The Underwater Podcast

Send us Fan Mail William Drumm: Wildlife Photography, Brand Marketing, and Shooting Billie Eilish’s Album Cover In this episode of the Underwater Podcast, host Brett Stanley talks with underwater photographer, filmmaker, and content creator William Drumm about building a career between wildlife photography and brand marketing, and the story behind directing Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft album cover shoot. William shares how a childhood obsession with holding his breath turned into a ma...

Send us Fan Mail In episode #63, host Brett Stanley talks with freedive instructor and Florida Springs conservationist David Cobiella about learning comfort and efficiency underwater, comparing freediving and scuba, and protecting the Florida Springs. David shares how he grew up scuba diving, later discovered freediving in the springs, and co-founded a nonprofit to organize underwater cleanups that led him to teaching and guiding. They discuss spring access and conditions, the undergrou...

Send us Fan Mail In episode #62 host Brett Stanley chats with with Italian photographer Fran Reina, who is now based in Mexico. They talk about her love of water travel and how she transitioned from a dive guide to underwater portrait photographer shooting in the cenote, near Ply del Carmen. She also lets us in on her business processes, how having a studio assistant made all the difference and what's involved in letting someone else into your business. Follow this guest: Instagram, Website S...

Send us Fan Mail In episode #61 host Brett Stanley chats with surf and underwater photographer Erick Regnard Erick, along with his brother Ian, created an underwater housing for a 5x4 large format polaroid camera 20 years ago, and shot some incredible photographs with it in Tahiti. We talk about how they built the camera and housing, the technical issues they had to overcome, and what it’s like to shoot 1 frame an hour for 3 weeks. Follow this guest: Instagram, Website Episode Summary In th...

Send us Fan Mail In episode #60 host Brett Stanley chats with underwater Fine Art photographer Lexi Laine. Lexi’s work is beautiful and painterly, and mostly shot in the clear waters of the ocean, which adds a level of difficulty for her as she lives in England - not a land known for its visibility - so she travels the world in search of perfect locations to shoot in. We talk about her approach to photographing in the ocean around Europe, freediving the cenotes of Mexico, and what she likes a...