Accomplishments/Awards — Michael Eversmier

Accomplishments:

1982 - NASDS Scuba Instructor

1990 - Opened Aqua Ventures , Inc.

1992 - NACD Full Cave Diver

1994 - SSI Instructor Trainer

2002 - SSI Platinum Pro 5000 Instructor

2008 - SSI Platinum Pro 5000 Diver

2019 - ACA Canoe Instructor

2019 - Maryland Master Naturalist

2020 - Ikelite Photo Ambassador

2022 - DivePhotoGuide - Photographer of the Week

DivePhotoGuide - Photographer of the Week

Link: https://www.divephotoguide.com/underwater-photography-special-features/article/underwater-photographer-week-michael-eversmier

Toadfish (Opsanus tau) on oyster reef in the Chesapeake Bay

School of juvenile Atlantic spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber) on an artificial reef in the Chesapeake Bay

Blue ridge sculpin (Cottus caeruleomentum), Gunpowder Falls, Maryland

Summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus), Ocean City, Maryland

Atlantic rock crab (Cancer irroratus), Cape Ann, Massachusetts

Freediving with blue sharks (Prionace glauca) off Rhode Island

Yellowfin grouper (Mycteroperca venenosa), Exuma Islands, The Bahamas

Wreck of the freighter, Comberbach, Long Island, The Bahamas

Flamingo tongue snail (Cyphoma gibbosum), The Bahamas

Spotted jellies (Mastigias papua) found in lagoons around Palau

Bird’s-eye view of the reef, Dumaguete, Philippines

Anemonefish (Amphiprion barberi) in bubble-tip anemone, Taveuni, Fiji

Kuni’s nudibranch (Goniobranchus kuniei), Taveuni, Fiji

American Lobster (Homarus americanus), Cape Ann, Massachusetts

Common grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio) on redbeard sponge (Microciona prolifera), Chesapeake Bay

Mushroom cap jellyfish (Rhopilema verrilli), Chesapeake Bay

Black sea bass (Centropristis striata) using reef balls as habitat at Cook Point Reef Oyster Sanctuary in the Chesapeake Bay

A biologist inspects oysters on the reef in the Chesapeake Bay: A good representation of what diving here is like—murky with between two and five feet visibility

For more of Michael’s wonderful images, visit his website, www.michaeleversmier.com, and check out his Facebook page to keep track of his exploits.

Photography Awards

2013 - NOAA Ocean Exploration 2020 photography contest

1st Place - Explorers category - Wall Dive in Exumas

1st Place - Navigation and Technology category - Chesapeake Bay Buoy on Dominion Reef

2002 - Beneath The Sea photography contest

2nd Place - Cold Water category - Three of a Kind, Summer Flounder

3rd Place - Cold Water category - Intimate Interlude, Mating Rock Crabs