Underwater Photography Articles & Tutorials
At UWPG we constantly publish new articles on all aspects of underwater photography and video. We cover macro, wide-angle, dive destinations, gear reviews, tutorials and techniques, post-processing, marine life, photo essays, dive adventures, dive travel tips and other useful info for underwater photography.
By Bettina Balnis, January 2, 2012
2010 Ocean Art winner, Bettina Balnis, shares her recent adventure to Komodo aboard SMY Ondina.
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By Mark Strickland, December 20, 2011
Underwater photographer Mark Strickland takes you eastbound in Indonesia; an adventure aboard Dive Damai.
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By Michael Zeigler, December 14, 2011
Congratulations to all the winners of the Second Annual Ocean Art Photo Competition!
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By Mike Bartick, November 20, 2011
This month Mike goes underwater in search of all things mimic and muck. Including Maluku frogfish, leaf scorpionfish, pipehorses, and more!
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By Stanley Bysshe, November 13, 2011
Sometimes referred to as "Lembeh East," the Blue Heron Bridge in Florida is full of colorful critters, & plenty of great underwater photo ops.
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By Michael Zeigler, November 10, 2011
We recently returned from Bluewater Photo/ UWPG La Paz Workshop, and the participants took some amazing underwater photos!
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By Matthew Tworkowski, October 21, 2011
2010 Ocean Art winner, Matthew Tworkowski, shares his underwater photos and his wonderful experience aboard the Arenui in Indonesia.
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By Marli Wakeling, October 19, 2011
Marli shares her experience of diving the Northern Sea of Cortez aboard the M/V Rocio del Mar.
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By Todd Winner, October 14, 2011
Todd shares his adventure of diving and underwater photography with Great White sharks aboard Nautilus Explorer.
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By Mike Bartick, October 8, 2011
A first person animal encounter write-up that will be updated each month, and includes amazing critters and underwater photography tips.
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By Kevin Lee, October 5, 2011
Underwater photographer Kevin Lee shares his stories and photos from a recent dive adventure to the Arctic.
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By Scott Gietler, October 3, 2011
Another great approach to your underwater composition. This is the first part in a series on underwater composition.
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By Rand McMeins, September 29, 2011
Rand McMeins shares his underwater photos & tips from a recent trip to Port Hardy in British Columbia, Canada.
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By Bonnie Pelnar, September 24, 2011
Bonnie shares important information about how to protect your images by registering them with the Copyright Office.
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By Scott Gietler, September 7, 2011
Scott interviews this month's featured artist to gain insight into his success as an underwater photographer.
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By Bonnie Pelnar, September 6, 2011
In this third installment on Copyright, Bonnie explains why you should register your images with the Copyright Office.
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By Takako Uno & Stephen Wong, September 1, 2011
Takako and Stephen share their underwater adventure of diving the "Critter Capital" of the world.
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By Stanley Bysshe, August 26, 2011
Tips and suggestions for underwater photography and travel
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By Todd Winner, August 23, 2011
Guide to shooting underwater video with the Canon 7D or Canon T2i including settings, focusing and white balance
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By Scott Gietler, August 15, 2011
Learn some photo tips that can help you get some incredible underwater behavior photos on your next trip.
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By Edwar Herreno, August 15, 2011
Edwar, who placed 3rd in the 2010 Ocean Art contest for wide-angle, shares his experience on the Utila Aggressor II.
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By Brandi Irwin, August 12, 2011
Brandi Irwin gives us a peek into her world of underwater fluorescence photography.
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By Mark Strickland, August 10, 2011
An approach to packing your checked and carry-on camera gear
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By Bill Van Antwerp, August 8, 2011
An alternative to traditional underwater strobes for dSLR and compact cameras
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By Kevin Lee, August 4, 2011
Kevin Lee shares his amazing underwater images of the textures and designs created by Mother Nature.
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By Michael Zeigler, August 3, 2011
An approach to accessing underwater photography from the shore
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By Bettina Balnis, July 29, 2011
Bettina explains how she achieved this winning shot of two skeleton shrimp for the 2010 Ocean Art Photo Competition.
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By Bonnie Pelnar, July 21, 2011
Bonnie Pelnar shares important information about copyright, and what it means to you. This is the first part in a series.
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By Scott Gietler, July 20, 2011
The Ultimate Indo-Pacific critter list and online field guide just got better, with dozens of new entries.
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By Todd Winner, July 17, 2011
Tutorial to help underwater photographers get the most out of the Canon 7D
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By Cynthia Hankins, June 30, 2011
Underwater photo artist Cynthia Hankins tells how she started selling her photos as a business.
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By Scott Gietler, June 26, 2011
Winning photos from the May UWPG Anilao shootout competition.
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By Brent Durand, June 21, 2011
A simple yet powerful tool for your underwater photography.
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By Bonnie Pelnar, June 17, 2011
Bonnie Pelnar explains the difference between Copyright, Trademark and Patent in part 2 of a series
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By Michael Zeigler, June 15, 2011
Award-winning underwater photographer Douglas Hoffman shares his approach to capturing shark images.
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By Bill Van Antwerp, June 15, 2011
Underwater photographer Bill Van Antwerp shares his photos from the Maluku archipelago, Indonesia.
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By Michael Zeigler & Jim Lyle, June 9, 2011
Jim Lyle and Michael Zeigler put together a guide to diving one of the most pristine reefs in the coral triangle.
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By Ridlon Kiphart, May 29, 2011
Dive Travel: The Importance of a List Make sure you have everything for your next underwater photogr...
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By Nancy Caruso, May 22, 2011
Kelp Forest Conservation: Get Inspired!
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