Rick Miskiv is a photographer, designer, and VR filmmaker with a background in fine arts and tech who works with various organizations to help them communicate their work to a broader audience. He has collaborated with Oceans 360, The Hydrous, Asner Lab, Parley for the Oceans, The Ocean Agency, Friends of Ocean Action and MarAlliance on projects related to ocean education, conservation and research. He has also has lived overseas in Japan and Malaysia where he worked as a design lecturer while studying Aikido, Shodo, and Japanese, then later moved to Thailand and Palau to work in the dive industry as a dive master and instructor.

Past projects include working with Asner Labs / Carnegie Institution for Science on an expedition to document a coral survey of the WW2 wrecks of Bikini Atoll in 3D 180VR in collaboration with Oceans 360. As one of the featured photographers of The Ocean Agency’s Coral Reef Image Bank, he has contributed photographs for use in ocean conservation efforts. Parley for the Oceans has featured his work in The Beam print magazine and online: French Polynesia | Baja. Rick was also a co-producer, director of underwater photography and VR cameraman for the The Hydrous VR Immerse Ocean Documentary which premiered at the 2019 International Ocean Film Festival and featured on NatGeo. In addition to photography and filmmaking, Rick founded his own ocean gear brand, 22 Degrees while living and working in Palau. In 2021, Rick joined One Blue Ocean as a member of the creative team and storyteller member of Ocean Culture Life.