Whales under Threat

United States Urged to take a strong stance against Whale Hunting

If you haven't heard yet, there's actually a chance that the ban on whaling could be repealed.  I feel strongly, that that would be the wrong step to take.

Interview with Underwater Photographer Vincent Kneefel

By Scott Gietler

The other day I caught up with Underwater Photographer Vincent Kneefel, who lives in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Although Vincent is only 25 years old, he has had experiences in diving, underwater photography and marine conservation that many of us will not have over the course of a lifetime.

Sperm Whale, Azores, photo by Vincent Kneefel. Canon 5D, Sigma 15mm fisheye lens

The following is an edited version of some of the discussions that we had.

Underwater Photography Guide starts new Travel Column

Biweekly travel column will come out the 1st and 15th of each month

"Across the Globe Behind the Lens"

Welcome to “Across the Globe Behind the Lens” a new feature column designed to give the traveling underwater photographer the travel end of everything you need to know to go out and get those coffee table book images you’ve always wanted. Unfortunately, most of us don’t live in a place where we can walk out our back door and dive a site worthy of thousands of exposures with endless tantalizing subjects. Those amazing images, the ones we want to shoot and the ones that win contests not only take great technique and great gear but a great dive location as well.