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Nirupam Nigam, Editor-in-Chief of the Underwater Photography Guide & President of Bluewater Photo & VideoNirupam Nigam, Editor-in-Chief of the Underwater Photography Guide & President of Bluewater Photo & Video

Editor-in-Chief of the Underwater Photography Guide & President of Bluewater Photo & Video

Nirupam Nigam

Nirupam Nigam is a dedicated underwater photographer and fisheries scientist, andone of the world's few full-time underwater photography editors.

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Nirupam Nigam is the Editor-in-Chief of the Underwater Photography Guide and the President of Bluewater Photo & Video - the world's top underwater photo & video retailer. While growing up in Los Angeles he fell in love with the ocean and pursued underwater photography in the local Channel Islands. After receiving degrees in Aquatic and Fisheries Science and General Biology, as well as a minor in Arctic Studies, Nirupam worked as a fisheries observer on vessels in the Bering Sea and North Pacific. Since then, Nirupam has been a full time underwater photographer and photo gear head. 

You can get in touch with him at nirupam@uwphotographyguide.com or through his website www.photosfromthesea.com.

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Galapagos Spectacular Hammerhead; Manta; Mola And Marine Iguana Trip 2026

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Galapagos Spectacular Hammerhead; Manta; Mola And Marine Iguana Trip 2026

Galapagos

Travel: 7 - 17 May 2026

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Truk Lagoon Shipwrecks & Sealife Odyssey 2026

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Truk Lagoon Shipwrecks & Sealife Odyssey 2026

Micronesia

Travel: 13 - 20 Jun 2026

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Socorro Manta & Shark Madness Liveaboard Trip 2027

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Socorro Manta & Shark Madness Liveaboard Trip 2027

Socorro Islands

Travel: 6 - 15 Feb 2027

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$4,295

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Ultimate Whale Shark & Sea Lion Sea Of Cortez Trip 2028

Macro

Ultimate Whale Shark & Sea Lion Sea Of Cortez Trip 2028

Mexico

Travel: 13 - 20 Aug 2028

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Fiji Ultimate 10-night Soft Coral & Shark Liveaboard Trip Oct 2027

Reefs

Fiji Ultimate 10-night Soft Coral & Shark Liveaboard Trip Oct 2027

Fiji

Travel: 23 - 2 Nov 2027

Led by: Nirupam

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$6,277

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