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Edition Fifty Fathoms
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THE UNDERWATER-ART-COLLECTION: 12 EDITION 50 PHOTOGRAPHERS
LIMITED TO 1824 NUMBERED COPIES PER YEAR 2008
Ernest H. Brooks
Udo Kefrig
Maurine Shimlock
IN MEMORIAM: Burt Jones
Helmut Horn
2009
Amos Nachoum
Masa Ushioda
Doug Perrine
Norbert Probst
2010
Chris Newbert
Reinhard Dirscherl
Kurt Amsler
Stephen Frink
Ernie Brooks 2008 2011
Aaron Wong
Fred Buyle
William Winram
Ethan Daniels
2012
Dear Ernie, Imran Ahmad
Ernest H. Brooks II. Laurent Ballesta
being a European, it took me a bit longer to meet Martin Strmiska
you. Our first encounter was through „Ocean 1935 -2020 Keri Wilk
Realm“ where I was awed by you black & white
portfolio and intrigued by your name, Ernest H. 2013
Brooks II.. Being a journalist, I instantly was 60 Jahre Fifty Fathoms
captured by your pictures as by your personality The Watch and Dive History
and heritage.
2014
It was such an honor to meet you in person almost »Edition Fifty Fathoms« together with Chuck in Mark Strickland
20 years ago, when you introduced your »Silver Tokio again. Excuse me, but I start crying again, Michael Aw
Seas« at DEMA and even more, when you joined just thinking about the great time, we have spend
my »Editor’s Table« during boot 2004, together together. And would have this year, that was so Eric Cheng
with Lotte and Hans Hass, Jack »Jacky« W. much different but wrecked all of our meetings. Marc A. Hayek
Lavanchy, Prof. Franz Brümmer, Ella and 2015
Robert Stoss, to mention those, that helped to But then it also gave us a chance to create stories
establish our European diving community and in we might not have done without being banned to Alan Lo
which we warmly welcomed you. our home offices. Your »desert dive« for example . Mikhail Semenov
You told me the story in 2013, when I interviewed Werner Thiele
It took us a further four years until we were you for your place in Blancpain’s »Dive and Steve Jones
invited by Blancpain to the »Nicolas G. Hayek Watch History«.
Center« in Tokio, where you introduced „our“ first What an incredible story! And when Blancpain 2016
»Edition Fifty Fathoms«, Marc Hayek’s nicknamed one of this years Fifty Fathoms Vincent Truchet
compendium of 50 of the finest photographers »Desert Watch« I just had to run the story again Ellen Cuylaerts
worldwide, that all began with a portfolio of in »divemaster« – plus I got you in one of our
Ernest »Ernie« H. Brooks II. and that made your „celebrity“ comics, where young divers meet the Tony Wu
»Blue in Profile« the iconic pictures of the »Fifty finest of our community - and they met you at Uli Kunz
Fathom«. »devil’s hole«. 2017
After Tokio we established regular meetings at dive I’m so glad that you got this before you left us, Becky Kagan Schott
expos in the US, Singapore, China and Europe only days prior the final Edition Fifty Fathoms Harald Hois
and we even figured out, we had more in common with your „student“ Chuck’s black&white portfolio Tobias Friedrich
than our love for the ocean, like conquering the sky, closing the final edition – 12 years after you Zena Holloway
to name but one. opened the first Edition which I will rename the
Ernie Brooks Editon from now on. 2018
You know how much I enjoyed your presence whe- Yoshi Hirata
never the Edition introduced new photographers, Ernie it was fun being with you, I enjoyed every Greg Lecoeur
especially when I had realized, that each and moment of your presence! Anuar Patjane
every underwater photographer already was one of
your followers and many your friends. Christian Vizl
You know, we planned to have this years final Dietmar Dietmar W. Fuchs
and all your friends from Edition Fifty Fathoms 2019
Octavio Aburto
YenSeWu
Henley Spiers
Dr. Alex Mustard
2020
Chuck Davis
Jonas Dahm
Jade Hoksbergen
www.blancpain-ocean-commitment.com Jorge Cervera Hauser
Email: editionfiftyfathoms@yahoo.de
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