Dr Alex Mustard, 45 years old, from the UK, is a former marine biologist who now works full time as an underwater photographer. His images have won many international awards, including being regularly awarded in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year. In 2013, he was named European Wildlife Photographer of the Year. He has published several books including his highly-popular instructional book Underwater Photography Masterclass (2016), which was reprinted just two weeks after its launch. He is chair of the judging panel for the Underwater Photographer of the Year competition, and has acted as a judge for many other contests,including the Wildlife Photographer of the Year and the CMAS World Championship of Underwater Photography. He is Associate Editor for Wetpixel.com and has been a committee member of the British Society of Underwater Photographers for 20 years. He runs highly popular underwater photography workshops in the top diving destinations around the world. In 2016 he received the ADEX Award for Extraordinary Contribution to Underwater Photography and in 2018 was made an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II.

영국 출신의 Alex Mustard 박사는 45세로 이전에는 해양생물학자로 활동했으며 현재는 수중사진작가로 활동하고 있다. 그의 수중사진은 올해의 야생동물 사진가에 정기적으로 선정되고 상을 수여하고 있으며 국제적인 상을 수차례 수상했다. 2013년에는 올해의 유럽 야생동물 사진가로 선정되었다. 그는 인기있는 교과서인 derwater Photography Masterclass(2016)를 포함하여 몇 권의 책을 출판했으며, 이 책은 출시 후 2주 만에 재인쇄를 하였다. 올해의 수중사진작가 심사위원장을 맡고 있으며, 올해의 야생동물 사진작가 및 CMAS 세계 수중사진 선수권대회 등 다른 많은 콘테스트의 심사위원으로 활동했다. Wetpixel.com의 부편집장이며, 지난 20년 동안 영국 수중사진작가협회의 위원으로 활동했다. 세계 최고의 다이빙 여행지에서 인기있는 수중사진 워크샵을 개최한다.
2016년에 수중사진에 대한 특별 기여금으로 ADEX상을 받았으며, 2018년 퀸엘리자베스2세에 의해 MBE가 되었다.

A portrait of a tiny amphipod (Iphimedia obesa) on top of a colony of deadman's fingers (Alcyonium
digitatum) a type of soft coral. Loch Carron, Ross and Comarty, Scotland, UK. North East Atlantic Ocean.

An American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) is reflected in the surface as it floats over a shallow seagrass meadow,

close to mangroves. Jardines de la Reina, Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba. Caribbean Sea.

A diver explores the cathedral at Silfra canyon, a deep fault filled with fresh water in the rift valley between the Eurasian and American tectonic plates, at Thingvellir National Park, Iceland. In this photo the American plate is on the left and the Eurasian plate on the right.

A long exposure with zoom blur of a school of crescent-tail bigeye (Priacanthus hamrur)

on a coral reef. North Male Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.

A diver swims between impressive speleothem formations, including stalagmites and stalactites, in a freshwater cenote (or limestone sinkhole).
Dream Gate Cenote, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico.

A sea lion pup (Zalophus californianus) uses a seastar (Pentaceraster cumingi) as a toy. The sealions pickup the starfish and then drop them and chase after them as they sink. Los Islotes, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Sea of Cortez, Gulf of California, East Pacific Ocean.

A portrait of a leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques). Wool Bay Jetty, Edithburgh, Yorke Peninsular, South Australia.
Leafy seadragon(Phycodurus eques)의 초상화. Wool Bay Jetty, Edithburgh, Yorke Peninsular, South Australia.

The moment of spawning when a male yellowtail tang (Zebrasoma xanthurum, top) and a female turn belly to belly to
ensure fertilization at the peak of their spawning rise. This action is very fast, which has created blur, even though
this is not a long exposure. Temple, Ras Umm Sid, Sharm El Sheikh, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea.

A backlit photo of a British World War II BSA M20 motorbike inside Hold of the wreck of the Thistlegorm,

with Red Sea soldierfish (Myripristis murdjan). Sha'ab Ali, Red Sea. Sinai, Egypt.

A black and white photo of school of bigeye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus) form a circular shoal in open water,

on the drop off of a coral reef. Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea.

A basking shark (Ceterhinus maximus) feeding on plankton around St Michael's Mount, Cornwall, UK.