Who’s behind it?
The origin of the name ae’kai is Hawaiian and means «the place where the land meets the sea». Fitting its name, this website contains pictures taken on land and underwater from all around the globe. The strong bond of the photographer to Hawai’i has made the choice of name very easy, especially since it fits so well.
The Photographer
Angela “Angie” Loetscher is a passionate sports diver and photographer. In 2004 Angie passed her PADI OWD in Zurich’s lakes and immediately built up experience in the lakes of Switzerland, Germany and Austria. After her first photographic steps with a little compact camera, she switched to an Olympus E-520 SLR in 2009.
Since 2013 she has been photographing with an Olympus OM-D named “Baby”, not just on land, but underwater, too. Angie aims to bring the amazing underwater world a little closer to non-divers in order to underline why it deserves protection, and to capture compositions of light and color that show nature’s beauty.
On land, Angie works in strategic marketing and innovation in Zurich where she puts her experiences collected while diving to good use when interacting with people, especially in regards to non-verbal communication. She writes articles, travel experiences and photo reports for the online diving magazine Globediver and for the Swiss Underwater Sports Association member’s magazine Nereus.
Equipment
- Olympus OM-D EM-1
- Lenses: 12-40 mm, 8 mm Fisheye, 300 mm Tele, 60 mm Macro
- Nauticam UW-Housing with Nauticam Ports
- Inon D-2000 UW-Strobes, Light & Motion Sola 2000, Light & Motion Sola 2500, Weeline Fisheye
Other Activities
- Freelance Photographer (Product photography, Weddings, etc.)
- Photo Trainings for Beginners
- Specialty Courses (HDR, Infrared, Light, Landscape, Macro- and Animal Photography)
- Reporter for Globediver and Nereus (Member magazine of SUSV/Swiss Underwater Sports Association)
Publikationen & Artikel
- Several articles and pictures for Globediver
- Several articles and pictures for Nereus
- Several pictures for Yahoo – The Weather Project
- Photo story on underwater animals for the employees magazine “Connect”
- Photos in the Book «Sulawesi – On the Road & Inside Indonesia»
- Book «Diving the Celebes Sea – The Little Critter Guide»
- Photos for exhibition/booth advertising for the company SIX Group on the topic of “phishing”
- Shooting of hairdresser utensils for Swisshairprofi
- Photos for exhibition/booth, Social Media, Homepage und Newsletters for Celebes Divers
- Photos of underwater critter from different regions of the world for Dive Sticker
- Diverse ShootinSeveral photo shootings for Zürcher Kantonalbank (spices, golf events, art events, wine events, employees)gs für die Zürcher Kantonalbank (Gewürze, Golf Events, Kunst Events, Weinanlässe, Mitarbeiter)
- Course creation and teaching of various critter workshops in Indonesia (about strange animals and how to find them)
