Thomas P. Peschak works full time as an underwater/marine wildlife photographer, marine biologist and author. He has logged thousands of dives in some of the world’s wildest seas but specializes in documenting Africa’s oceans. He has published three highly acclaimed books: Currents of Contrast: Life in Southern Africa’s Two Oceans, South Africa’s Great White Shark and Wild Seas Secret Shores of Africa. He serves as photojournalist for WWF-South Africa and the Save our Seas Foundation (SOSF), for who he documents the state of the world’s oceans. His photographs and stories have appeared as hundreds of articles in publications such as BBC Wildlife, Africa Geographic, GEO, Fathoms and others.  

                        
       Thomas photographing his favorite tiger shark "Dartboard" at Aliwal Shoal, South Africa.  

 

Thomas's photographs have won numerous accolades including a win at the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards, a grande prize Palm d'or at the World Festival of Underwate Images and mutliple wins at the Fuji Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards.

 

 

 

Photographs courtsey of Cheryl-Samantha Owen and Wolfgang Leander.