Professional Bio's

Jürg Kaufmann is a Swiss fine art photographer renowned for his evocative portrayals of sailing and architectural subjects. With a career spanning over two decades, Kaufmann has developed a distinctive style that marries technical precision with artistic sensitivity, capturing the interplay of light, form, and motion. Jürg discovered Outex waterproof camera systems for his imaging gear so he can travel light, add no weight or bulk to his camera gear when shooting in waves or out in the elements, and maintain the best imaging optical quality for his work.

Discover how internationally acclaimed big-wave and adventure sports photographer Fred Pompermayer utilizes the Outex waterproof imaging system to capture breathtaking images. Renowned for his award-winning work featured on over 50 magazine covers and in the Guinness Book of World Records, Fred relies on Outex's professional optical glass ports, universal camera compatibility, and lightweight design to document surfers conquering colossal waves worldwide. Learn more about Fred's journey and his collaboration with Outex.

Kimber Greenwood of Water Bear Photography is an award-winning commercial photographer specializing in underwater portraits. Kimber loves the Outex waterproof camera system for her gear and for her students because of the optical imaging quality, versatility, universal camera fit, and compact design.

Award winning professional photographer Noah Wetzel Noah Wetzel, a talented photographer with a passion for capturing...

Outex underwater housing ambassador Lucas Gilman is one of the leading adventure photographers and filmmakers in the industry. His powerful and incisive images run in top publications & advertisements worldwide and he counts on the best camera gear to deliver the goods. A love of adventure and an addiction to color creates his distinct style of photography and filmmaking.  He unveiled the first Pro Res RAW video shoot underwater using Outex, the Nikon Z series camera, and the Atomos Ninja recorder at NAB.

Professional Underwater photographer Brett Stanley was originally intrigued by Outex because it increase his teaching and workshop audience by orders of magnitude. While teaching and lecturing about underwater photography, his audience is often limited by the complexity and costs associated with dedicated housings, lights, weight, location-scountig, and other gear. "Outex grows the market for underwater portraiture, maintains my imaging performance, and facilitates my setup in the process."

Sports photographer and Outex underwater housing ambassador Kirill Umrikhin surf photography bio.

Michael Clark is an internationally published outdoor photographer specializing in adventure sports, travel, and landscape photography. He produces intense, raw images of athletes pushing their sports to the limit and has risked life and limb on a variety of assignments to bring back stunning images of rock climbers, mountaineers, kayakers, big-wave surfers and mountain bikers in remote locations around the world. He uses unique angles, bold colors, strong graphics and dramatic lighting to capture fleeting moments of passion, gusto, flair and bravado in the outdoors. Balancing extreme action with subtle details, striking portraits and wild landscapes, he creates images for the editorial, advertising and stock markets worldwide. As a former physicist Michael has worked on both sides of the technical revolution – helping refine the technology and using it for his current profession. Michael has worked as a professional photographer since 1996 and added digital photography to his repertoire in 2003. While Michael still shoots some film, mostly medium format, the lion’s share of his images are now produced with high-resolution digital cameras. He has been featured in Digital Photo Pro (December 2011), Outdoor Photographer (September 2001), Nikon World Magazine(Summer 2006), Digital Photographer (UK, 2010), Rangefinder Magazine (May 2010), and New Mexico Magazine (2007) for his work with extreme sports. Digital Photo Pro proclaimed Michael a "Master of Adventure" Photography in their 2011 Masters issue.

Professional fine art photographer Mallory Morrison blends her experience and photography to explore how the movements we make create the journey we experience. Mallory’s evolution into underwater photography allowed her to introduce another element to this union and extend the range of her talent even further.  Mallory loves the Outex underwater housing system for it's universal fit, modularity, lightweight, optical glass ports, and travel-friendliness.  He relies on the waterproof system for her underwater workshops and for broadening the market for outdoor and underwater photography.

Edwin Solano is a professional photographer, artist, educator, husband, and father. Photography is his passion, way of life, and how he sees the world. Together with his family, it's his life, which he splits between New York City and Puerto Rico. Considered one of the best and most sought after professionals in Puerto Rico, Edwin's resume includes 15 years of wedding & couples photography for some of the most demanding clients in the island.

Christian Pondella is one of the top sports and adventure photographers in the world.  Christian is based in Mammoth Lakes, CA and shoots for Red Bull, Nat Geo, Powder Magazine, and many other publications.  Chris relies on Outex to help protect his professional camera gear in adverse conditions and get the shot anywhere anytime.

Underwater Photographer Sarah Lee of Hawaii; " If you are interested in taking your DSLR underwater and are not sure what route to go, let me share my experience with the Outex camera cover. I have found the Outex to be the most affordable option for jumping into underwater photography without spending thousands of dollars."