Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY2019) – Wrecks winner
Underwater Photographer of the Year 2019 - Wrecks winner
Credit name: René B. Andersen/UPY 2019
Nationality: Denmark
Image caption: Big Guns
Country taken: Ireland
Location: Malin Head
Camera make: NikonD7000
Lens:...
Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY2019) – Macro runner up
UPY2019 - macro runner up
Credit name: Flavio Vailati/UPY 2019
Nationality: Italy
Image caption: Inside the eggs
Country taken: Philippines
Location: Anilao
Camera make: ReflexNikon D500
Lens: Nikon 105 micro and...
Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY2019) – macro winner
UPY2019 - macro winner
Credit name: Fabio Iardino/UPY 2019
Nationality: Italy
Image caption: Fast cuttlefish
Country taken: Italy
Location: Trieste Gulf
Camera make: ReflexNikon D850
Lens: Micro Nikkor AFS 60mm
ISO: 160
Aperture:...
Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY2019) – wide-angle runner-up
UPY2019 - wide-angle runner-up
Credit name: Jessica Farrer/UPY 2019
Nationality: United States
Image caption: Curious Crabeater
Country taken: Antarctica
Location: Pleneau Bay, Antarctic Peninsula
Camera make: Canon EOS 5d Mark...
Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY2019) – wide-angle winner
UPY2019 - wide-angle winner
Credit name: François Baelen/UPY 2018
Nationality: Reunion
Image caption: Gentle Giants
Country taken: Reunion Island
Location: Saint-Gilles
Camera make: Sony A7III
Lens: Sony-Zeiss 16-35 mm
ISO: 400
Aperture: F9
Shutter:...
Underwater Photographer of the Week: April Bencze
What came first - diving or photography?
Diving came before photography for me. In fact, diving is purely to blame for my photography habit.
How did...
Are you ready to embark on – Dive Odyssey?
After many months of waiting, the ethereal ten-minute short film Dive Odyssey, which was shot in the Ojamo mine in Finland and seamlessly blends...
Underwater Photographer of the Week: Wade and Robyn Hughes
How did you get started in underwater photography?
Wade was taking his first (sometimes homemade) underwater housings into the sea in the late 1960s...
THE SCARLET VIEW: Underwater footage from the Panasonic AU-EVA1
Award-winning underwater videographer David Diley is our resident video pro, and we are showcasing his YouTube Channel The Scarlet View. In episode three, David...
Underwater Photographer of the Week: Ali Postma
How did you get started in underwater photography?
I first got started in underwater photography when my husband and I began our dive adventures in...
THE SCARLET VIEW: Review of the Paralenz Dive Camera, part one
Award-winning film-maker David Diley has joined the Scuba Diver team as a videography expert, and we will be showcasing his YouTube Channel, The Scarlet View,...
Photographer of the Week: Marco Gargiulo
How did you get started in underwater photography?
I started to shoot underwater pictures during 1979 when I was eleven years old using the Nikonos...
THE SCARLET VIEW: Hiring a colourist, or doing it yourself
Award-winning film-maker David Diley has joined the Scuba Diver team as a videography expert, and will be doing reviews of equipment, offering hints and...
Underwater Photographer of the Week: Alex Mustard
How did you get started in underwater photography?
I took my first photos underwater in the sea when I was a kid. They weren’t very...
Dominica launches new Rediscover Dominica dive video
Discover Dominica Authority launched a new dive video during the Long Beach Scuba Show in Southern California, held on 23-24 June. The video was...
Underwater Photographer Davide Lopresti
Davide Lopresti
How did you get started in underwater photography?
Contrary to what often happens, I became at first a diver and then I approached underwater...
Underwater Photographer of the Week: Matt Curnock
How did you get started in underwater photography?
In the year 2000, before starting my PhD, I was a research assistant studying dwarf minke whales...
Underwater Photographer of the Week: Tobias Friedrich
How did you get started in underwater photography?
As probably everybody did, I started with a small compact camera and small strobes. After a while...
Underwater Photographer: Shane Gross from the Bahamas
How did you get started in underwater photography?
With a disposable point and shoot. I was backpacking around Australia for a year with some friends...
Underwater Photography in Iceland with Byron Conroy
How did you get started in underwater photography?
I have always had a keen interest in the marine world, and used to keep tropical fish...
Paralenz – Built for a purpose
We're launching a brand new video section for 2018 in association with Paralenz and we're looking for some audience submitted content. It doesn't matter...
Paralenz World Compilation 1
A selection of A-tester footage from the 1st batch of A-tester cameras!
Got a video you want to share? Submit your entry here.
Our video wall...
Paralenz World Compilation 2
Another compilation made from the footage of Paralenz users world-wide. Edited by Thomas Brender, Thank you to all who contributed! Paralenz would be nowhere...
Paralenz World Compilation 3
Thanks to A-testers Ian Herbert, Andy Harris, Timo Dersch, Chase Johnson and his son!!
Got a video you want to share? Submit your entry here.
Our...
Compilation of the best Paralenz videos
Paralenz World Compilation 4
Got a video you want to share? Submit your entry here.
Our video wall is sponsored by Paralenz, and each week we’ll...
New Underwater Photography Course From RAID
Budding underwater photographers are now being offered a new course following a new partnership between RAID and Blue Duck Photography.
The underwater photography course...
REVIEW – Chase Johnson Paralenz Dive Camera
Paralenz action camera is reviewed by Chase Johnson.
Got a video you want to share? Submit your entry here.
Our video wall is sponsored by Paralenz,...
Freedive – Chase Johnson
This is a video uploaded to see the effects of the Paralenz DCC(TM) - Depth Controlled Colour Correction. Thanks to our A-tester Chase Johnson...
Sharks in Bahamas with the Paralenz Dive Camera
Sharks in the Bahamas with the Paralenz Dive Camera
Got a video you want to share? Submit your entry here.
Our video wall is sponsored by...
Night Diving with Paralenz
A night dive from Fosnstraumen in Norway with Simen Wilberg
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Our video wall is sponsored...
Colour correction without a filter?
Recordings made underwater are tinted green or blue unless you use a colour filter. Colour filters must manually be put in front of the...
Tougher than most!
Ever wondered how tough your action camera actually is?
Got a video you want to share? Submit your entry here.
Our video wall is sponsored by...
Underwater photography modelling workshop with Stuart Philpott
Scuba Diver contributor Stuart Philpott has teamed up with Pharaoh Dive Club in the Egyptian Red Sea to craft a unique underwater photography modelling...
FIFISH P3: New Underwater Drone In Crowdfunding Campaign
A new underwater drone designed to capture video and still images is under development.
The FIFISH P3 underwater drone was recently launched by Qysea...
Duxy joins Emperor Divers with new 2018 Red Sea trips
Emperor Divers has teamed up with Paul ‘Duxy’ Duxfield for 2018 to bring some relaxing trips suited to divers who like flexibility and, of...
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY: Mario Vitalini – evolution of a shark photo
Diving with sharks is undeniably thrilling. I’ve seen many a photographer exhilarated by the presence of sharks in the water, but desperately disappointed with...
Sea Turtle Image Wins Under the Sea Category in Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
The winners of this year’s Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards have been announced, with a funny shot of a sea turtle slapping a passing fish...
NUPG September Splash-In results – the winning shots
The freshwater quarry at Capernwray, Lancashire, was the venue for the 2017 NUPG Splash-In, and on the day we welcomed the 11 people who...
Final call: NUPG Newcomer Splash-In
NUPG are holding a special Splash-In event for newcomers to underwater photography on Saturday 23 September at Capernwray in Lancashire. From the picture you...
Celebrate the Sea Festival launching in North Sulawesi in 2018
Celebrate the Sea Festival is heading to Manado, North Sulawesi, from 31 March to 4 April 2018, and its mission is to use the...
WHAT'S NEW: BECAM Deep Housing (SRP: £295)
Designed to work with the BECAM Action Camera – and also, handily, the GoPro4 - this is a deep dive camera housing that is...
Face-to-Face: Up Close to Mother Nature by Al Hornsby
Scuba Diver’s southeast Asia specialist and regular contributor Al Hornsby has been on the promotion trail for his new book, Face to Face: Up...
THE COURSE DIRECTOR: Understanding marine life behaviour to take better underwater photos
This month, Sairee Cottage Diving resident Platinum Course Director Marcel van den Berg hands over his column inches to the centre's photo pro...
Paddy Peach...
Film-maker workshops with David Diley in Egypt
Award-winning film-maker David Diley – the man behind documentary Of Shark and Man – has teamed up with Oonasdivers to host some week-long Underwater...
WHAT'S NEW: Fantasea Line housing – Sony a6500/a6300 (SRP: £1,099)
Fantasea introduces the stylish and rugged FA6500 housing for the Sony a6500 and a6300 mirrorless cameras.
The Fantasea FA6500 housing was designed and manufactured specifically...
Two continents, two hemispheres, two climates – one winner
The Shootout, which will be held from 15-23 June 2018, will again pitch two teams head-to-head in a live underwater photography contest. A team...
NUPG Underwater Photography Print Competition results
The Northern Underwater Photography Group (NUPG) held their second annual print competition at The Great Northern Dive Show held at Event City in Manchester...
Introducing Scuba Travel’s new photo pro
Scuba Travel have been arranging escorted photography holidays for over a decade, and this week Mario Vitalini has joined their impressive line-up. He will be...
BSAC video comp now open
BSAC's #GreatBritishDiving video competition is now live – with divers and snorkellers invited to get creative and make a short video that captures and...
Duxy joins Ultimate Diving and Oonasdivers
Scuba Diver’s underwater photography guru Paul ‘Duxy’ Duxfield has been a leading figure within the dive industry for the last ten years, initially as...
Underwater Photo Workshop with ‘Duxy'
Kicking off a new series that aims to improve and develop your underwater photography skills, our resident photo guru Paul ‘Duxy’ Duxfield introduces himself...