Andrey Ryanskiy

Colin Marshall · Issue 138, May/Jun 2024 · pp. 59–63

Products mentioned: ReefID books, Maldivian Fish Guide App

Andrey Ryanskiy is an observing naturalist and expert underwater photographer. He has the highest possible diver’s certification levels (Divemaster, Adv Trimix, Full Cave) and has logged over 5,000 dives. He has written a large number of marine identification books – see advertisement on page XX. Underwater photography for him is an instrument to promote the education and care of the oceans and its inhabitants. “20 Questions” interview by Colin Marshall (author of UWP’s “Marshall’s Mysteries”). 1. You have written many books for many regions (Red Sea, Indonesia, Coral Triangle, Philippines) and also superb books on Nudibranch, Seashells, Crustaceans, Flatworms and even, my favourite, Starfish and Other Echinoderms, which hold hundreds of images of species that certainly I have never seen recorded before in ID books. What are the main platforms for your books? My books are sold on three m…