Photographer

Reinhard Dirscherl, born in 1964, is a self-employed person who lives in Munich and is dedicated to travel and underwater photography. He was born in Oberpfalz (a region in Bavaria) and he lives up his photographic ambitions in almost all the oceans equipped with diving gear and underwater camera. Due to his numerous journeys, his picture library increased to more than 30.000 photos - and is still growing. Famous publishing companies and agencies regularly use his excellent pictures. The good quality of his photos is proven at several national and international photographic competitions:


1993 Winner of the “UWF” photo competition

1995 Several places of the “tauchen” photo competition

1995 1. und 2. winner of the “tauchen” -competition “Red Sea”

1995 Kamera Louis Boutan:

- Winner “Best slide of the year” and

- German Master in the category “Saltwater fishes”

1995 3. winner of the photo competition in Antibes

1996 2. winner and several places of the “tauchen” - competition

1996 3. winner of the international Nikon competition

1997 1. winner of the “unterwasser” - competition “Red Sea”

1997 3. winner and several places of the “tauchen” - competition

1997 Fotosub “Maledives”: Three 2. places and two 3. places

1997 Winner “BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year”

1997 Winner “Océans” of the photo competition in Antibes

1997: Kamera Louis Boutan:

- Overall winner and

- German Master of the underwater photographers and

- Winner “Best photo of the year”

1998: 2. winner and several places of the “tauchen” - competition

2000: 2. winner of the Antibes Photo Competition

2011: World Press Photo Contest, Category "nature": 2nd prize singles