excellent reliability and usability – SEACAM delivers both, superbly! Don Silcock

Capture the moment

A second
in time.

Don Silcock almost always sees the underwater world through the viewfinder of his camera. Technical by nature, he quantifies diving into four categories – big animals, tropical water, temperate water and technical diving. He loves them all and travels extensively to try and capture the essence of each one. But his first love is big animals and over the last 10 years he has experienced almost all the special aggregations where those creatures gather. From the sperm whales of Dominica to the sharks of Fakarava, Don has been there with his camera and in his element.

Capture the moment

Constant
explorer.

Don enjoys the beautiful unpredictability of encounters under water: They can be brief and fleeting or extended and repeated – it all depends on the creature and how the underwater photographer behaves. The photographer must be ready for the moment when the creature’s curiosity overcomes its natural caution. Often that may be just once and there is no second chance. “It does not matter how far you have travelled or how challenging the situation is – you just treasure the moment for what it is.”

More about

Don
Silcock.

Originally from the north-west of England, near Liverpool, Don is now an Australian citizen but is based from Bali in Indonesia. While his first passion is photographing big animals, Don has dived all the main locations in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands many times. Plus, he really enjoys the temperate water diving of South Australia and Tasmania. He’s also keenly interested in technical diving so that he can safely photograph the deep-water wrecks of Truk Lagoon and Bikini Atoll in the near future. A regular contributor to various magazines, Don has written almost 150 articles based on his extensive travels and experiences.

Go to Don’s Website

Equipment

Don
shoots with

In challenging situations and unusual assignments, flexible and adaptable equipment is the most important thing. Exciting pictures and professional work can only be achieved with the right tools.