Kees Beemster Leverenz

My favorite thing about diving is sharing what I see underwater with others. Sometimes that means taking pictures, but my favorite way to share is to teach people the skills they need to come with me. Being a Global Underwater Explorers instructor allows me the regular opportunity to help divers improve. I love teaching GUE Fundamentals in particular because I’m consistently impressed with how much people can improve with just a few days of focused effort. For me, there’s nothing more rewarding than helping someone become a more confident, capable, and safe diver.

Professional

• Incident Communications and Coordination for Microsoft Office 365

Education

• University of Washington, B.S. Earth and Space Sciences (Geology), 2012

Diving Qualifications

• GUE Instructor
• GUE Tech 3
• GUE Cave 2, Cave DPV, and Cave CCR
• GUE CCR 2

Diving Experience

• 1,800+ dives with hundreds of technical, cave, CCR, and DPV dives.

Community Involvement

• Mars Makalös Exploration Project (Sweden) 2018 and 2019
• Project Recover Expedition (Portugal, Croatia, and Italy) 2019
• Red Sea Exploration Project (Egypt) 2019 and 2020
• M/S Estonia Photogrammetry (Baltic Sea) 2022
• Battle of the Convoys (Italy) 2022
• Bikini Atoll Expedition 2023

Special interests

• Underwater photography, videography, and photogrammetry

Publications

• Coauthor of GUE Photogrammetry Diver
• Contributing author for GUE Navigation Primer
• Contributing editor for GUE Technical Diver 1 and Technical Diver 2 materials
• Quest volume 18.1 - An Introduction to Underwater Photogrammetry
• Quest volume 18.4 - Staying Warm in the Cold
• Quest volume 19.3 - Photogrammetry: Photography for Engineers
• Quest volume 20.1 - The PBM Mariner Project
• Quest volume 22.3 - If the Fins Fit, Wear 'Em!
• GUE InDepth Blog - Adventures in Picture Making - Photogrammetry and Lighting
• GUE InDepth Blog - The Life & Times of a West Coast Photogrammetrist: Could it be the Almirante Barroso?

Languages I teach classes in

• English

See Kees’s GUE profile here.

Seattle, Washington, United States

(206) 331-0526
Kees@GUE.com
www.keesbl.com
www.sketchfab.com/kees.bl