PHOTOGRAPHY
World of Blur
Underwater photographer NICHOLAS MORE has become associated with motion-blur images, and has a number of awards to show that he has become a master of the technique. Here he shares some of his secrets… Read more...
The pay-off from Workshopping
Are photo-workshops in exotic locations worth the effort? Two trips in, NATASHA ROBINSON has the results to show. Read more...
In search of the best underwater photo-editing Apps
Which are the best value-for-money apps for editing your underwater photos? CHARLIE THISBY compares five contenders. Read more...
A Shot in the Dark
Where once divers studied reef- or bottom-dwelling lifeforms, with the odd glance into the blue in hopes of spotting passing pelagics, on a blackwater dive you explore by night in open ocean. Read more...
Akaso EK7000 Pro
I hadn’t heard of Akaso before the 7000 landed on my doormat, but on the strength of this £77 offering I’m impressed. Read more...
People Who Need People
Human beings are big animals, of course, but for a long time RICHARD ASPINALL considered other divers more of a nuisance than a photo-opportunity. 'I was wrong!' he admits now Read more...
Light Show
MELISSA HOBSON wasn’t sure what to expect on her first fluo night-dive in Madagascar, but she was anticipating fireworks. Read more...
Adventures in Ringflection
HENLEY SPIERS was looking for a new challenge in underwater photography, and his quest began in a hardware store. Read more...
Daylight
DIVER’s freediving consultant Marcus Greatwood had been trying to capture the spectacular image below for some time. Read more...
Every One’s a Winner
An image capturing the exact moment a pack of grey reef sharks catch and devour a parrotfish has seen British photographer Richard Barnden named Underwater Photographer of the Year 2019. Read more...
Ocean Art
It’s one of the landmark annual photographic competitions – here are the striking winners of the Underwater Photography Guide’s high-value-prize event. Read more...
Shooting Nemo
What makes clownfish such excellent photographic subjects? The answer is in their host anemones – and in biology. Read more...
James Set Free
FREE DIVER James Set Free JAMES MONNINGTON, freediver, marine biologist, photographer and ex-scuba-diver, talks about his black-and-white view of the underwater world Appeared in DIVER January ...
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Humaneyes Vuze+ 3D
Most of the products we test these days are improved versions of existing products, and if they’re not, there’s usually a good reason why nobody has brought them to market before. Read more...
Snoots not just for Macro
The snoot provides a means of getting some variety into your underwater photographs, but Susannah H Snowden-Smith Read more...
Wildlife Wonder
The first of the 100 shortlisted images for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018 were revealed at the start of September. Read more...
The Shootout – Lembeh Resort vs. Gulen Dive Resort
The live-streamed warmwater v coldwater photographic battle recommenced in June – and the outcome went down to the wire. Read more...
Imagine Messi Teaching You To Play Football
Not all ‘pro’ photo workshops are the same – on some you just pay and hope. But what’s it like learning to get the best from Read more...
Shoot-out In Anilao
What is it like to have more than 300 muck-divers bothering the critters for several days during a prestigious underwater photographic Read more...
And The Winners Are
A panoramic photograph of British World War II military vehicles deep inside the Thistlegorm wreck has seen German photographer Read more...
Cenotes formations
A British WW2 BSA M20 motorbike on the upper deck, port side of the Thistlegorm’s hold 2, is backlit with two strobes. Read more...
Big-Beam Backlight
A British WW2 BSA M20 motorbike on the upper deck, port side of the Thistlegorm’s hold 2, is backlit with two strobes. Read more...
In Search of Perfection
Underwater photographers continue their unending quest for the perfect shot – so how close did the BSoUP Prints competitors get? Read more...
In Search of Perfection
Underwater photographers continue their unending quest for the perfect shot – so how close did the BSoUP Prints competitors get? Read more...
Sewage Surfer Sets Sustainability Tone
PHOTO DIVER Sewage Surfer Sets Sustainability Tone Appeared in DIVER November 2017 THE FIRST WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER of the Year ...
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The Technical Genius Of Peter Sconnes
Peter Scoones, who died three years ago, was a celebrated wildlife cameraman, but many feel that the extent Read more...
Under Exposed
It’s the sixth year of the Outdoor Photographer of the Year competition but only the second in which there Read more...