Night dive with hundreds of grey reef sharks hunting in Fakarava, French Polynesia.
Photographs taken while working as a dive guide on the Pacific island country of Palau… and many return visits over the years.
An expedition to observe and document the massive annual grouper spawning aggregation in Fakarava, French Polynesia with the crew of Unique Dive Expeditions, Palau and 22 DEGREES. Based on the experience of discovering the timing of the grouper spawning aggregation in Ulong Channel, Palau. The U.D.E. team led by Richard Barnden and Paul Collins was able to work out the correct timing of the Tahiti spawning through a disciplined and informed process.
All photos: Rick Miskiv
Following Honduran spearfisherman, Simon on a day of fishing in Punta Gorda.
A photo expedition to Tubbataha, Philippines – a protected UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Behind the scenes images from the filming of the The Hydrous VR360 ocean education documentary shot in Palau. Featured on NatGeo.
Co-Producer / Underwater Director of Photography / Cameraman: Rick Miskiv
Photos: Pete Niesen
Still life with a dolphin skull found on a beach in Baja.
Whitetip reef sharks hunting at night on Cocos Island, Costa Rica. 2017
In 1954, the USA tested its largest nuclear bomb over Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, generating radioactive fallout downwind. Now, over 60 yrs later, Greg Asner & an elite team of divers & researchers have led an expedition to survey the largest warships lying on the seafloor to discover what survived & what still thrives.
Research Team: Greg Asner, Robin Martin, Chris Balzotti, Crawford Drury, Sean Hopson
Dive Master: Edward Maddison
Photos, video & VR180 3D filming and post-production: Rick Miskiv
Photographs taken while on expedition in Baja and Playa Del Carmen.
Founded in Palau , 22 DEGREES is a diving gear and apparel brand that features a jacket made of neoprene designed specifically for people who work on the ocean. The latest iteration features eco innovating neoprene made from post production scraps and recycled tires, and was featured on www.uncrate.com.
Owner / Product Design / Photography:
Rick Miskiv
IG: @22degrees.co
Graphic Design, Web Design, Creative Direction, Photography, Photogrammetry and VR Cameraman.
Website redesign for The Hydrous, Feb 2017 : Design planning, designer, custom code (html/css), and contributing photographer.
Design and photography for t-shirts, event banners, business cards, postcards and posters.
www.thehydro.us/team
"Blackwater / Open Blue" is a large format picture book of photographs taken by renowned Scott Gutsy Tuason from expeditions around the world. Featuring groundbreaking work in the area of Blackwater macro photography, side by side with epic open water pelagic photography of whales, sharks and more.
Photography: Scott Gutsy Tuason
Book design & photo editor: Rick Miskiv
Blackwater and Open Blue has won the prestigious UPY2017 Underwater Photography Book of the Year award.
Photographs taken while in Maldives on expedition with The Hydrous. Conducting coral bleaching surveys and documenting the effects of the 2016 El Nino had on the reefs. In addition, Rick helped document Kathryn Berry's study of micro-plastics presence in the Maldives. Rick works as a photographer, designer and ambassador for The Hydrous team.
Photographs taken while on expedition in South Africa on the 2015 sardine run.
Project to document Google’s Ecology Program which strives to create resilient landscapes and restore native habitats in Silicon Valley.
June 2018
Hong Kong / Kuala Lumpur / Osaka / Bangkok / Manila
Photographs of the beauty of life in California.
Co-owner, web designer, & photographer for avant-garde women's fashion label, Farahbella ( now rebranded as Toit Voilant ). Started in Osaka, Japan in 2006 by Alnea Farahbella & Rick Miskiv, the brand was sold internationally and exhibited at fashion events such as Bread & Butter, Tokyo Rooms, and London Fashion Week.
Photographs: Rick Miskiv
Fashion Design: Alnea Farahbella
Empty Cache, MFA thesis installation at www.cca.edu – 2004
Artist: Rick Miskiv
Evidence, BFA at Arnheim Gallery, www.massart.edu – 1995
Artists: John Crowe / Rick Miskiv
