David and Lily are active on the speaker circuit and enjoy volunteering their time to share their knowledge and experience to groups and dive clubs on a broad range of topics including Underwater Photography, Underwater Video, Wreck Diving, Underwater Archeology, and Scuba Equipment. David and Lily are both contributing editors and photographers to Dive Training Magazine. David Prichard loves trav
eling the world and recording his underwater adventures with video and photography. Utilizing his journalism background in both the newspaper and international magazine industry, David has been able to document his undersea explorations in articles for such magazines as Dive Training, Wreck Diving, and Skin Diver, as well as a number of scuba-related newsletters. In addition to recreational diving, David enjoys the excitement of discovering the secrets of shipwrecks as a certified underwater archaeology diver with the Southwest Underwater Archaeology Society where he currently serves as an officer and board member. He can be found exploring caves (NSS-CDS) or occasionally working as a liveaboard boat Divemaster. David is a PADI IDC Staff Instructor, teaching beginners to Assistant Instructors and certifies over a dozen specialty courses including Underwater Photographer and Underwater Videographer. Lily Mak is a published underwater photographer and has been photographing the underwater environment for over twelve years. Lily strives to capture impressions of the richness, beauty, and diversity of life in the oceans in her underwater images. Her goal is to increase awareness and sustainability of our natural underwater heritage. Lily's images are a collection of her work from seas and oceans around the world. Her images have appeared in both national and international publications including Dive Training Magazine, Wreck Diving Magazine, Sports Diver, Skin Diver Magazine, and Boat International Magazine as well as corporate brochures, ads, and regional publications. Lily's work is also on display at the Dallas Aquarium at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas and in corporate office parks. One of Lily's images, a blue ring octopus, was featured in the Coral Reef Alliance calendar. Lily holds bachelor degrees in Physics and Engineering Science (electrical) as well as an M.B.A. Lily currently resides in Dallas, Texas and is a certified cave diver and PADI Assistant Instructor.
