Tobias Friedrich

Tobias is based in Wiesbaden Germany. Conveniently close to the Frankfurt Airport, a major hub for Germany. This facilitates his international travels for assignments around the globe. He first started taking pictures with a DSLR underwater in 2007. Since then his images have been published in prestigious scuba diving magazines and newspapers around the world. Several underwater photographic competitions have honoured his work. Resulting in over 50 awards with 30 1st places. He has been awarded “Underwater Photographer of the Year 2018” in the prestigious UPY London competition, where he sits in the jury since year 2022. In addition he is "German Photographer of the Year 2019" in the Worldshootout and "Ocean Adventure Photographer of the Year 2024". Tobias feels at home in all waters; ranging from sub zero to 30° Celsius, as long as there are captivating images to shoot, he is game.

• Over 50 1st places in underwater photography competitions with being awarded as the “Underwater Photographer of the Year” in 2018 where I’m in the panel of judges since 2022.