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| Residing in Solana Beach, CA, Marty Snyderman
is a film producer, Emmy Award winning cinematographer, still photographer,
author and speaker specializing in issues concerning marine wildlife and
the marine environment. His film,The Secret World of Sharks and Rays, a
documentary about the natural history of sharks, premiered during October
of 1998 on the PBS series NATURE. Marty produced and filmed To Be With Sharks
(View From The Cage) which premiered on the Discovery Channel in July 1994
during Shark Week. A big ratings success, it is the second most widely watched
premier in the history of Shark Week.
In addition, Marty's cinematography has been used by Warner Brothers (Free Willy released in the summer of 1993), the National Geographic Society (Sharks - the most widely watched documentary in the history of television at its release date and Jewels of the Caribbean- produced by Howard and Michele Hall), the British Broadcasting Corporation, NOVA, the Public Broadcasting System, numerous United Wildlife productions, the CBS film Dolphins, Whales and Us, ABC, the Audubon Society, Paramount's magazine series entitled Wild Things, the Discovery Channel, and many more organizations expressing interest in marine wildlife. Marty's still photography and/or writing has been utilized by National Geographic Magazine (cover April '87), numerous National Wildlife Federation publications, Natural History, Audubon, Skin Diver, Dive Training, Sport Diver, Newsweek, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, New England Aquarium, and Seattle Aquarium, and by numerous other publications and organizations expressing interest in the marine environment both in the United States and overseas. Marty is the Field Editor for Skin Diver Magazine and long time author magazine's Ask The Pro column. To date, Marty has authored nine books. California Marine Life, his first book, has just been substantially revised and re-released in cooperation with the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Marty also wrote and photographed Sharks!- Endangered Predators of The Sea, a children's story about the sea, Great Shark Adventures, and two coffee table works about marine life: The Living Ocean and Ocean Life. Marty co-wrote and photographed the Guide to Marine Life: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, a field guide to the marine life of the Caribbean and associated waters. Recently, Marty has taken his expertise to the internet with "Marty
Snyderman's School of Underwater Photography," a comprehensive class
intended for all underwater still photographers hoping to improve their
work (http://www.martysnyderman.com).
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