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Hi - and Welcome!

My name is Ed Papp, or more commonly known in Key West as the Mermaid Hunter. Right now, Mermaid Hunter Films is Me! So, here are some highlights from my resume:

*Fine Art scholarship to St. Benedict's College, Atchison, KS
*Art Director for Multi-National Corporation
*Professional Commercial Photographer in NYC
*Award Winning Photojournalist
*Co-owner, Destin Log Newspaper, Destin, FL
*Co-owner, Papp & Williams Advertising Agency, Yardley, PA
*Owner, Affordable Models, Yardley, PA
*Author and Publisher- "Diving in Northwest Florida"

*Viet Nam era Veteran, USAF

*My first Computer was an IBM model with a Hard Drive of 175 Megabytes; Speed of 25 Megahertz and had a whopping 4 Megabytes of Ram! My first installed program was something new on the market called Photoshop!

*Creator of Mermaid Hunter, an on-line, sci-fi, soap opera. The Mermaid Hunter project has already caught the eye of Hollywood and generated a legitimate offer to be turned into a feature film... I refused. And, another offer to be turned into a Comic Book character. That too, I rejected. All in good time.

*My first visit to Key West was in 1965... After reading an article in National Geographic about Key West, I just knew I had to BE there. So, soon after reading that article my mom found a note on my bed pillow saying "don't worry, I'll be Ok". I hitchhiked from Princeton, New Jersey to Key West and lost my innocence here. I've been returning ever since. The last time was 10 years ago... and I haven't left the rock since!

Mermaid Hunter Films - Is For Hire!

Underwater Diving Equipment and Locations
* A waterfront Studio with overnight accommodations for talent if needed.
* A wardrobe room filled with Island Classic fashions and Period costumes needed for Mermaid Hunter... complete with props.
* A custom made water tank for training purposes... complete with 3 huge underwater windows.
* A custom made, heated tropical lagoon for filming/photography location shooting.
* A 20' custom pontoon boat.
* Enough SCUBA gear to completely outfit 10 divers at one time.
* Underwater Scooters.
* A 4 person Hookah rig.
* A shallow, custom built saltwater reef "Chicken Bone Reef" for training and on-location shooting.

Filming and Photography Equipment -
I'm a firm believer in SONY products so everything I own is SONY
* 3 High-Def camcorders - HDR-HC7 model
* A 3-chip Broadcast quality Handy-cam camcorder - VX2100 model
* 3 mini-dv camcorders - PCV330 models
* 2 Light & Motion UW Housings and One Sony Sports Pack UW housing for shallow water
* Cyber-Shot digital Camera -F828 model
* Cyber-Shot digital Camera with underwater housing - DSC-T1 model
* Sound recording Stuff
* 42" Sony Hi-Def TV Monitor
*SteadyCam for smooth, non-jittery filming while in motion

Computers
* 3 Desktop Multi-media "Beasts"
* 1 laptop
* The latest software programs
* Epson Stylus Photo R2400 Fine Art Printer, scanners.... all the stuff needed to produce hi-end DVD and Artwork

What I am doing in 2008

The summer of 2008 will be spent creating a small line of mermaid merchandise for my new company, Mermaid Hunter Trading Company. The line will include: day and night perfumes; a small selection of organic, nautical jewelry 'made by mermaids for mermaids'; a mermaid calendar; a mermaid cookbook; a selection of postcards; a selection of fine art prints; and a multi-media 'diving map/DVD' that will showcase all the great shallow swimming and snorkeling sites I have discovered ... right off the beaches of Key West.
When completed I plan on setting up a mobile cart/store and selling my merchandise to tourists... either at the famous Sunset Celebration or on a street corner off Duval St.... as well as selling stuff on the Internet, of course.
That's the plan...

My Ultimate Dream Goal
An Annual Key West Mermaid Festival... Link
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Me Again...

Before Surrendering to the Sirens Call I was a
Commercial Photographer in the Northeast

For more recent work I have on-line portfolios at the following links:

http://www.onemodelplace.com/member.cfm?P_ID=3741

http://modelcoast.com/?op=member&id=1423

http://modelmayhem.com/member.php?id=44161

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