Giles Shaxted

Aliases: giles (forum) Role: Wetpixel moderator (from 2009), article author, underwater photographer, dive instructor Location: UK; previously Cayman Islands First appearance: ~2006 (forum)

Biography

Giles Shaxted has worked in the diving industry since age 15. He worked as an instructor in the Cayman Islands for Fisheye Photographic, where he adapted underwater photography lessons from film to compact digital around 2000. He was named a Wetpixel moderator in February 2009, alongside Darren Jew, Ryan Pedlow, and Ellen Quale ([1]).

Eric Cheng described him as a “long-time member” who helped manage Wetpixel’s Twitter feed ([2]). He was also featured on the cover of Alex Mustard’s book The Art of Diving (2006), jokingly earning the title “International Supermodel” ([3]).

His philosophy: “diving and photography should be fun, if it isn’t then why do it!”

Contributions

Authored 17 Wetpixel articles (2009–2011) covering gear news (Canon G11, Sea & Sea housings), point-and-shoot camera guides, competitions (NCUPS, BUIF, British Wildlife Photography Awards), conservation (manta ray bill, USS Kittiwake wreck), and marine biology topics.

With 1,709 forum posts, he was an active community presence across photography technique, gear, and travel discussions.

Timeline

References

Sources

  1. Wetpixel article, Feb 13, 2009: Please Welcome Our New Moderators ↩
  2. Wetpixel article, Feb 12, 2009: Follow Wetpixel On Twitter ↩
  3. Wetpixel article, Mar 2, 2006: Alex Mustards Art Of Diving ↩
  4. Wetpixel article, Mar 2, 2006: Alex Mustards Art Of Diving ↩
  5. Wetpixel article, Feb 13, 2009: Please Welcome Our New Moderators ↩
  6. Wetpixel article, Mar 4, 2009: Best Underwater Point Shoot Cameras For 2009 ↩
  7. Wetpixel article, Jan 7, 2011: Kittiwake Caymans Newest Wreck And Artificial Reef ↩
  8. Alex Mustard’s Art of Diving (2006) (article) ↩
  9. Wetpixel welcomes new moderators (2009) (article) ↩
  10. Best UW point-and-shoot cameras 2009 (article) ↩
  11. Kittiwake wreck (2011) (article) ↩