SANDY SONDROL has been a water rat for his entire life. He was raised in Clear Lake, Iowa, USA, where he began sailing with his father at age 5. By age 10 he was racing, first in Class X boatws, then in C and E class scows.
Later, he discovered scuba diving and his passion for water became his career. He became a writer, photographer and videographer who is best known for his work with scuba diving destinations.
Sandy spent 10 years in Grand Cayman as a dive instructor and boat captain for Bob Soto's Diving and then 3 years working for Nekton Liveaboards. He later became the associate publisher of a well known U S dive magazine. It was there that he began his professional photography career, shooting photos to illustrate the articles that he wrote.
Since 2007 Sandy has worked as a freelance writer and photographer. He has traveled, shot and written about: Sipadan, Malaysia, 5 trips to the Philippines, Komodo, Bali, Borneo and Maratua in Indonesia, Belize, Roatan, The Cayman Islands and the Red Sea/Egypt.
He is a scuba instructor and also holds a U S 500 ton vessel captain's license. He has flown countless air miles and logged nearly 7,000 dives, photographing and writing about diving in over 40 dive destinations world wide.
His numerous photos and articles have been published in Alert Diver, Sport Diver, Scuba Diving and the Dive News Group.
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