Most of us have been intrigued at some point by things we cannot see with the naked eye. Scientists are continuously making new discoveries in the oceans, and underwater photographers are keeping pace by documenting the large and very small elements that make up our oceans. In my view, there are two developments in the last 15 years that have helped spur the growth in underwater super macro photography to the level we see today:

Underwater Fluoro photography has been slow to gain in popularity since its early beginnings. Logistically, this technique has been out of reach for many non-professionals for several reasons (mainly the cost of lights), but recently a few companies have emerged with new products and have re-introduced Fluoro diving and photography to the industry.

What is Required?

To get started shooting Fluoro photos underwater, a basic 3-part kit is needed.

Shipwrecks have always been fascinating to me. Almost every wreck has some amazing history, an interesting story or some unsolved mystery attached to it. Wrecks make great artificial reefs (whether sunk intentionally or not) and marine life is often abundant around them. As photographers, there are some wrecks where we can portray both tragic loss of life and beauty in the same image.

You've started taking underwater video and are slowly accumulating hours of raw footage on your hard drive - now what?

It turns out actually shooting underwater video is only the beginning: you still have to edit it into something people will actually want to watch! A good underwater video is more than just a string of clips set to music: it tells a story.

This article goes over some basic editing principles that will help turn your growing collection of underwater video clips into interesting videos.

Wreck of the KT-12 located outside Orosei, Sardinia.