Country of residence: Hawaiʻi, USADiving since: ChildhoodLevel/Agency of Certification: 20+ year PADI Divemaster , Captain, Professional level, Freediver PB 175ft. Static: 5:45 Juan Oliphant is an underwater photographer, filmmaker, and PADI Divemaster who grew up surfing and snorkeling on Oahu's North Shore, where the ocean became the foundation of everything that followed. After a near-fatal zip-line accident that broke his back, femur, and foot and left him temporarily paralyzed, he returned to the ocean as part of his rehabilitation and encountered...

Country of residence: Hawaiʻi, USADiving since: Childhood (professionally for over two decades)Level/agency of certification: PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT), 20+ instructor specialties, freediving instructor, and tech diving experience Ocean Ramsey is a marine biologist, shark researcher, freediving and scuba instructor, and conservationist who has spent more than two decades studying sharks in the wild. A PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer with more than 20 instructor specialties, she is best known for freediving with great white sharks without a cage...

Country of residence: Hawaii, USAFreediving since: 2013 Asia Brynne lives on the beautiful island of Oahu, where she was born and raised. She picked up her first disposable film camera at the age of 8, graduated to a little point-and-shoot digital camera that was handed down by an Aunty, and has never stopped shooting since.  Once she began freediving in 2013, she began a journey of documenting wildlife and people beneath the surface. Now she incorporates water elements into her...

Country of residence: USADiving since: Kayleigh 2012; Cameron 2015Level/agency of certification: Kayleigh PADI Divemaster; Cameron PADI AOW Kayleigh Grant is a freediver, shark conservationist, USCG-licensed captain, and PADI Divemaster who has spent more than a decade working with sharks on the North Shore of Oahu. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Ecotourism and completed the Marine Option Program at the University of Hawaii, as well as a shark specialty certification through Cornell University and Queensland University.  Together with her...

Country of residence: USADiving since: 2012Level/agency of certification: FII Level 2 Natalie Parra is a conservationist and freediver dedicated to inspiring collective action for the ocean. She has worked on the front lines of marine protection, leading impact campaigns for conservation initiatives, legislative action, and, most recently, environmental documentaries, helping turn compelling stories into lasting advocacy and tangible action.  As a Cressi ambassador and avid freediver, Natalie uses her time beneath the surface to document and share the visible impacts...