ANDREW
ESPARZA
Sea Frolicker · Shark Safety Diver · PADI MSDT · Wildlife Photographer
TWENTY YEARS
BENEATH THE SURFACE.
Andrew Esparza has built his life in the water — as a safety diver, PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, wildlife photographer, and expedition leader. He doesn't just work with the ocean. He thinks in its terms, reads its creatures, and brings others into that world.
As a kid, I wanted to dive with sharks for a living.
Andrew Esparza
Qualifications & Background
- Cert PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT)
- Role Safety Diver — Netflix "Shark Whisperer"
- Operator One Ocean Diving — North Shore, Oahu
- Tenure ~4 Years Shark Safety Diver — One Ocean Diving
- Education Studied Marine Biology — Humboldt State University
- Certified Thailand
- Taught Nicaragua
- Partners One Ocean Diving · Serpentine Expeditions
Recognition
Exposure One · People's Choice Award
2025Black & White International Awards · Gallery Winner
2025SIX YEARS
BEHIND THE LENS.
SEE THE WORK →
About six years behind the lens: field work with sharks, boats, and open water — the same eye that leads guests in the water shows up in the frames on the wall.
LED FROM THE WATER.
NOT THE DOCK.
Andrew leads small-group sea safaris and wildlife expeditions across Baja California, Indonesia, and Timor-Leste — from mobula migrations and blue whale encounters to rainforest herping in Sumatra. Every trip is built around genuine field access and the kind of encounters that only years of relationships can create.
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