David Doubilet was born in 1946 and began diving at age 8, spending 13 years photographing the coast of New Jersey. He had his first photo published by National Geographic in 1972 and has since authored over 50 ocean life and underwater landscape articles. In 2003, over 15,000 people visited an exhibition of Doubilet's underwater photography in Lisbon, Portugal, which contained over 100 photos and told the story from a 2002 National Geographic article. Doubilet has received awards including the Italian Underwater Sara Prize for his photography.