René Weterings (b. 1978) is an enthusiastic underwater photographer. He is married to Cindy, is father to Isis and Rowan and lives in Geertruidenberg. His passions are family, diving, snorkelling, photography and writing stories about his experiences in the water. He regularly writes (online) articles for DuikeninBeeld and Onderwatersport magazine, among others. In addition, René likes to share his photos and knowledge with others, online or through presentations he gives at clubs and associations. In this way, he enthuses underwater photographers, while at the same time helping them to improve themselves.

Together with his wife Cindy, he started diving in September 2005 during a holiday on the Canary island of Lanzarote. He quickly got the hang of it and took a compact camera with him on subsequent dive trips. Underwater photography became an increasingly important part of his diving, and his camera sets grew with him. In 2012, René started with his first Micro Four Thirds system camera from Olympus and still photographs with that system today. Meanwhile, that is the Olympus OM-D E-M1 mark III in a Nauticam underwater housing with 2 Sea&Sea YS-D3 DUO flash units with the dome diffusers and snoots.

Since 2013, René has participated in the Open Dutch Underwater Photography Championships and with some regularity in the Open Belgian Championships. In 2015, René was crowned Open Belgian Underwater Photography Champion in the Masters. In 2018, he became Dutch Underwater Photography Champion in the Masters for the first time. In 2019, René participated in the World Underwater Photography Championship in Tenerife and won a silver medal in the wide-angle category. In 2022, he won gold and in 2023, he won silver at the Green Camera in the 'abstract' category. Meanwhile, he can proudly look back on 5 consecutive Dutch Underwater Photography Champion titles, the last one won in 2022 with the Sea&Sea YS-D3II strobes.