Remembering Martin Edge

Alex Mustard · Issue 139, Jul/Aug 2024 · pp. 5–6

Products mentioned: The Underwater Photographer

I am sure that most of you have heard by now the sad news that Martin Edge has died. He will be sorely missed by our community. Few underwater photographers have felt as well-known to so many as Martin because even those who never met him, felt that they had through his disarmingly personal teaching from the pages of his books. Ah, the book, it is fair to say that most people had at least one edition of his celebrated book, The Underwater Photographer, on their shelves during the book’s 30+ year and 5 edition existence. It must surely make Martin one of the best-known British divers ever, certainly from an international perspective. What set Martin apart was that he was one of the first to really teach that there was more to underwater photography than equipment and settings. As Jim Church commented he was the leader of a new generation of underwater photography writers. Martin’s revelat…