Featured Customers | Marlin Sechrist Inked Up Underwater

Marlin Sechrist is an avid scuba diver, photographer, and, incidentally, a neighbor to the Ikelite headquarters in Indianapolis. Marlin has been diving for over 20 years and taking photos underwater for 19 of those 20 years. He travels twice a year to dive the Caribbean and often frequents his favorite place to dive, Curacao. 

"I have had a few photographs used in publications and by dive shops in their advertisements. But the best was when a divemaster in Curacao liked my photograph of a seahorse so much she asked permission to use the photo and then had it tattooed on her leg."

Inked up: Marlin's seahorse underwater photo (left) and the tattoo created from his shot (right).

 

Jawfish with eggs © Marlin Sechrist

 

Turtle, Double Reef, Curacao © Marlin Sechrist

 

Scorpionfish, Newport, Curacao © Marlin Sechrist

 

Octopus, Sunscape House Reef, Curacao © Marlin Sechrist 

 

Christmas tree worm, Jamaica © Marlin Sechrist

 

Slipper lobster © Marlin Sechrist

 

Lionfish, Playeta, Dominican Republic © Marlin Sechrist

 

Turtles © Marlin Sechrist

 

Turtle © Marlin Sechrist

 

Marlin Sechrist is an avid scuba diver and former semi-professional photographer. Before becoming a police officer Marlin worked for a local newspaper as the sports photographer. Through his career as both a photographer and police officer Marlin has continued to dive and take underwater photos. His favorite place to dive is Curacao and tries to visit the Caribbean at least twice a year to get his underwater photo fix.

 

   

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