Name: Tobias Friedrich
Picture title: Icrebreaker
Category: Underwater
Nationality: Germany
Occupation: Fulltime photographer
Technical information
Camera: Canon 1DX Mark II
Lens: Canon 8-15mm Fisheye
EXIF: 1/60s, f/5.6, ISO250
Accessories: SEACAM underwater housing, 2x SEACAM Seaflash 150D
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Tobias Friedrich| Icebreaker
Name: Tobias Friedrich
Picture title: ICEBREAKER
Category: Underwater
Nationality: Germany
Occupation: Fulltime photographer
Technical information
Camera: Canon 1DX Mark II
Lens: Canon 8-15mm Fisheye
EXIF: 1/60s, f/5.6, ISO250
Accessories: SEACAM underwater housing, 2x SEACAM Seaflash 150D
Tobias Friedrich says:
Greenland’s icebergs are absolutely fascinating. I was lucky enough to visit East-Greenland twice already and for the third time a freediver, Anna von Boetticher, came with me. Together we could capture some amazing sceneries under the frozen fjord near Tasiilaq, the capital of East-Greenland. Every day we went on the ice to check the ice conditions and to find an iceberg suitable for diving. Once we found one, we drilled a few holes, together with an amazing Northern Explorers dive support team, and dived into the minus 2 degree Celsius cold water. I felt very cold quickly, even though I had a really thick dry suit with lots of warming layers inside. But the real hero, Anna von Boetticher, succeeded to dive into this freezing water with only her 6mm neoprene wetsuit. She was brave and taff enough to give me several shots on each iceberg, of course always bearing in mind the challenging circumstances and having safety as the first rule.
About Tobias Friedrich
Germany
Tobias is based in Wiesbaden Germany. Conveniently located near Frankfurt Airport, an important hub for Germany. This facilitates his international travels for assignments all over the world. He started taking pictures for the first time with a DSLR underwater in 2007. Since then his images have been published in prestigious scuba diving magazines and newspapers around the world. Several underwater photographic competitions have honoured his work. Resulting in more than 50 awards with 30 first places. Recently he has been awarded “Underwater Photographer of the Year 2018” in the prestigious UPY London competition. In addition, he is “German Photographer of the Year 2019” in the Worldshootout. Tobias feels at home in all waters; ranging from sub zero to 30° Celsius, as long as there are fascinating images to shoot, he is game.