Robin Merchant

For any BC divers looking to help with a small project run by that hopes to help with the rockfish population. Check out this article for info.

Conservation gets artistic with new underwater installation in Howe Sound Ocean Wise Research recently installed an unusual artificial reef in the waters near Porteau Cove provincial park

Underwater Photography - By Robin Merchant
Maternity | Portraits | Nudes | Athletes
From Vancouver to White Rock!

I'm absolutely terrible with social media, I prefer being out creating memories rather than posting them. I've got a new website so I thought I should share it for those interested in booking shoots with me. It's doesn't include any fine art or n**e works, this is portrait and maternity specific. But go ahead and check it out!

www.RobinMerchant.com/underwaterphotography

Robin Homepage

Did you know:
A new baby orca L124 has been spotted!

The whales have been starving amid the scarcity of salmon, and are facing extinction.

Vessel noise and pollution have complicated their situation.

No calf born in the past three years has survived, and two other orcas are known to be sick, and researchers fear they could die within months.

Follow to learn about ways to help.

A little behind the scenes clip. This is a great insight into what it takes to produce an underwater shoot. Perseverance + a lot of fun! Thanks to Joey Chan for putting this teaser together, and for doing a tango in your dive gear :)
https://vimeo.com/100999976

Jolie Chan’s Mermaids Jolie Couture's underwater photo-shoot with scuba diving fun.

A stunning short of a sport I have grown so much appreciation for. It's hauntingly beautiful to watch a respectful exploration under the ice with Finnish free diver Johanna Nordblad.

Arctic Free Diving Helped Save Her Leg. Now She Has a World Record. After a biking accident, Finnish free diver Johanna Nordblad began free diving under the freezing Arctic ice. The pain was agony when she first started; now she holds a world record for the sport she grew to love. British director Ian Derry joined her on a dive in this short documentary for an exper...

Getting ready to shoot in glacial water! This was probably the fastest shoot to date :) Thanks to my lovely model and dancer Noelle Young I'm so glad we did it! More images coming soon.

Robin Merchant on Instagram: “"Teach self-denial and make its practice pleasure, and you can... “"Teach self-denial and make its practice pleasure, and you can create for the world a destiny more sublime that ever issued from the brain of the wildest…”