This young male whale shark entertained us all for hours whiledoing deco on the last day of the Laughing Swordfish Trident charter. That's Richie Kohler enjoying his very first whale shark!
Photo of the Moment
This ladder leads deep into the forward holds of the Nanmei Maru, a WWII Japanese tanker sunk by the USS Hammerhead and found by the MV Trident in 70 meters of clear blue water!
Since it was founded in 1996 by Chris Clark, ACE Marine Images have been dedicated to promoting Thailand for the future of tourism and the Thai people. Started as a small one man show filming tourists on their fundives at several of Koh Tao's top dive shops. When Chris started filming here he was one of the pioneers, it was a new idea that few had tried and all had failed. But not Chris, now the tourist video industry is booming across Thailand with dozens of budding video makers, some good some not so good but all have one thing in common, they are breaking away from the norm, the divemaster/instructor route which many leap into without considering the options.
Becoming an underwater cameraman or woman is one of the most rewarding achievments and occupations on the planet. As far as diving is concerned it is still furthering your skills rather than focussing on the training of others. Similar in that respect is technical diving, also a great advancement in one's own personal diving ability. The team at ACE Marine Images have encompassed both of these aspects aspiring to become one of the world's leading deep technical film crews.
John Chatterton and Richie Kohler
Save Koh Tao Now
We are proud to present this mini production, written, filmed, edited and produced by ACE Marine Images. The music was written and produced by DJ Absolut of the Moov Bar, Koh Tao.
This is a short film made with the intention of educating the masses, Farang and Thai, young and old, in order that we might save this little corner of the planet from self imploding!
It's my way of saying thanks to an island home that has treated me exceptionally well over the years. The final product will be played in all the dive shops, and on all the ferries and will also carry the branding of PeunPa, friends of the wild!
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