Seth Casteel is an award-winning photographer along with Also the New York Times Best Selling Author of Underwater Dogs, Underwater Puppies, Underwater Babies and four children’s Novels. In February of 2012, Seth’s series of photos showcasing dogs diving into swimming pools became an online sensation overnight, reaching over 100 million individuals in less than 24 hours. Now with over half a million copies in print around the world, Underwater Dogs is one of the best-selling photography books of all-time. Seth has gone on to release a total of seven books and his eighth book, POUNCE, which was released October 18, 2016.
In 2007, Seth began committing to photograph homeless pets to help them find loving families. These improved, positive photographs showcased unique personalities, resulting in countless adoptions. As his volunteer job continued, he stumbled upon a new career in photography.
Seth has developed a career as a creature photographer, accepting commissions and industrial missions, collaborating with dozens of publishers and displaying his artwork in galleries across the world. His work was published in National Geographic Magazine, The New York Times Magazine and in countless different publications, calendars and newspapers. Seth has appeared on Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, The Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox and Friends, The Meredith Vieria Show, NPR Morning Edition, The Insider and Inside Edition. Seth collaborated with TD Ameritrade in Cape Town, South Africa in creating atelevision firm showcasing his work. He has traveled the world in pursuit of his passion, working with animals on five continents. Seth’s non-profit effort, One Picture Saves a Life, inspires, empowers and teaches animal ambassadors across the world to enhance the image of adoption and rescue through positive photography.
Coming to Video this January is a new reality series called FINDING FIDO, which Seth gets the privilege of hosting. The series is a great vehicle to promote rescue and adoption and showcase each of the great pets which are searching for loving families. It also gives advice for men and women who are interesting in adopting a dog but just are not sure which kind of puppy may be the best game for them.
Seth lives in Venice, CA. He enjoys 80’s music and is still a fan of the DeLorean automobile. He plans to one day go back in time, and change nothing. His rescue puppy, Baby Nala, is his very best pal. People often state that Seth and Nala have similar hairstyles.