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- Guide for Beginners
- Underwater Photography Equipment
- Equipment Photos
- Camera Body Basics
- Camera Selection Guide
- Nikon D7100 camera review & features
- Canon 5D MK III specs and comparison
- Canon 5D Mark III Review
- Nikon D800 specs and comparison
- First Impressions: Nikon D800 and Ikelite housing
- Nikon D600 / Sea & Sea Housing Review - Wide-Angle
- Nikon D600 / Sea & Sea Housing Review - Macro
- Nikon Announces Full Frame D600
- Canon Announces EOS 70D
- Canon 70D Review for Underwater Video
- Olympus OM-D E-M1 In Depth Review
- Olympus OM-D E-M5 Camera Review
- Nikon Announces D810 Camera
- Sony RX-100 III Review for Underwater Photos
- Sony RX-100 review
- 4K Underwater Video with the Panasonic GH4
- Best Compact Cameras of Summer 2016
- Best Underwater Cinema Cameras
- Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro: Initial Thoughts & Review
- Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K: First Look and Review
- Canon 1DX Mark III: First Look & Review
- Canon 5D Mark IV Review
- Canon 5D Mk IV Underwater Video Review
- Canon 5Ds Review plus 5D Mark III Comparison
- Canon 6D Mark II Camera Review
- Canon 7D Mark II Review for Underwater Photography
- Canon 80D Review for Underwater Photo & Video
- Canon Announces EOS 7D Mark II DSLR
- Canon Announces EOS-1D X Mark II DSLR
- Canon EOS M5 Preview
- Canon EOS R Review
- Canon EOS R10 Review
- Canon EOS R3 Initial Review
- Canon EOS R5 Review
- Canon EOS R50: Initial Thoughts & Review
- Canon EOS R5C: Initial Thoughts & Review
- Canon EOS R6 Mark II Review
- Canon EOS R6 Review
- Canon EOS R7 & Canon EOS R10: Initial Thoughts & Review
- Canon EOS R7 Review
- Canon EOS R8 Review
- Canon G7 X Mark II Camera Review
- Canon G7X Mark III Review
- Canon R100 Review
- Coldwater Diving with the Paralenz
- DiveVolk SeaTouch 4 Max Smartphone Housing Review
- First Look at the Canon G9X Mark II
- Fujifilm X-T3: Taking Fujifilm Underwater
- GoPro HERO 11: Initial Thoughts & Review
- GoPro HERO10 Underwater Review
- GoPro HERO5 Review for Underwater
- GoPro Hero 6 Review
- GoPro Hero 7 Underwater Camera Review
- GoPro Hero 8 Underwater Review
- GoPro Hero9 Black Review
- GoPro Introduces the Hero 3+
- Google Pixel Announces "Capture the Seas" Feature with Kraken Universal Smart Phone Housing
- Insta360 GO 2 Packs Flagship Power into the World’s Smallest Action Camera
- Insta360 One R Underwater Review
- Nikon D500 Review with Sea & Sea MDX-D500 Housing
- Nikon D7200 DSLR Camera Preview
- Nikon D7500 Camera Preview
- Nikon D780 Review
- Nikon D850 Review
- Nikon D850 First Underwater Impressions
- Nikon Z30: Initial Thoughts & Review
- Nikon Z7 and Z6 Camera Review
- Nikon Z7II & Z6II Review
- Nikon Z8 Review
- Nikon Z9: Initial Thoughts & Review
- OM System TG-7 Review
- OM systems OM-5 Initial Thoughts and Review
- Olympus Announces PEN-F Camera
- Olympus OM System OM-1 Camera Review
- Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II Review
- Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III Review
- Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II Announced
- Olympus OM-D E-M1X: Initial Thoughts and Review
- Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II Announced
- Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II Camera Review
- Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III Review
- Olympus PEN E-PL8 Preview
- Olympus TG-5 and TG-6 Underwater Settings
- Olympus TG-6 Review
- Olympus Tough TG-4 Review
- Olympus Tough TG-5 Camera Review
- Panasonic GH5S Underwater Video
- Panasonic GH6 Review
- Panasonic Lumix S1H First Look & Review
- Panasonic S Series: First Look & Review
- Panasonic S5II and S5IIX: Initial Thoughts & Review
- Paralenz Dive Camera Review
- Review: Canon 5D MK IV in Aquatica Housing
- Review: Canon 5D Mk IV with Ikelite Dry Lock Port System
- Sea & Sea DX-6G Camera and Housing Review
- SeaLife Micro 2.0 Camera Review
- SeaLife Micro 3.0 Review
- SeaLife SportDiver Smartphone Housing Review
- Shooting Stills with the Panasonic GH4
- Sony A1 Review
- Sony A6700 Review
- Sony A7 IV Review
- Sony A7R III Camera Review
- Sony A7R IV Review
- Sony A7R V Review
- Sony RX100 IV Review
- Sony RX100 V and VA Review
- Sony RX100 VA (RX100M5A) Announced
- Sony RX100 VI Underwater Camera Review
- Sony RX100 VII Review
- Sony ZV-E1: Initial Thoughts & Review
- Sony a6100 Review
- Sony a6300 Mirrorless Camera Review
- Sony a6400 Camera Review
- Sony a6500 Camera Review
- Sony a6600 Underwater: First Look & Review
- Sony a7C: Initial Thoughts & Review
- Sony a7R II Camera Review
- The Newest Underwater Photo & Video Gear in 2024
- The Nikon D850 vs the Sony A7R III for Underwater Photography
- The Paralenz Vaquita Has Been Announced!
- The Sony FX3 Underwater Review & Housings
- Top Ten Underwater Cameras
- Top Underwater Cameras for Kids
- What's New at DEMA 2022
- Why Smartphones Could be the Future of Underwater Photo and Video
- Recsea Canon G15 Housing & Macro Review
- Sony Unveils World's First Full-Frame Mirrorless Cameras
- Canon G1X Review
- Canon S100 First Impressions
- Canon S100: In-Depth Thoughts And Housing Reviews
- Customer Review: Sony NEX 7 and Nauticam NA-NEX 7 Housing
- First Impressions: Panasonic GX1 Mirrorless Camera
- First Impressions: Using The Olympus E-PM1 Underwater
- New Canon T3 and T3i Camera Announced
- Olympus E-PL1 Review
- Olympus E-PL3 and E-PM1 Camera Review
- Olympus Pen E-PL2 Camera Announced
- Olympus XZ-1 Review
- Sea & Sea DX-2G Camera Review
- Camera Review: Canon 7D - First Impressions
- Canon SD4000 camera review
- Nikon P7000 camera
- SeaLife DC1400 Review
- Sony A77 DSLR Pre-review
- Top 5 Underwater Cameras for Christmas 2012
- Underwater Camera Housings
- Aquatica A5D MkIII Housing Review
- Ikelite 5D Mark 3 Housing Review
- Aquatica Housing for Nikon D7100
- Housing Review: Nauticam NA-D7100
- Sea & Sea MDX-D7100 Housing Review
- Ikelite D7100 Housing Released
- Nauticam Housing for Canon 70D
- Ikelite Housing for Canon EOS 70D
- Aquatica A70D Housing Announced
- Nauticam Housing for Canon 6D
- SEA&SEA Housing for Canon 6D
- Nauticam Housing for Sony RX-100 II
- Fantasea FG16 Housing Released
- Fantasea's FG15 in the Lab & the Water
- An Interview with Seacam Founder, Harald Hordosch
- Acquapazza Sony A6300 Housing Overview
- Aquatica A5Dsr Housing Announced
- Aquatica A6500 Housing Announced
- Aquatica A7D Mk II Housing
- Aquatica AGH4: 4K Cinema in Micro 4/3 Housing Line
- Aquatica Canon 1D X MkII Housing Preview
- Aquatica Canon 5D Mark IV Housing Overview
- Aquatica Nikon AD500 Housing Overview
- Aquatica Sony A6300 Housing Overview
- Aquatica Sony A7R II Housing Review
- Aquatica a7r II Housing Announced
- Best Underwater Housing Brands
- Canon SL3 Review: World's Smallest Underwater DSLR
- Fantasea Canon G7XII Housing Review
- Fantasea Canon G9 X Housing Review
- Fantasea FA6500 Housing Review
- Fantasea FRX100 IV Housing Review
- Fantasea Line FG16 Housing Review
- Fantasea Sony RX100 IV Housing Released
- Fantasea Sony a6400 Underwater Housing Review
- Fantasea Sony a6500 and a6300 Housing Announced
- Ikelite 7D Mark II Underwater Housing
- Ikelite Canon 7D Mark II Housing Review
- Ikelite Canon EOS R5 Housing Review
- Ikelite Canon SL1 Housing Released
- Ikelite D810 Housing
- Ikelite Housing for Sony RX100 III
- Ikelite Housings for Nikon D500 Overview
- Ikelite Sony a6300 Housing Available to Pre-Order
- Ikelite Sony a6400 Underwater Housing Review
- Ikelite Z6/Z7 Underwater Camera Housing Review
- Introducing the Mantis Sub Underwater VR Housing
- Isotta Underwater Housings
- Kraken Smartphone Housing Review (KRH08 & KRH07)
- Mantis Sub RS 360 Underwater Review
- Marelux Atomos Ninja V Housing Review
- Marelux Underwater Housings: A New Brand at Bluewater Photo
- Nauticam Announces Sony RX100 IV Housing
- Nauticam Canon G7X II Housing Available
- Nauticam D810 Housing
- Nauticam D850 Review
- Nauticam Housing for Canon 60D
- Nauticam Housing for Panasonic GH4
- Nauticam NA-7DMKII Housing Review
- Nauticam NA-G7X Housing
- Nauticam Nikon D500 Housing Available
- Nauticam Olympus OM-D E-M5 II Housing
- Nauticam RX-100 III Housing Specs & Review
- Nauticam Sony A7 II Housing Announced
- Nauticam Sony A7R III Housing Mini Review
- Olympus E-M1 Housing Guide
- Salted Line Sony A6xxx Series Underwater Housing Review
- Sea & Sea 5D Mark IV Underwater Housing Preview
- Sea & Sea Canon EOS R Underwater Housing Review
- Sea & Sea Canon EOS R5 Housing Review
- Sea & Sea MDX-7DMKII Housing Announced
- Sea & Sea MDX-D500 Underwater Housing Overview
- Sea & Sea Sony Universal Housing Review
- Sony A1 Underwater Housings
- Sony RX100 IV Housing Guide
- Taking the Fantasea RX100 III Housing Underwater
- Canon S90 Underwater Housings
- Aquatica Enters Micro 4/3 Housing Category
- Nauticam Housing for Panasonic GX7
- Nauticam OM-D E-M5 underwater housing
- Sea & Sea MDX-70D Housing Announced
- 10 Bar Panasonic Lumix GH-3 Housing
- Nexus Underwater Housings
- RecSea Canon S95 Underwater Housing
- Ikelite housings
- Aquatica Housing for Canon 7D
- Nauticam D90 Underwater Housing
- Review on Sea & Sea MDX-D300 underwater housing for Nikon D300
- Nauticam Viewfinder
- Best Lenses for Underwater Photography
- Best Micro-four lenses for underwater photography
- Canon 100mm Macro Lens Underwater Photos
- Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM Review
- Canon RF 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens Review
- Canon RF 14-35mm f/4 Lens Review
- Choosing a macro lens 60mm or 100/105mm
- First Shots With the Nikon Z 7II & Z mount Lens Review
- Introducing the Nauticam Super Macro Converter SMC
- Laowa 24mm f/14 2X Macro Probe Review
- Lens Review: Dyron Double Macro M77
- Macro Lenses For Underwater Photography
- New Nikon & Canon Mirrorless Macro Lenses for Underwater Photography
- Nikon 8-15mm f3.5-4.5 Full Frame Fisheye Lens Pre-Review
- Nikon Z 105mm Macro Lens Review
- Nikon Z 14-30mm f/4 Wide Angle Lens Review
- Olympus 60mm macro lens review for underwater photographers
- Olympus 9-18mm Lens Review
- Panasonic 8mm Fisheye Lens Review
- Photos & Overview: Canon 100mm f/2.8L Macro Lens
- Sigma 15mm and Tokina fisheye on full-frame cameras
- The Best Sony Wide Angle Lens for Underwater Photography & Video
- Wet Lenses
- Fantasea UWL-400F Wide Angle Wet Lens Review
- Guide to Fantasea AOI Wet Lenses
- In Review: Fantasea UWL-09F Ultra Wide Angle Wet Lens
- Kraken KRL-09S Wide Angle Conversion Lens Review
- Kraken KRL-11/12 Compact Wide Angle Wet Lens Review
- Kraken Sports KRL-01 Wet Wide Angle Lens Review
- Saga Magic Tube Review
- Review of the Nikon 105mm VR Macro Lens
- Tokina 10-17mm Fisheye Lens
- Sigma 8-16mm lens
- Underwater Strobes
- Sea & Sea YS-D1 Strobe Review
- Inon Z240 Review
- Sea & Sea Optical YS Converter
- Strobe comparison - Sea & Sea YS-110 vs Inon Z240
- Using a Ring-Flash for Underwater Photography
- How to Fire Your Underwater Strobes
- Ikelite DS 230 Strobe Review
- Inon Z330 Strobe - a Photographer's Review
- Kraken KR-S02 Strobe Review
- Kraken KS-160 Strobe Review
- Marelux Smart Optical Flash Tube (SOFT) Snoot Review
- Retra Flash Underwater First Impressions
- SEA&SEA YS-D2 vs YS-D1 Strobe Comparison
- Scubalamp D-Pro Underwater Strobe Review
- Sea & Sea YS-D3 Duo Review
- Sea & Sea YS-D3 Strobe Review
- Sea Dragon Lighting System Review
- Sea&Sea YS-D2 Strobe Review
- SeaLife Sea Dragon Flash Review
- Snoot Review and Comparison
- iDiveSite Symbiosis SS3 Strobe and Video Light Review
- Dome Ports and Macro Ports
- Dome Ports and Wide-Angle Optics
- Video & Focus Lights
- How To Charge Your Sola Dive Light
- I-Torch Venom38 Video Light Review
- Kraken 1000 FE Focus Light Review - with Snoot & Color Filters
- Kraken Hydra 15000 WRGBU Video Light Review
- Kraken Hydra 2500 Macro Light Review
- Kraken Hydra 4000 & 6000 WRGBU Video Light Review
- Kraken LTD 7000 Underwater Video Light Review
- Kraken Solar Flare Mini 15,000 Underwater Video
- Kraken Solar Flare Mini 15000 Review
- Kraken Sports 2500 V2 Video Light Review
- Kraken Sports Hydra 8000 Underwater Video Light Review
- Kraken Sports Weefine Ring Light Review
- Kraken Video Lights
- Kraken Weefine Ring Light 3000 Review
- Light & Motion Expands The SOLA Series
- Light & Motion GoBe Light Review
- Litra and Paralenz Underwater Timelapse and Video
- New and Improved Kraken Sports Hydra Lights
- SeaLife Sea Dragon 5000+ Underwater Video Light Review
- Sealife Sea Dragon 2000 Lumen Video Light Review
- Sola Video Pro Lights Initial Thoughts
- The Best Focus Lights
- The Best Underwater Snoot Video Light
- Understanding Underwater Video Lights
- Venom 60 RGB Video Light Review
- Other Underwater Gear & Equipment
- Review: Sola Nightsea UV Light
- 9 Hot Items We Can't Wait To See In 2013
- Apple's new Macbook Pro
- Batteries: Put to the Test
- Get a Handle on your Housing
- Lexar 128GB SDXC Memory Card Now Available
- Night Diving in a New (UV) Light
- Using the Right Arms and Clamps
- Batteries and Chargers
- Fluoro Diving
- How to Choose a Memory Card
- Kraken 5.5" Underwater Monitor Review
- Kraken 7" Ultra Bright HDMI Monitor Review
- Nauticam & Isotta Housings Are Compatible with Ikelite TTL!
- Nauticam SMC + Multiplier vs. SubSee 10 + 5
- Nauticam SMC Review
- Olympus TG-6 Wide Angle Photography: FCON-T02 Fisheye Lens
- The Easiest Underwater Fluorescence Photography Kit
- TTL Converter Options
- Checklist and Cost of Equipment
- Best GoPro Hero 7 and 8 Underwater Settings
- Settings & Technical Info
- Best Underwater Settings for Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II Camera
- Canon EOS R5 Underwater Settings
- Canon G7X II Best Settings
- Getting To Know Your Camera's Image Quality Formats
- Olympus OM-D and PEN underwater settings
- Panasonic LX100 Settings for Underwater Video
- Sony a7R II Best Video Settings for Underwater
- Top 5 Settings To Improve Your Underwater Photos
- Understanding Exposure
- Underwater Settings for Sony RX100 II & III & IV & V
- Utilizing Instant Recall Modes on your dSLR
- Aperture
- Shutter Speed
- Understanding ISO
- Underwater Camera Modes
- RAW versus JPEG
- Settings for Macro and Wide-Angle
- Canon S90/S95/S100 G11/G12 Settings
- Nikon D300 & D90 Underwater settings
- Ultimate Guide to Canon 7D Underwater Settings
- Underwater Photography Tutorial - Canon G11, G12
- Underwater Settings for the Sony RX 100
- When Auto is Better than Manual - S and A Modes
- Understanding your underwater camera settings
- Changing Settings on a dive
- Histograms
- Reciprocity and stops
- Technical Information
- Tutorials
- Macro Underwater Photography
- A Photographer's Guide to Muck Diving
- Bokeh
- Creative DIY Bokeh
- DSLR and TG-5: A New Level of Underwater Photography
- Essential Tips for Nudibranch Photography
- Five DSLR Life-hacks for Great Macro Photography
- How to Improve your Fish Portraits
- How to Shoot Stills with a Video Light
- Macro Methods: Sharp Eyes and Nice Bokeh
- Macro Wide Open
- Macro with a dome port
- Marelux SOFT Lite Snoot Review
- Nauticam EMWL (Extended Macro Wide Angle) Lens Review
- Photo Tips for Blackwater Diving
- Pushing the Limits of Macro with a Compact Camera
- The Art of Blackwater Photography
- The Quick Guide to Macro Composition
- Tips for Artistic Macro Shooting
- Tips for Shooting with Diopters
- Ultimate Guide to Snoot Photography
- Super macro Photography
- Wide-Angle Photography
- 3 Quick Tips for Dive Buddy Photos
- 9 Wide Angle Underwater Photography Tips
- Ambient Light
- Are You Playing to Win or Playing Not to Lose?
- Capturing Fast Ocean Action
- Fisheye Lens vs. Wide-Angle Lens
- Guide to Shooting Striking Sunbursts
- Ocean Art Wide-Angle Winner
- Shooting Tips: Canon 5D Mark IV in Poor Vis
- Shooting Tips: Sharks and Sunbursts
- Shooting from the Hip
- Shooting with a Dive Model
- Ten Amazing Photos You Can Take With A Fisheye Lens
- The Big Picture: Shooting Reefscapes
- Ultimate Guide to Photographing Sea Lions Up Close
- Whale Shark Photo & Video Tips
- Wide Angle Tutorial on the Oil Rigs
- Wide-Angle Photography in Low Light Conditions
- Wide-Angle Strobe Exposures
- Shooter's Toolbox: Balanced Light
- Image Sharpness
- Photographing Schools of Fish
- Underwater Models
- Post-processing & Photoshop
- 5 Easy Steps To Process Your Underwater Photos
- Adobe Lightroom 4 released, with video editing
- Color Filters vs. Post-Processing
- Cropping example
- Enhancing your Images with Photoshop
- How to Create a Fractal Image in Photoshop
- How to Remove Backscatter Quickly & Easily with Photoshop
- How to convert images to black & white
- Keeping Your Digital Images Safe
- Lessons on Copyright
- Lightroom 3 Adjustment Brush
- Lightroom CC vs Lightroom Classic
- Lightroom Lens Correction
- Lightroom Overview - Who and Why you should use Lightroom
- Lightroom Tips & Tricks: Crop Image Overlay Tool
- Lightroom Tips & Tricks: The Spray Can Tool
- Lightroom Tricks: Adjusting Tones using the Histogram
- Lightroom for the Rest of Us
- Nikon Releases RAW Image Processing Software
- One-Click Editing with Vivid-Pix
- Optimizing Your Lightroom Workflow
- ProRes RAW Now Possible with Nikon Z6/Z7
- Removing Backscatter in Photoshop
- Removing Backscatter with Photoshop’s Content Aware Tool
- The Basics of Editing Underwater Photos in Adobe Lightroom
- Using Dehaze in new Adobe Lightroom CC
- Vivid-Pix Land & Sea 1-click Photo Editing
- Workflow Basics in Adobe Lightroom
- Underwater Photoshop Lesson - Gaussian Blur
- Improving your Underwater Photography
- 5 Tips for Underwater Photography at Night
- Advance your Skills with Underwater Photography Workshops
- Creating Simple and Strong Compositions
- Making Underwater Photography Simple with the TG-5
- Stories from a Underwater photo workshop
- Take Your Photography to the Next Level
- Visualization to Realization
- 5 Photos you Need in your Portfolio
- 5 Tips for Surf Photography
- 7 Tips for Great Sea Lion Photos
- A Field Guide to Blackwater Diving in Hawai‘i
- Adobe Lightroom vs Photoshop for Underwater Photographers
- Best Photoshop Tips for Underwater Photography
- Best Strobe Positions for Underwater Macro Photography
- Best Ways to Protect the Ocean
- Capture Great Photos in Blue Water
- Color Space, Color Profiles, and Color Management
- Editing Video With GoPro Quik
- Fish Photography
- How to Choose Award Winning Images
- How to Combine Strobe and Video Light
- How to Set Up and Maintain Your Underwater Camera
- Jason Ching: Photographing Alaska Salmon
- Mermaids and Underwater Fashion Photography
- Nauticam M10 Ball Mount Installation
- Panasonic GH4 Underwater Video Settings
- Photographing Pygmy Seahorses
- Picture Perfect: What Makes a Good Image Great
- Preparing Photos For Print
- Pro Tips for Achieving Sharp Focus
- Selling Your Photos: Art Shows and Printing
- The Essentials of Wave Photography
- Top 10 Tips for Photographing Eels and Eel-Like Fish
- Top Stay-at-Home Tutorials for Underwater Photography
- Underwater Photography Technique: Envision Your Capture
- Wide Angle Macro Photography
- Macro Underwater Photography
- Lighting & Strobes
- Lighting Fundamentals
- Shooting with a Single Strobe
- Strobe Positioning for Wide-Angle Underwater
- Ambient Light & Manual White Balance
- Getting Good Blues Underwater
- Magic Filters
- Underwater Lighting with Strobes
- Backscatter in underwater photography, cause and prevention
- Strobe Positioning
- Preventing Hot Spots In Underwater Photography
- Strobes on Manual Power
- Underwater Snoots
- Underwater Composition
- 3 Reasons to Shoot Vertical
- Close Focus Wide Angle (CFWA)
- Composition for Beginners
- Diagonal Underwater Composition
- Face-on Composition
- Frozen Perspectives: Behind the Scenes on Greenland Iceberg Photo Composition and Post-Processing
- The Secrets of Shooting Amazing Patterns
- Top 10 Tips for Amazing Portraits
- Underwater Composition: Fill the Frame
- Intermediate Composition
- More Composition Ideas
- Wrecks, Silhouettes, Close-focus WA Compositions
- Artistic Compositions
- Sharks, sea fans, people
- Lens choices and Composition
- Natural Light Underwater - Capturing the Surface
- Over-Under Photography
- Creative Shooting
- Acting Snooty!
- Anatomy of a Shark Dive
- Fascinating Fluoro Photography
- How to Shoot Your Way Out of a Slump
- How to Use In-Camera Image Overlays
- How to Use the Zoom-Effect Underwater
- Kraken Smart Phone Housing photos
- Mastering the Art of Split Level Photography
- New Technique: Shooting Blind
- Photographing Underwater Textures & Designs
- Shooting Underwater Panoramas
- Slow Shutter Speeds in Underwater Photography
- Taking Vintage Lenses Underwater
- Tips for Lighting Quick Critters with a Snoot
- Top 5 Shooting Tips for Underwater Snoots
- Diving with a new lens
- Sunbursts and Sunballs
- Underwater Video
- 10 Tips for Shooting Underwater Video
- 3 Tips for Underwater Macro Video
- 5 Best Underwater Video Editing Tips
- Best Underwater Video Cameras
- Best Underwater Video Lights
- Creating Videos with GoPro Studio 2.0
- External Underwater Video Monitors & Recorders
- Light & Motion Sola 2500 Review
- Sony A7R III 4K Underwater Video
- Sony a6400 Underwater Video
- Video with the Panasonic GH5
- Dive Destinations
- Best Dive Destinations in the World
- 10 Epic Shark Dive Destinations
- Alor: Indonesia's Secret Gem
- Best UK Diving
- Cave Photography in Mexico's Lesser-Known Cenotes
- Choosing a dive destination
- Critters in Ambon Photo Essay
- Dancing with (Sea) Dragons in South Australia
- Dispatch from Batanta Island
- Dispatch from Yap, Micronesia
- Diving Cabilao, Bohol: A Wall Diving Underwater Photography Tutorial
- Diving Fiji after Cyclone Winston
- Diving French Poly: Moorea, Bora Bora, and Huahine
- Diving Japan's Ogasawara Islands
- Diving Komodo, Indonesia
- Diving Timor-Leste (East Timor)
- Diving the Mexico Cenotes
- Diving the World's Fastest Tidal Current
- Diving with Volcanoes
- Dolphin Play in Bimini
- Epic Photo Destinations: French Polynesia
- Epic Photo Destinations: Raja Ampat
- Epic Photo Destinations: Solomon Islands
- Fisheyed in Fakarava - Premiere Shark Diving
- Hawaii Underwater
- Jurassic Park Meets The Beach
- Photo Dispatch from Alor, Indonesia
- Photo Dispatch from Misool, Raja Ampat
- Photo Dispatch from Siau, Indonesia
- Raja Ampat After Dark
- Singapore’s First Marine Park
- Striped Marlin and Baitballs in Mexico - An Adrenaline Rush
- Swimming with Dinosaurs in Mexico
- The Hammerheads of Bimini
- The Unforgettable Red Sea
- Top 10 Macro Photography Destinations
- Top 5 Big Animal Encounters
- Wall of Sharks, Thousands of Groupers & More in French Polynesia
- What You Need to Know about Diving Tiger Beach
- Wide-Angle in Bunaken Marine Park
- Wide-Angle in the Andaman Islands
- Choosing a Dive Destination, Part 2
- 5 Reasons to Dive Malapascua
- A Guide to Mixing Business with (Scuba) Pleasure
- Anilao, Philippines
- Anilao Photo Essay
- Anilao Shootout Winners 2011
- Anilao Underwater Photo Workshop and Shootout 2011
- Anilao Workshop Photo Essay
- Anilao Workshop Photo Essay December 2017
- Anilao in Photos - A Must-Visit Destination
- Beautiful Underwater Photos from Anilao
- Sogod Bay: Dive Paradise off the Beaten Track (pg 3)
- Sogod Bay: Dive Paradise off the Beaten Track (pg2)
- Sogod Bay: Dive Paradise off the Beaten Track
- Antarctica
- Baja Underwater: Where Desert Sun Meets Blue Sea
- Blue Whales in Sri Lanka with Theresa Guise and Peter de Maagt
- Bonaire
- Cocos Island
- Coiba: Fish Photography at Surprise Island
- Cozumel, Mexico
- Discovering Shetland, Scotland
- Dispatch from Reunion Island
- Dive Adventure: Arenui Liveaboard
- Dive Adventure: Dive Damai
- Dive Adventure: Diving the Arctic
- Dive Adventure: Grand Cayman
- Dive Adventure: Valparaiso, Chile
- Dive Ancient Ruins of Lion City in Qiandao Lake
- Diving Bali
- Diving Belize
- Diving Cabo San Lucas & Cabo Pulmo
- Diving Cebu, Philippines
- Diving Curacao
- Diving Grand Bahama Island
- Diving Jeju Island, South Korea
- Diving Kenya
- Diving La Paz
- Diving Malapascua – Beyond the Thresher Sharks
- Diving Reunion Island
- Diving Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia
- Diving into Egyptian History: Cleopatra's Palace
- Diving into History: The Flooded Farms
- Diving on the Socorro Vortex
- Diving the Bay Islands of Honduras
- Dominican Republic
- Dumaguete
- Fiji
- Galapagos Islands
- Guadalupe Island
- Heaven is a Place on Earth: Diving Mauritius
- Ice Diving Greenland: A Story of Icebergs, Frozen Critters, and Unique Lingo
- Iceland: Diving in the Land of Fire and Ice
- Jupiter by Surprise
- Macro Surprises at the Blue Heron Bridge
- Malpelo: A Must-Visit for Big Fish Photographers
- Marsa Shagra, Red Sea
- Northern Exploring: Discovering the Remote Arctic
- Our Favorite Dive Destinations, Part 1
- Pacific Northwest
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea, PNG
- Philippines Diving Hot Spot: Moalboal (pg 2)
- Philippines Diving Hot Spot: Moalboal
- Photographing the Wrecks of the St. Lawrence River (pg 2)
- Photographing the Wrecks of the St. Lawrence River
- Putting Kosrae on the Map
- Raja Ampat
- Russia's White Sea
- SCUBA Diving Mozambique
- Sea of Cortez: Photo Workshop Trip Report
- Sipadan
- Socorro Islands
- Solomon Islands
- Southern Red Sea
- St. Vincent
- Swimming with Crocodiles in Banco Chinchorro
- The Allure of Papua New Guinea
- The Amazing and Unique Underwater World of Blackwater Diving
- The Best Kept Shark Diving Secret: Cuba (pg 2)
- The Best Kept Shark Diving Secret: Cuba
- The Two Faces of Dumaguete
- Tonga
- Trip Report: Komodo
- Trip Report: Tioman Island
- Truk Lagoon
- Under the Jungle in México's Flooded Caves
- Underwater Photographer's Guide to Raja Ampat
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