Bob Halstead
Bob Halstead has made significant contributions to the sport of scuba diving in a multitude of capacities photographer, author of eight diving books, early innovator in the development of dive tourism, pioneer in the dive liveaboard industry, diving instructor and educator, marinelife explorer and influential diving industry commentator. An ardent diver since 1968, Halstead has over 10,000 logged dives.
Halstead was born and raised in London, England. As a young boy he grew to love water sports, especially swimming and canoeing. By chance his chosen career in science and teaching placed him where that passion for water sports could fully blossom into a lifetime pursuit. By getting a post teaching in the Bahamas, Halstead was introduced to scuba diving. Progressing through a range of certifications with NAUI, he became a diving instructor there. Fortune again led him to a job in what is acknowledged as one of the greatest dive locations in the world Papua New Guinea . There he continued his diving avocation as a diving instructor. He met his future wife Dinah , as his student on a diving course he was teaching. They were married in 1976. Dinah went on to become the first New Guinean to become a full dive instructor and a noted underwater photographer in her own right. The couple left the teaching profession together to make a fulltime career in scuba diving.
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