Guy Harvey’s Underwater World

Author Biography

Guy Harvey is a unique blend of artist, angler, diver, scientist, conservationist, and explorer. He grew up in Jamaica, a 10th generation Jamaican of English heritage, and at an early age developed a love for the ocean. He earned a degree in marine biology at Aberdeen University in Scotland and a doctorate in Fisheries Biology from the University of the West Indies. An avid SCUBA diver for over fifty years and a skilled underwater photographer, Guy pioneered a technique for diving with and photographing free-swimming billfish. He has been inducted into the Fishing, Swimming, and SCUBA Diving Halls of Fame. A self-taught artist, his work, including his large-scale murals, is exhibited in major galleries, universities, airports, cruise lines and Sea Worlds and his iconic t- shirts are worn throughout the world. Guy is a trustee of the IGFA and his conservation work and scientific research are furthered through the institute and foundations, scholarship and center that bear his name. He is a signature member of the Society of Animal Artists and the Artists for Conservation and an award-winner of the Academy of Underwater Arts & Sciences. When not traveling, he lives in the Cayman Islands.