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American photographer Todd Essick first became enchanted with the sea as a child during a family vacation in South Florida. After moving to Florida, he attended art school. During his final semester, an interest in photojournalism was sparked by an internship with the Miami Herald.
Working as a professional freelance photojournalist out of Miami, for the better part of a decade, he covered daily news, sports and special interest stories, including drug and refugee interdiction in the Caribbean, riots in Miami, civil war in Central America and the Olympics. He has tackled some of the most intense and challenging assignments possible, primarily while freelancing for the Associated Press.
A diving career spanning 30 years and making thousands of dives, Todd Essick nurtured his love of the sea and the connection we all have with it. His vision, to share this with everyone, has become his continuing underwater fine art photographic project; Goddesses, Sirens and Mermaids.
His award winning underwater fine art photography has been published around the world and collected in his book Beginnings Goddesses, Sirens and Mermaids. Many collectors prize his limited edition photographs. In 2006 Unterwasser Magazine in Germany named Mr. Essick one of the top ten underwater photographers in the world. In 2009 Mr. Essick was invited as a guest photographer for Germany’s Next Top Model with Heidi Klum, one of highest rated show in Germany. . His on going study of women interacting with animals underwater continues with works that have included sharks in the Bahamas, and Jellyfish in Palau.
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