Beneath the Surface: An exhibition of chalkstream wildlife by Paul Colley

Published 10 years agoon March 17, 2016

Paul Colley CB OBE ARPS is an award winning underwater photographer who has thrown himself into photographing the wonderful wildlife that can be found in the UK’s chalk streams. The project saw Paul designing and building his own camera housings and creating ways of firing the cameras whilst sitting on the river bank. The images on display are a triumph of both underwater photography and engineering.

The exhibition is being held between the 3^rd and 29^th May 2016 at Whitchurch Silk Mill in Hampshire. However, we would recommend that you go along on the evening of 11^th May to hear Paul speak about the project and his underwater photography, in addition to taking in the exhibition.

The images in this exhibition are already winning underwater photography competitions around the globe and Paul has just won the prestigious British Waters Compact category of the Underwater Photography of the Year competition.

Paul, author of “Wining Images”, is also the new chair of the British Society of Underwater Photographers. Paul is passionate about conservation and uses his photography to highlight problems in his waters at home in the UK and in far flung destinations overseas.

You can find out more by visiting his website www.mpcolley.com.

Nick and Caroline Robertson-Brown

Nick and Caroline (Frogfish Photography) are a married couple of conservation driven underwater photo-journalists and authors. Both have honours degrees from Manchester University, in Environmental Biology and Biology respectively, with Nick being a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, a former high school science teacher with a DipEd in Teaching Studies. Caroline has an MSc in Animal Behaviour specializing in Caribbean Ecology. They are multiple award-winning photographers and along with 4 published books, feature regularly in the diving, wildlife and international press They are the Underwater Photography and Deputy Editors at Scubaverse and Dive Travel Adventures. Winners of the Caribbean Tourism Organization Photo-journalist of the Year for a feature on Shark Diving in The Bahamas, and they have been placed in every year they have entered. Nick and Caroline regularly use their free time to visit schools, both in the UK and on their travels, to discuss the important issues of marine conservation, sharks and plastic pollution. They are ambassadors for Sharks4Kids and founders of SeaStraw. They are Dive Ambassadors for The Islands of The Bahamas and are supported by Mares, Paralenz, Nauticam and Olympus. To find out more visit www.frogfishphotography.com