Digital Aquarium is the creative dream of David Cowan. Born February 1954 in upstate New York, David never imagined how the underwater world would change his life. In the pristine waters of the Bahamas in 1991, he discovered scuba diving and the tranquil silence of the wondrous marine environment. From that moment, David knew he had to fashion a career for himself sharing and enjoying his diving experiences.

     Cowan's credentials as a diver and underwater photographer/videographer are impressive. David is widely recognized locally and in such distant places as Ireland, England, Austria and Turkey for his underwater still photography and special event underwater videography. In the course of his underwater imaging career David has logged nearly fifteen hundred hours underwater on location in the Bahamas, off the coast of Florida, the Virgin Islands, in the caves of North Florida, the coastal waters of North Carolina and in the Dutch West Indies. His extensive list of certifications and qualifications has made David a successful dive instructor on many levels. Through his business, Florida Dive Training, Inc., he provides scuba diving instruction for everything from entry level Open Water diving to Advanced Nitrox diving on both diver and instructor levels. In fact David teaches twenty-three different courses on both the diver and Instructor levels including technical breathing gas blending, Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. It was his desire to record and share his underwater experiences that drew Cowan into underwater photography and videography. David began filming and photographing not only his own diving adventures, but also creating custom films for clients that captured their own diving experiences. Quickly, he found himself drawn into the beauty of aquatic life on film.

     It was by chance that David showed one of his own edited aquatic videos to a friend. So entranced by the breathtaking beauty of the marine world that David's underwater video brought to vivid life, she asked him to make her a copy with a musical background that she could play on her television. There was something new to discover each time she watched, and the idea of having her own "digital aquarium" in the living room instead of a black TV screen appealed to her.

     The idea was catching. Everyone who saw the underwater footage wanted a copy of their own! Now David Cowan has expanded his business ventures in scuba diving to include his Digital Aquarium concept on a large scale. David lives and works in Jupiter, FL where he enjoys immediate access to the warm, beautiful waters of Palm Beach County. Through the revealing lens of his high tech underwater camera, the Florida Atlantic comes to life on screen. Continuously exploring new possibilities and options for Digital Aquarium, David is committed to bringing his concept of relaxing aquatic video into the future with new undersea footage, music, and themes.

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