Rodger Klein

Location: Venice, Ca, United States

Member Since: 10 October 2008

Professional Associations

 Travelwriters.com

Introduction

Rod Klein is a digital artist, photographer, videographer, web designer, and writer. Earning a Master of Fine Arts Degree in photography and video from UCLA Rod also studied at the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. Before becoming a PADI MSDT Instructor in 1992, Rod worked in the television industry as an editor, graphics designer, and director. Rod’s images have appeared in Scuba Diving Magazine (US), Sport Diver (US), Asian Diver, ScubaDiver Australasia, Diving Adventure Magazine, Fathoms, and Unterwasser. Rod was formerly digital editor for Fathoms Magazine, field editor for Scubadiver Australasia specializing in digital photography and is currently Senior Editor for Diving Adventure Magazine and a regular contributor to Asian Diver with a column on underwater photography. Rod’s images and videos have been recognized in numerous photo contests including Epic, LAUPS, and NCUPS and in November 2006 Rod’s images were featured in Ocean Expo 2006, a major exhibition in Peru organized by Bernardo Sambra. Rod is represented by Seapics.com, Waterframe.com, and Alamy.com. In addition, Rod has been a judge a several prestigious underwater photo contests. Including: 2005 Asian Diver Shootout held at Kungkungan Bay Resort and Tasik Ria, North Sulawesi; 2006 Layang Layang Digital Shootout, and 2007 Ocean Odyssey Shootout in Lembeh Strait. An expert in Photoshop and digital image processing, Rod conducts digital workshops at various resorts and liveaboards. In 2007 Rod conducted workshops on the Naia, Fiji, and Wakabobi Resort in Indonesia and in 2008 workshops are scheduled for Wakatobi in May, and for Bilikiki Cruises in the Solomon Islands in October. He has also conducted workshops at Beneath The Sea in NY, and has done numerous workshops on Aggressor Fleet Vessels, where, along with Wayne Hasson, he wrote one of the first specialty courses on Underwater Digital Imaging. You can visit Rod’s website, http://www.rhkuw.com/, to see his image galleries and read his

Experience & Expertise

Rod Klein is a digital artist, photographer, videographer, web designer, and writer. Earning a Master of Fine Arts Degree in photography and video from UCLA Rod also studied at the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. Before becoming a PADI MSDT Instructor in 1992, Rod worked in the television industry as an editor, graphics designer, and director. Rod’s images have appeared in Scuba Diving Magazine (US), Sport Diver (US), Asian Diver, ScubaDiver Australasia, Diving Adventure Magazine, Fathoms, and Unterwasser. Rod was formerly digital editor for Fathoms Magazine, field editor for Scubadiver Australasia specializing in digital photography and is currently Senior Editor for Diving Adventure Magazine and a regular contributor to Asian Diver with a column on underwater photography. Rod’s images and videos have been recognized in numerous photo contests including Epic, LAUPS, and NCUPS and in November 2006 Rod’s images were featured in Ocean Expo 2006, a major exhibition in Peru organized by Bernardo Sambra. Rod is represented by Seapics.com, Waterframe.com, and Alamy.com. In addition, Rod has been a judge a several prestigious underwater photo contests. Including: 2005 Asian Diver Shootout held at Kungkungan Bay Resort and Tasik Ria, North Sulawesi; 2006 Layang Layang Digital Shootout, and 2007 Ocean Odyssey Shootout in Lembeh Strait. An expert in Photoshop and digital image processing, Rod conducts digital workshops at various resorts and liveaboards. In 2007 Rod conducted workshops on the Naia, Fiji, and Wakabobi Resort in Indonesia and in 2008 workshops are scheduled for Wakatobi in May, and for Bilikiki Cruises in the Solomon Islands in October. He has also conducted workshops at Beneath The Sea in NY, and has done numerous workshops on Aggressor Fleet Vessels, where, along with Wayne Hasson, he wrote one of the first specialty courses on Underwater Digital Imaging. You can visit Rod’s website, http://www.rhkuw.com/, to see his image galleries and read his

Publishing Credentials

Scuba Diving Magazine, Sport Diver Magazine, Asian Diver, Scuba Diver Australasia, Fathoms, Diving Adventure Magazine, Tauchen, Underwasser

Awards Received

Numerous Photographic Awards

Clips & Samples (View All 1)

 Articles on Minke Whales, Tahiti, Indonesia, Underwater Photogrpahy, etc, Numerous