Magazines - Founder

Michael AW is  the founder of Asian Geographic Magazine – he was the publisher from 1998 to 2005. He also acquired Scuba Diver Australasia in 2001 and successfully launched the title into South East Asia and become the official magazine for the PADI Diving Society in 2004. In 2007, Michael launch Ocean Geographic, the official journal for the Ocean Geographic Society.

 

Published Books - Principal Author

2020

Our Ocean Our Future - Palau

2019

Elysium Heart of the Coral Triangle

 

2014	Essential Digital Underwater Photography Masterclass
2013	ELYSIUM Shackleton Antarctic Visual Epic
2012	Indonesia’s Global Treasures
2011	Essential Guide to Coral Reef Fishes & Invertebrates
2009	Heart of the Ocean – Philippines: Palme d'Or International Prize for Best Book of the Year
2007	An Advanced Guide for Digital underwater photography
2006	Richest Reefs Indonesia Special edition - Accepted as official Gift of Republic
2006	Beneath North SulaweSea
2004	Sea Life of South East Asia - New Holland
2004	An Essential Guide for DIGITAL underwater photography - 2004, 2006 editions
2003	Underwater Jungles - Sarawak
2003	Richest Reefs Indonesia - Accepted as official Gift of State Indonesia
2003	Journey of Dreams Maldives
2002	Acropora - Staghorn Corals - Identification Awareness Guide - Dr. Carden Wallace / Michael AW
2002	Celebrate the Sea - Michael AW / Stephen Wong
2001	'Pohnpei - the heart of the Pacific." 1997 - 2nd ed 2001
2000	"24-hours Beneath a Rainbow Sea” - 2000 - Accepted as official Gift of Republic
2000	Tropical Reef Fishes - A Marine Awareness Guide
2000	In-depth Guide, Sea Life Festival Maldives
2000	A Day in the Life of the Great Barrier Reef
1999	ONEOCEAN Portraits - 1999
1997	"Tropical Reef Life - A marine awareness guide"  - 2nd Edition
1997	“Dreams from a Rainbow Sea – Maldives” - 1997 - Accepted as official Gift of Republic
1996	"Ningaloo Reef - Australia's Best Kept Secret."
1995	Layang Layang - Jewel in the Blue Wilderness"
1995	" The Great Barrier Reef"- A Pictorial Guide.
1995	"Tanah Air - Bio-diversity of Indonesia"
1995	'METAMORPHOSEA' 1995
1994	Tropical Reef Fishes- A marine awareness guide"
1993	"Beneath Bunaken" the first book of the sea for Indonesia - Gift of State Consulate General Office.
1989	"How to Shoot this Picture"- basic underwater photography training manual

 

 

Books - Major Contributing Author / photographer

• Dive Sites of the Indian Ocean - New Holland
• Reef Fishes of South East Asia - New Holland
• Diving Australia - Periplus
• Diving Great Barrier Reef Guide - Periplus
• Marine Life of South East Asia - Periplus
• Great Barrier Reef - Lonely Planet
• Encyclopedia of Indonesia - Marine Vol. EDM
• Encyclopedia of Malaysia - Marine Vol. EDM
• Faces of Fishing - Monterey Bay Aquarium Press
• The Enchanted Braid - Ohsa Davidson Gray
• Dive Atlas of the World - New Holland

 

Consultancy - Projects

• 1988 member, University of Singapore Coral Reef Survey Team, Singapore off shore islands
• 1988 member, Marine Park Survey, Pulau Tioman, Malayan Nature Society
• 1988 Diving Consultant, Project Battleship, NZ Forces Singapore
• 1989 Master Diver, Americ Marine, Phuket Marine Park Tourism Survey
• 1992 Project Leader, Marine Tourism Potential, Environmental Impact Survey for Indonesian Marine Tourism Federation. Sulawesi and Moluccas
• 1992/93 Chapter Leader- Reef Keeper Projects
• 1992 for the Indonesian Marine Tourism Federation and the Department of Tourism, Post and Telecommunication, led two coral reef survey expeditions to the Moluccas Islands and Manado, North Sulawesi.
• 1992 consult for 'The Serenade' Live-on board diving vessel.
• 1992 consultant for Murex Resort Manado
• 1993 International Consultant for the marine tourism for Maluku Tourism Board- Ambon Marine Festival.
• 1994 Expedition Leader and teacher for the Australian Museum Society' eco-tourism tours.
• 1995 Layang Layang Resort (Malaysia) - Diving management and recruitment consultant.
• 1995 consult for the 'Baruna Adventurer' Live-aboard vessel (Bali) Management and international marketing.
• 1996 Organizer and Co-ordinator for DEMA Asia 1996 - Ocean Futures Photographic Gallery Silent Auction
• 1996 Expedition organizer for David Doubilet of National Geographic to East Indonesia
• 1997 Derawan Sea Turtle Nest Adoption Project
• 1996 Derawan International Shoot Out Festival - Consultant
• 1997 Derawan International Shoot Out Festival - Consultant
• 1998 Consulting for Pohnpei Tourism Bureau , Micronesia
• 1998 Organiser OceanNEnvironment ‘s Mimpi SEA LIFE WEEK Bali
• 1999 Project Director and Producer – the “24-hour dive” project in the Maldives – management of live web broadcast and film documentary
• 2000 Consult for MSV Wind Cheeteh in the West Pacific
• 2000 Consult for MSV Flying Fish Maldives
• 2000 - organizer - Sea Life Festival Maldives
• 2002 - organiser - Outback Coast Sea Life Festival
• 2002 Celebrate the Sea –
• 2002 President of Jury Team - Video / Marmara Sea Festival - Turkey
• 2003 - Celebrate the Sea Malaysia
• 2004 - Celebrate the Sea - Malaysia
• 2005 - Celebrate the Sea - Singapore
• Consultant for MV Odyssea 1 – live-aboard in North Sulawesi
• 2006 – Celebrate the Sea – Singapore
• 2007 – Celebrate the Sea – Manila
• 2007 – explorer member – Inner Space Speciation Project – Celebes Sea, Philippines – a National Geographic, National Science Foundation and NOAA expedition
• 2008 - jury member Festival of Underwater Imagery – Oceanographic Centre – Valencia, Spain
• 2008 – Celebrate the Sea, Manila
• 2009 – Celebrate the Sea, Manila
• 2010 - Celebrate the Sea Manila
• 2011 - Celebrate the Sea, Manado, Indonesia

 

Published instructions, programs, courses

• NAUI Marine Awareness Program
• NAUI Deep / Wreck Diving
• Rescue Diving Techniques
• NAUI Creative Underwater Photography
• Underwater Videography
• Search and Salvage
• Cavern Diving
• Submarine Volcano Ecology Program
• Author -NAUI Marine Awareness Program
• Author -NAUI Marine Research Program
• Author -NAUI Deep / Wreck Diving Program
• Author -NAUI Ecology of Submarine Volcano Program
• Author- PATCH REEF AWARENESS program

 

	"Beginnings Goddesses, Sirens and Mermaids Todd Essick 2003 Consultant : Publisher & Concept. Foreword - Michael AW
	'A Fish in My Heart' Ron Steven 2006 Consultant : publisher & Designer : photo contributor Michael AW