Reinhard Dirscherl, born in 1964, is a self-employed person who lives in Munich and is dedicated to travel and underwater photography. He was born in Oberpfalz (a region in Bavaria) and he lives up his photographic ambitions in almost all the oceans equipped with diving gear and underwater camera. Due to his numerous journeys, his picture library increased to more than 30.000 photos - and is still growing. Famous publishing companies and agencies regularly use his excellent pictures. The good quality of his photos is proven at several national and international photographic competitions:
1993 Winner of the “UWF” photo competition
1995 Several places of the “tauchen” photo competition
1995 1. und 2. winner of the “tauchen” -competition “Red Sea”
1995 Kamera Louis Boutan:
Winner “Best slide of the year” and
German Master in the category “Saltwater fishes”
1995 3. winner of the photo competition in Antibes
1996 2. winner and several places of the “tauchen” - competition
1996 3. winner of the international Nikon competition
1997 1. winner of the “unterwasser” - competition “Red Sea”
1997 3. winner and several places of the “tauchen” - competition
1997 Fotosub “Maledives”: Three 2. places and two 3. places
1997 Winner “BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year”
1997 Winner “Océans” of the photo competition in Antibes
1997: Kamera Louis Boutan:
Overall winner and
German Master of the underwater photographers and
Winner “Best photo of the year”
1998: 2. winner and several places of the “tauchen” - competition
1998: Vice-World Champion of Sea Underwater Photography
2000: 2. winner of the Antibes Photo Competition
2011: World Press Photo Contest, Category "nature": 2nd prize singles
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Chinese Sea Snake swimming - Kai Islands Moluccas
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Red Lionfish under a Jetty - Ambon Moluccas
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School of Pacific Cownose Ray - Cabo Pulmo Baja California
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Colonising Anemone on Coral - Triton Bay West Papua
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Zebra Lionfish under a Jetty - Ambon Island Moluccas
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Common Porcupinefish - Socorro Revillagigedo Mexico
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Sharksuckers Aliwal Shoal South Africa Indian Ocean
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Eagle Ray South Male Atoll Maldives
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Green Triggerfish North Male Atoll Maldives
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Cocoon envelops Sleeping Parrotfish Indian Ocean Maldives
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Honeycomb Moray in reef Indian Ocean Maldives
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Sperm Whale subsurface Caribbean Sea Dominica
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Juvenile Clown Anemonefish in bleached Sea Anemone
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Scuba Diver and Spiral Wire Coral Cenderawasih Bay Indonesia
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Clown Anemonefish in Magnificent Sea Anemone Indonesia
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Porcelain Crab in Sea Anemone Cenderawasih Bay Indonesia
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Mastigias Jellyfish in backlight Jellyfish Palau Micronesia
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Atlantic Sailfish hunting Sardines schoal Mexico
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Saltwater Crocodile expires underwater Australia ; Story "Meeting
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Spiral wire coral and scuba diver Maldives Indian Ocean
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Ghost Goby in Soft Coral - Triton Bay West Papua
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