Frank Aron was born in northern Germany in 1970 and began diving in 1986. His father had been diving since the 1960s, and they spent every summer holiday in the Mediterranean, which fueled his passion for scuba diving. After several years with a local diving club, he became involved in technical diving. Since 1998, he has been a certified full cave diver and full trimix diver. His first trip to the Mexican peninsula, where he obtained his full cave certification, gave him a particular affinity for overhead diving that has lasted to this day. He and his companions frequently travel to France for cave diving, with dive sites like Resse and Saint George motivating them to use rebreathers for deeper penetrations (AP Inspiration and T-Reb).

In his home region, there are very few natural lakes, and those that exist often have poor visibility for diving. Quarries such as Kreidesee Hemmoor and See Im Berg in Messinghausen have been well-known since the 1990s and guarantee good conditions. After discovering several flooded remnants of the mining area in Germany that were accessible, they decided to focus on these sites as well. Frank began taking underwater photos in the 1990s with a small system camera. The fantastic visibility and impressive wall structures in the “See Im Berg” in Messinghausen inspired him to intensify his photography efforts in 2016. Sunlight beams and long shadows can create spectacular impressions underwater, leading him to keep this aspect in focus. With the help of his sister, a trained photographer, he improved his skills. He also intensified his photography in local slate mines, using strong video lights to create light and shadow effects even in overhead conditions.

German lakes are not known for their good underwater visibility while diving in man-made places like quarries and mines reveals a different picture. His mission is to showcase these spectacular underwater environments. The remnants of human labor found there serve as a testimony for the difficult conditions under which people worked here for years.

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