Ike Brigham, founder of Ikelite, passes away
With great regret, we’d like to inform our community of the passing of Ike Brigham, founder of Ikelite Underwater Systems. Founded in the early 1960s, Ikelite had a huge influence on the birth of consumer underwater photography and continues to shape the underwater imaging market today.
In December of 2001, Ike joined Wetpixel as member #15—only 4 days after our forums were launched. During his time here, he posted 939 messages full of his notoriously self-deprecating, dry humor. Our staff and users came to love the “Addled Shopkeeper” (his self-appointed title), and as a representative of his company, Ike’s integrity was unparalleled. We shall miss him dearly. Continue reading for more thoughts about Ike Brigham.