Abi Smigel Mullens is the associate editor of Wetpixel, a premiere online underwater photography community and website. She is also a freelance underwater photographer and writer that has been published in many popular scuba diving magazines. In addition to shooting wildlife underwater, Abi specializes in children’s underwater portraits and runs her own company, Sea Star Underwater Portraits. She is based in the San Francisco bay area and offers this service to clients and swim schools up and down the California coast.

Daniel Botelho is an award-winning photojournalist who specializes in underwater photography. His work can be seen in more than 100 advertising campaigns. Daniel’s connection with nature dates back to his childhood, as he grew up in between the sea and the rainforest, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Nowadays Daniel contributes to several publications, in more than 20 countries. Concerned with the devastation of the earth’s oceans, Daniel has become a warrior for whales and sharks that are being massacred through unsustainable practices, which if left unstopped will lead to the extinction of these animals. www.danielbotelho.com

Joanna Lentini, the editor of DivePhotoGuide, is an award-winning photographer and writer based in the greater New York City area. Joanna’s passion for the natural world and photography ignited from an early age and has led her to explore diverse environments around the planet—from the Arctic to the Coral Triangle. Joanna has been awarded in several international photography competitions and was recently one of a few women awarded in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year photography competition. Having lived in four countries across three continents, she has now visited 50-plus countries, is a certified PADI Master Scuba Diver and Aquanaut, and is a member of the Ocean Artists Society. She holds a bachelors degree in Entrepreneurial Studies from Rider University, and is a graduate of the New York Institute of Photography. www.deepfocusimages.com

Joseph Tepper is an award-winning photojournalist specializing in nature, travel and underwater photography. He is currently the Editor-at-Large for DivePhotoGuide. Joseph’s work takes him across the globe from Indonesia to the Galapagos, and his images and articles from these travels have been featured in numerous publications, including Scuba Diving, Sport Diver, Scuba Diver AustralAsia, NationalGeographic.com, and the Huffington Post. Joseph’s awards include Young Underwater Photographer of the Year sponsored by Rolex (2012), Cayman Free Press top photographer (2011), and an honorable mention at the World Festival of Underwater Photography (2013). He has previously worked as a reporter and photographer for the New York Daily News. Joseph holds degrees in journalism and anthropology from New York University (2014). www.joetepper.com