Underwater Photography

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:...

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...

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:...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

How did you get started in underwater photography?    Wade was taking his first (sometimes homemade) underwater housings into the sea in the late 1960s...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Budding underwater photographers are now being offered a new course following a new partnership between RAID and Blue Duck Photography. The underwater photography course...

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,...

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 the Bahamas with the Paralenz Dive Camera Got a video you want to share? Submit your entry here. Our video wall is sponsored by...

A night dive from Fosnstraumen in Norway with Simen Wilberg Got a video you want to share? Submit your entry here. Our video wall is sponsored...

Recordings made underwater are tinted green or blue unless you use a colour filter. Colour filters must manually be put in front of the...

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...

Scuba Diver contributor Stuart Philpott has teamed up with Pharaoh Dive Club in the Egyptian Red Sea to craft a unique underwater photography modelling...

A new underwater drone designed to capture video and still images is under development. The FIFISH P3 underwater drone was recently launched by Qysea...

Emperor Divers has teamed up with Paul ‘Duxy’ Duxfield for 2018 to bring some relaxing trips suited to divers who like flexibility and, of...

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...

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...

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...

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 is heading to Manado, North Sulawesi, from 31 March to 4 April 2018, and its mission is to use the...

  Designed to work with the BECAM Action Camera – and also, handily, the GoPro4 - this is a deep dive camera housing that is...

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...

  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...

  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...

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...

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...

  The Northern Underwater Photography Group (NUPG) held their second annual print competition at The Great Northern Dive Show held at Event City in Manchester...

  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's #GreatBritishDiving video competition is now live – with divers and snorkellers invited to get creative and make a short video that captures and...

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...

Kicking off a new series that aims to improve and develop your underwater photography skills, our resident photo guru Paul ‘Duxy’ Duxfield introduces himself...