Kate_Jonker_MareluxI’m passionate about sharing my love of the ocean and experiences with others through photography and story telling, and helping divers capture beautiful images.

Photography is a fantastic medium through which to create an awareness of the beauty – and plight – of our oceans. Images can stir many emotions and we, as underwater photographers, have the opportunity to tell visual stories about our underwater world and to encourage its protection and preservation.

I am a writer, photographer, underwater photography coach, dive boat skipper and dive guide for Indigo Scuba Diving Centre in Gordon’s Bay and lead underwater photography trips to incredible destinations across our watery planet. I am also a public and inspirational speaker and enjoy sharing images and stories of our underwater world.

I am an ambassador for Marelux and one of Datacolor’s “Friends With Vision”. I  currently shoot with a Canon R5 in a Marelux housing and use Marelux Apollo S strobes and a Marelux SOFT Lite snoot. My go-to lenses for underwater photography are the Canon 100mm macro lense and the Canon 8-15 fisheye lense.

Writing / Articles / Judging
  • As an underwater photographer and writer, most of my published work focuses on underwater photography, equipment reviews and diving destinations.  For examples of my writing, please visit my Portfolio.
    • I also serve as a judge on a number of international underwater photography competitions, including Deep Indonesia 2020 organised by Dive Photo Guide and most recently for the Scuba Diving Magazine underwater photo contest, the CMAS World Championship of Underwater Photography and the Danish Underwater Photography Championships.
  • I am a regular contributor to international X-Ray Dive Magazine, EZDive Magazine and UWP Mag and have been published in a number of South African magazines including WildAfrica.
  • Women In Ocean Science have also featured me on their website.
  • My photos have been featured on the iconic Wetpixel website and I am a featured underwater photographer on the uwphotographers.net website.
  • I have also featured as Photographer of the Week by DivePhotoGuide.com and selected as a Featured Photographer by Dive Magazine.
  • My written work and portfolio have also been featured in the digital e-magazine Scubashooters.net
  • My portfolio is also featured on SUALTI Gazetesi 
  • My portfolio is also featured in the Revista aQua Magazine.
 
Public Speaking, Interviews and Webinars

I love to talk about underwater photography and our amazing underwater world. I am available to present talks for you both via Zoom and in person. Here are some of my favourite interviews and presentations:

 
Underwater Photography Workshops and Coaching

I am passionate about helping divers improve their photos and offer 1-on-1 online coaching.

Accolades

Personally, I prefer to concentrate on my writing and photography and help others to improve their skills, which does not give me much time to go out and shoot for competitions.  I have entered a few (mainly local) competitions to promote underwater photography in South Africa: