Andy "Sea & Sea Slut" Sallmon
http://www.seait.com/

I met Andy on the San Diego Shark Divers boat not too long ago. He wields a deep, baritone voice, and is one of the most easy-going people I've ever met. Even though Andy still shoots film, we all love him. :) Andy is a professional underwater photographer and a Sea & Sea rep. He shoots a Sea & Sea-housed Nikon F5 with big Sea & Sea strobes, and with a Nikon RS.

Anna "Dolphin Girl" Abernethy
http://www.scuba-adventures.com/

Jimmy's wonderful wife. She keeps the show running, and is always trying to do something to make someone have a better time on the trip. She has a distinctive whistle that she uses to call to dolphins, and is currently lusting after a Canon D60 underwater setup. :)

"Deco" Dave Fleetham
http://www.davidfleetham.com

I met Dave in Kona while visiting Jim Watt, and then stayed with him for a few days in Maui. I think Dave gets more bottom-time in three dives than I do in five. He was commonly seen hanging on the line at 20' for long periods of time. :) He shot the famous flying fish photo that was featured on a two-page spread in Skin Diver magazine. Dave shoots with an Ikelite housing (film), and a UK Germany-housed Canon D60, with dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes. Dave is also probably the first person to have successfully flooded a Canon D60.

Eric "OB 1" Cheng
http://echeng.com

Um. It's me. :) I was referred to on the trip as "Obiwan" when I had expertise in something, and as "Young Luke" by Jim Watt, when discussing matters related to underwater photography.

Jim Abernethy
http://www.scuba-adventures.com/

Legendary by reputation, and for good reason, too. Jimmy's enthusiasm is infectious, and he constantly nagged all of us for slideshows of our latest shots. He's a master underwater videographer, and has jumped into the water after sharks -- maskless and finless -- to get "the shot." He has boundless generosity, and seeing his eyes light up in excitement about something is usually as rewarding as seeing the thing itself.

Jim "Don't Jim Watt Me" Watt
http://www.wattstock.com

The mastermind behind getting this trip organized. Jim became the craziest man aboard when he decided to confront a 9' Great Hammerhead head-on, while it was chomping on some fish. And, because we had a boat full of photographers, we have the event documented from every angle. :)

Jim shoots with a UK Germany-housed D60, and twin Ikelite DS-125 strobes. He also modified a UK Germany D60 housing to work with a Canon EOS 10s film camera.

John "Bad Bad Man" Kruine

BAD BAD MAN. John was always willing to give someone lip, if the opportunity presented itself. It was a pleasure to meet and spent time with him -- his smile never faded, even when his camera housing flooded in the middle of the trip. Until his camera flooded, he shot with an Olympus 4040 in a Light & Motion housing.

Captain Mike "Mangina" Walker

Another man whose smile never fades. I laughed a lot diving with Mike, and his ability to speak normal English through a regulator while underwater is amazing. Before this trip, I had never heard anyone call a shark an "asshole" during a dive. :)

Murni "Mermaid" Hinds

When Murni jumped into the water on the last diving day and started swimming towards us, the hammerhead we were all watching immediately darted in her direction (from behind). Both Anna and I were yelling at her to turn around, which she eventually did... but it scared the crap out of us. :)

Paul "Nuclear Meltdown" Krupela

I didn't really talk to Paul much. He shoots with a housed Sony PC100 and a small still camera.

Ronda Allen

All of us on the trip were overwhelmed by Ronda's personality. She was by far the nicest person on the trip, and everyone enjoyed her company immensely.

Sandy "Floodmaster"Hinds

Sandy and Murni met us by boat, after we had already arrived in the Bahamas. Sandy shoots with a Fuji S1 Pro Digital SLR in an Ikelite housing, and had numerous flooding problems during the beginning of the trip (which he managed to solve, eventually). He demonstrated remarkable restraint and character by handing his flooded camera up and then turning right around to finish the dive with his wife instead of aborting the dive. (We think that it was user error, since he didn't have flooding problems for the second half of the trip).

Steve "Don't F with the Cook" Silliker

Our second Bad Bad Man, who stuffed us with delicious, hearty food every day. We had nightly fights against willpower, once dinner started. :)

Todd "Canadian Man-Whore" Mintz

Todd is from Regina (which is pronounced with an "eye" in the middle). Todd was a good sport about being the only Canadian on board (except for Fleetham, who was originally from Canada), and shoots with a Motormarine II and a Nikon Coolpix 5000 in an Aquatica housing (with Sea & Sea strobes, I believe).