Nicholas Remy - The Underwater Club

The Scuba GOAT Podcast

Are you intrigued by the complexities of underwater photography? Nicolas Remy (multi award-winning underwater photographer and founder of The Underwater Club) joins me in the studio to shed some light on this intricate art.

Nicolas and his wife Lena caught my attention initially with their stunning photos and furthermore because they dived on rebreathers. To me, rebreather diving to photograph marine life makes inherent sense, and I wanted to explore this fascinating topic with Nicolas in this episode. The extended dive times, the silence, and the opportunity to get much closer to your subject without disturbance are some of the benefits Nicolas highlights, while also discussing the two rebreathers they use, the Revo and Horizon.

Not only does Nicolas take a superb shot; he enjoys sharing his skills with others. Teaching people and breaking subjects down into a more understandable format is truly a passion of his. So, Nicolas has quit the corporate world and devoted the last 18 months to fine-tuning The Underwater Club and its contents. It is an exceptional forum for two-way communications and jam-packed with Nicolas' knowledge to be shared with all club members through various means, expanding on his availability as a one-on-one coach.

A keen writer, he has also penned content for Scuba Diver magazine and Narked at 90, with additional content in WETPIXEL and OZ Diver.

We anticipate the launch of the Underwater Club's website very soon; to stay in the loop you can sign up for the newsletter (and have an added chance to win a prize). Join me in the studio as Nicolas takes us from his first discover scuba dive on Kangaroo Isla

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Chapters

1. Nicholas Remy - The Underwater Club (00:00:00)

2. Nicolas' introduction to diving at Kangaroo Island (00:08:02)

3. Diving in the Med (00:10:29)

4. Shallow dives and biodiversity (00:13:16)

5. The Underwater Club (00:17:06)

6. Nicolas' introduction to Photography (00:27:54)

7. Matts intro to photography (00:36:20)

8. The Underwater Club structure (00:42:44)

9. Battling Groupers on camera (00:57:36)

10. The Scuba GOAT podcasting process (01:02:17)

11. Pre-launch free trial and prizes (01:07:46)

12. Nicolas' choice of rebreather (01:16:49)

13. Citizenship down under (01:26:24)

14. Eye correction underwater (01:28:12)

15. How do you describe your job as a diver to people who are not familiar with the activity? (01:34:04)

16. Can you share a memorable diving experience that stands out to you as the best you've had? (01:35:31)

17. If someone wanted to pursue a career similar to yours, what advice would you give them? (01:40:37)

18. If you could change anything about the diving industry or scuba diving in general, what would it be? (01:51:05)

19. What are your thoughts on ways to minimise human impact on the oceans? (01:54:16)

20. Has your passion for (diving or your industry) changed over time, and if so, how? (02:03:01)

21. Is there a particular conservation effort that you are particularly passionate about? If so, which one and why? (02:04:00)

22. Of the many safety procedures, we have in the industry, if you had to choose one as the most important, what would it be? (02:06:58)

23. What are your top five bucket list destinations? (02:10:30)

24. How would you describe the dive community to a non-diver?  (02:12:19)