“look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”
born in thailand to a danish mother and chinese father. complicated story, but my mother then raised me with an adoptive german father. i attended international schools in south korea for elementary and germany for secondary, then went on to england for university. my technology consulting career had me working projects across europe and this ultimately brought me to texas before I settled down in florida — but did have an interim multi-year stint in japan.
i connected with my passion during a very difficult time of my life, dragged on an adventure by my sister that by the end had me soul-searching. i needed to re-connect with what was important. i fell in love with the oceans while on a liveaboard on that trip, then with the nature in the air as I began to appreciate the enormous diversity of our feathered friends, and finally paid more attention to nature in my backyard in florida on land.
my sister convinced me to pick up a camera and capture what I saw and had come to love, and then to share it. i left the business world to combine my top passions - diving, wildlife photography, photo and video editing, and travel - to bring the love of nature closer to people. what is more important than the technical perfection of a photograph is to capture the essence of the experience, to bring back vivid emotions of that special moment, to never forget the beauty of the nature just witnessed. my goal is to eternalize those emotions with memories so people will always re-live the passion inspired by the wild. after all — we only protect what we love.
remember to bring your passion
with or without your camera
because I’ll have mine
join me in the wild…
ian w. otten
chief everything officer
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air
the air and skies are all around us, and the inhabitants likewise. color, sizes and shapes of all sort - everywhere you look. but don’t just look - listen too.
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sea
in the seas is where life began. it is home to a myriad of animals from the smallest to the largest, from the expected to the most bizarre.
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land
they hide. from their predators but also from us. when they reveal themselves it is an honor to be present to witness. rare moments to be treasured.