Adriaan Van Huissteden spent his early teen years living in South Africa on a Game Farm breading endangered species. Moving to Australia at age 12 in 1987 and spending time on mainland Australia, he eventually moved to Tasmania aged 14.   He has been involved in nature photography and landscapes since 1996, and more recently in 2006, turned to underwater photography as well. He dives all around Australia, including diving with the endangered Grey Nurse Sharks in NSW and Giant groupers in QLD and as far a feild as Borneo. In underwater photography, he captures what some people will never see. It can be challenging at times, but it is always very rewarding. He has undertaken many different under water surveys, and also done species counts of the rare and endangered Handfish. He has also developed tools to aid in these surveys, such as an underwater GPS units, for location and marking areas and species of interest.   Some of his best nature photography includes the Elephants in Bali, the Oragatangs in the Borneo Jungle, to the rescued and hand raised wild life at Bonorong Sanctuary in Tasmania, Australia.  

In 2009 Adriaan was awarded the Barry Davies Memorial Shield from the Tasmanian Scuba Diving club for contributions to the conservation and study of the underwater environment.   Adriaan as a very active diver, also accepted the role of Club President for a term.

He supports many causes, including the below:

BookEnd trust's aim to offer opportunities for education scholarships where they may not normally be available, and in doing so, boost environmental awareness.

Redmap invites the Tasmanian community to spot, log and map marine species that are uncommon in Tasmania, building a map of species migration, demonstrating the effects climate change and ocean warming.

Bonorong Sactuary  is a sanctuary specialising in the care and rehabilitation of orphaned and injured wildlife as well as the education of the General public and Children of all ages.

Adriaan currently lives in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Adriaan's father, Adriaan Snr, was also a recognised diver in South Africa and did many dives, including a spectacular recovery dive for artefacts in the Echo Caves System, one of the largest caves system in Africa, so large and long that it has not been fully mapped yet, and may never be.

More information on Echo Caves can be found here.