Author Archives: Doug Elsey

Doug Elsey is a Canadian documentary photographer specializing in expedition and adventure photography. His images have appeared in National Geographic and Popular Science and he has been on assignment with NATO Special Forces, the Canadian Department of National Defence, the Norwegian Naval EOD Commando, the Icelandic Coast Guard EOD and United States Navy Experimental Diving units. Elsey has documented numerous military deep diving MCM and surface EOD exercises from the high arctic to the tropics and has participated on five civilian expeditions sponsored by National Geographic.

2020 EOD MCM Calendar Available

December 31, 2019 by Doug Elsey | 0 Comments

Once more I salute the hard working men and woman of our MCM (Mine Counter Measures) and EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Teams of all Nations. These dedicated individuals and teams work tirelessly at their job. […]

2020 Octopus Dive School Printable Calendar AVAILABLE

December 30, 2019 by Doug Elsey | 0 Comments

What a year this has been! Octopus Dive School in Roatan Honduras has now moved to a permanent facility in Gibson Bight (Sandy Bay Area). With a bigger facility including classroom, showers, etc – it […]

2019 OCTOPUS DIVE SCHOOL CALENDAR AVAILABLE

January 1, 2019 by Doug Elsey | 0 Comments

The 2019 Octopus Dive School Printable Calendar is now available for download. Shot in Roatan, Honduras – it highlights the underwater world of Roatan’s fabulous reefs diving with the fantastic divemasters of the Octopus Dive […]

2019 EOD/MCM PRINTABLE CALENDAR AVAILABLE

December 28, 2018 by Doug Elsey | 1 Comment

The 2019 EOD/MCM Printable Calendar is available for download. The images are of the MCM/EOD teams that I have been fortunate enough to document on assignment over the years for various military exercises world-wide. I […]

2018 FULL PHOTO EOD MCM CALENDAR – DIFFERENT

December 22, 2017 by Doug Elsey | 0 Comments

(This is a different version from the standard calendar that is useful for entering dates, etc.) On this version, I changed the on the MCM EOD calander to have emphasis more on the photograph than […]

2018 Octopus Dive School Calendar Available

December 22, 2017 by Doug Elsey | 2 Comments

The 2018 Octopus Dive School calendar is up and available for printing. These are the shots taken for Octopus Dive School operating out of Roatan Honduras. Most of the shots are mine but there are […]

2018 MCM / EOD Printable Calendar Available NOW

December 22, 2017 by Doug Elsey | 0 Comments

The 2018 MCM (Mine Counter Measures) / EOD (Explosive Ordinance) Calendar is available now! These are a collection of some of the images of the brave IEDD / MCM operators from various countries I have […]

Shooting the Deep Blue – Diving Roatan Honduras

March 2, 2017 by Doug Elsey | 1 Comment

One of my most favorite assignments is the month I’ve just spent shooting the underwater images for an annual calendar put out by Octopus Dive School in Roatan Honduras. The school is nestled along the […]

2017 MCM / EOD PRINTABLE CALENDAR AVAILABLE

December 29, 2016 by Doug Elsey | 0 Comments

Well, it is that time of the year again when all the images (or a lot of them) I have shot settle down for the year and I get to go through some of the […]

Octopus Dive School Yearly Calendar 2017 Available

December 16, 2016 by Doug Elsey | 0 Comments

Over the last couple of years I have had the opportunity to do some more pleasurable recreational diving and photography in Roatan Honduras with the wonderful bunch at Octopus Dive School – a small, very […]