At the age of 10, Derek bought his first 35mm camera, and spent the summer shooting black and white land photos, and developing the film in his bedroom closet.

14 years later Derek became a professional scuba diver, and got his first real taste for underwater imaging while shooting video on shark dives in Nassau.

Since then Derek has traveled, and worked as a diver extensively, throughout the Bahamas, Florida Keys, Mexico, Hawaii, Palau, Yap, and the Philippines.

With Camera in hand on over 3,000 dives, as well as taking land photography throughout his travels, Derek proudly displays a sample of his art for your enjoyment.