The June 2012 Issue of Scuba Diving magazine features Brandi’s photography in an article on night diving.

“9 Night Dives Worth Skipping Happy Hour For”

“Night diving with crabs and lobsters can be fun, but diving after the sun sets is even better with a marine-life experience that doesn’t make you think twice about skipping happy hour – think pack-hunting sharks, black-water pelagic encounters, acrobatic mantas and more. While you might love kicking back with a cold beer or a stiff rum punch to watch the sun sink into the ocean, it’s worth dragging on your clammy wetsuit and diving into the dark for these nine fantastic night dives.”

“Specially designed UV lights and lens filters allow divers to see underwater fluorescence in spots like Bonaire.”

See the June 2012 Issue at Newsstands and via Mobile App: http://www.scubadiving.com/

Model-turned-underwater photographer Brandi E. Irwin dives deep.

Like many models before her, Brandi E. Irwin is better known by her nickname. Except her alias has nothing to do with body or her face, she’s the Girl with Gills. That’s because Brandi is a pioneer of underwater photography, logging countless dives to the ocean floor to document rare marine life and coral reefs. “I started diving when I was 17″ , explains Irwin, who calls New York home when she’s on dry land. “So when I got into modeling I really wanted to try shooting an underwater fashion story. I ended up working with aquariums instead!”

But it was during a night dive in the Dutch Caribbean that Brandi tapped into an essentially unexplored medium: florescence. “Certain animals glow in the dark when you shine a UV light on them.” Brandi says, “No one really knows why. I was the first photographer to ever bring photos of these glow-ion-the-dark sea creatures to the surface.” Brandi’s pitch-black deep-water dives often yield once in a lifetime photo opportunities, since the animals she shoots are easily scared away. “I can only come out with what the ocean gives me,” she explains, “All I can do is swim down and keep an open mind.”

See the April/May Issue Online: http://foammagazine.com/articles/1152-foam-digital-editions

Ocean’s wonders surface through photographer’s lens

An Oklahoma photographer is bringing the fluorescent wonders of the underwater world from the ocean floor to the Oklahoma Aquarium.

Brandi E. Irwin, a native of Shawnee, and Liquid Film Photography opened an exhibition entitled “Something Special Underwater” at a reception Nov. 8.

The exhibit, which runs through Nov. 28 and is included with general admission tickets, has turned the aquarium into a gallery featuring 55 photos of fluorescent sea creatures such as anemones, corals, fish and more.

Read more from this Jenks Journal article at:

http://jenksjournal.com/news/ocean-s-wonders-surface-through-photographer-s-lens/article_7f26b558-1243-11e1-8c21-001cc4c002e0.html

Oklahoma photographer brings underwater exhibit to aquarium

A photographer who captures rare photos of underwater glow-in-the-dark creatures has brought her collection to her home state.

Oklahoma native Brandi Irwin’s photo collection of florescent marine creatures will be on display at the Oklahoma Aquarium, 300 Aquarium Drive in Jenks, through December.

Irwin heard about fluorescing creatures while studying with a photography instructor in the Dutch Caribbean.

Irwin, who lives in New York and had been working in underwater fashion photography, became intrigued by the prospect of photographing fluorescent creatures because of the challenge it posed.

Read more from this Tulsa World article at:

http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=272&articleid=20111115_44_D3_CUTLIN258666