Dr Alex MUSTARD, from the UK, is underwater photographer and marine biologist. He has a Ph.D in marine ecology, but since 2004 his career has been photography. He has been winning international awards since his teens, and his work is best known from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest where it has featured in 15 different portfolio books of winning photographs over the last 20 years. In 2013, he was named overall winner of the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year, the first underwater winner of that title. Alex is especially known for sharing his knowledge - his best-selling book Underwater Photography Masterclass (2016) was reprinted just two weeks after being released. In 2018, he received national recognition, receiving the title of MBE from Queen Elizabeth II for ‘services to underwater photography’.