Jason Washington

Jason Washington is an Underwater diver and photographer.[1][2]

Jason Washington
NationalityAmerican & Cayman Islands
Known forUnderwater photography

Life & career

Jason Washington is a contributor to the Coral Reef Image Bank.[3] His underwater photography has been featured in National Geographic.[1]

2017 he was a International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame honoured.[4] He is a PADI Ambassadiver and IDC Staff Instructor.[5]

Washington created CULL, the so-called "Cayman United Lionfish League", a non-profit organization[6] that runs the local lionfish hunting tournaments held four times each year, with the aim of removing the lionfish that has negative effect on the coral reef and introducing it as a restaurant item.[7][2]

2018, Jason Washington launched a YouTube canal that showcases underwater photography.[7] He is the owner of Ambassador Divers, a guided scuba diving operation.[2][8][7] and a USA Alpha for the US division of Sea&Sea underwater Imaging Company.[9] He is a Lifestyle Ambassador for Yema watches.[10]

Washington is a dual citizen of the United States and the Cayman Islands.[4]

References
  1. "Feeding Frenzy Image | National Geographic Your Shot Photo of the Day". Photography. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  2. Och, Andy (2015-03-24). "Grand Cayman is the lionfish hunting capital of the world". Fox News. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  3. "Featured Photographers". Coral Reef Image Bank. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  4. Staff (2017-09-22). "Two local divers to get hall of Fame honor". Cayman Compass. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  5. "Jason Washington | PADI AmbassaDivers". PADI. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  6. webster (2018-04-27). "Non-Profit Organisations List". Cayman Islands General Registry | An official website of the Cayman Islands Government. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  7. "JASON WASHINGTON". blog.cressi.com. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  8. "Grand Cayman Diving | Ambassador Divers | Cayman Islands". Ambassador Divers. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  9. "SEA&SEA Alpha - Brook Peterson". www.seaandsea.com. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  10. eu.yema.com. "The TimeofHeroes family is growing". eu.yema.com. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
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