Becky Kagan Schott is an esteemed underwater cinematographer and photographer, earning five Emmy Awards for her exceptional work played across major networks. With a career spanning exploration documentaries for National Geographic, Red Bull, and Smithsonian, she excels in capturing stunning visuals in challenging underwater environments, including submerged caves, beneath ice, wildlife, and deep shipwrecks, and her work will be showcased on the massive video wall of the Main Stage at the Atlantic City Scuba Show on 6-7 June.
Becky is co-owner of Liquid Productions, Inc, and her projects have taken her all over the world from the Arctic to Antarctic documenting polar wildlife to scientific endeavours. She’s captured images of penguins to polar bears, leopard seals, walrus and dozens of species of sharks. She’s explored virgin shipwrecks in over 90m of water in Japan and the Great Lakes, repelled into caves in Mexico and organized one of the first expeditions to scuba dive inside glaciers in Alaska for Seiko Watches.
Becky’s biggest passion is shooting haunting images of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes, where she combines her artistic style with powerful stories of tragedy, mystery, and survival to ignite the viewers imagination which has captivated viewers worldwide.
She’s constantly pushing the limits of technology, using mixed gases and rebreathers for almost two decades. Becky creates awe-inspiring lighting techniques that breathe life into shipwrecks from the famous Gunilda to World War Two wrecks in Bikini Atoll, Chuuk Lagoon, and beyond. She believes each ship has a powerful story to tell and by developing compelling shots connects us to history. Her dedication to meticulously planned and executed projects, leading experienced teams in deep, dark, and cold depths, sets her apart as a pioneer in her field.
In 2020, Becky’s commitment extended even further by venturing into producing high-quality 3D photogrammetry models, offering immersive experiences for divers and non-divers to explore shipwrecks. Her commitment to education and exploration was further realized in March 2023, when she curated an interactive exhibit at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, showcasing 13 years of her work in the Great Lakes under the theme Bringing Shipwrecks to Life. She’s been on the cutting edge of evolving techniques to produce better models for everyone to enjoy and experience history, science, and exploration themselves.
Beyond her acclaimed visual storytelling, Becky has contributed extensively to publications, museum exhibits, and major advertising campaigns, including collaborations with Seiko Watches. Her underwater imagery of the OceanGate Titan submersible has achieved global recognition.
Having started diving at the age of 12, she’s been actively diving for 30 years, with 26 years dedicated to technical diving, She’s a sought-after speaker and respected member of the diving community. She holds certifications as an NAUI Instructor since 2000 and a TDI Mixed Gas Rebreather Instructor since 2013.
A graduate in Communications from the University of Tampa, Becky’s contributions extend to serving on the US Antarctic Programme’s Scientific Diving Control Board. She’s participated in dozens of cave and shipwreck exploration projects which have earned her recognition as a Fellow in The Explorers Club and induction into the Women Divers Hall of Fame. She was honoured as Diver of the Year in Arts by Beneath the Sea, and in 2025 received the prestigious NOGI award in Arts, adding to her accolades which include an Edward R. Murrow and AP Award.
Through her expeditions and imagery, Becky continues to push creative boundaries to inspire others to explore and protect our planet’s seldom-seen underwater realms. Through her lens and imagination, she’s left an indelible mark on the world as an underwater imagemaker. Check out her work at: www.LiquidProductions.com
Imaging in Extreme Underwater Environments
Becky has captured imagery from the Arctic to Antarctica and a lot of challenging places in between. Her specialty is capturing imagery in extreme underwater environments including caves and deep shipwrecks to polar diving and wildlife. Each environment had its set of challenges to overcome both topside and underwater to capture the shots. She uses specialized equipment and has developed eye-catching lighting techniques that creatively showcases these unique environments that few people may ever get to see.
She hopes to ignite the viewers imagination and inspire others to care about these rarely seen and mostly hidden places. Becky will take you behind the scenes of diving inside crystal caves to deep shipwrecks in the Great Lakes. She has rappelled into cenotes in Mexico shooting for National Geographic to leading an expedition to dive inside of glaciers. Each place holds a unique set of challenges but with the right team, experience and determination, she’s captured some unique images.
Becky will be sharing the Main Stage with Deep Sea Detective and tech diver John Chatterton, cave explorer Patrick Widmann, Hollywood stunt performer Liz Parkinson, and NASA-trained NEEMO Aquanaut and DEEP scientist Dawn Kernagis.
Atlantic City Scuba Show
The Atlantic City Scuba Show, this year sponsored by www.scuba.com, is launching its inaugural event in 2026 (6-7 June). A sister show to the long-established Long Beach Scuba Show, it represents the first shows under the banner of new owners Rork Media Limited, which also runs the GO Diving Shows in the UK and Australia, and publishes the global-multi-edition Scuba Diver magazine, as well as being behind the Scuba Diver Magazine YouTube Channel, and long-established website Divernet.
At this new East Coast event, Rork Media plan to retain everything that made the Scuba Show such a staple on the West Coast diving circuit, and enhance it with new and improved elements, including a Main Stage with a huge video wall right in the exhibition hall itself, a new layout designed to stimulate exploration around the hundreds of booths, and additional interactive attractions including a VR dive on a deep-water shipwreck in the Baltic Sea, the Marine Careers Experience, where you can pilot an actual ROV through an obstacle course, get a selfie with a difference in our Shark Cage, and much more.
As well as the Main Stage in the exhibition hall, there is also an Inspiration Stage host to some truly exceptional speakers.
Whether you’re an experienced diver, a new enthusiast, or just curious about the underwater world, the Scuba Show brings together everything you love about diving under one roof.
Greg Holt from Scuba Radio will be entertaining the crowds on mornings before and as the show opens, offering plenty of fun and games, and the chance to win some amazing prizes.
Explore hundreds of exhibitors showcasing the latest scuba gear, dive destinations, underwater photography equipment, training programs, and ocean conservation initiatives, and connect with dive professionals, travel operators, and fellow divers from across the country.
There is also the opportunity to expand your skillset. The PSI-PCI Visual Cylinder Inspection course is open to everyone who wishes to inspect high-pressure breathing gas cylinders, or just know about the process. These specialty courses support the inspection process with formal function specific training on valve maintenance and repair, and Oxygen Cylinder Cleaning. Inspectors who are at the three-year renewal mark and want to attend the PSI-PCI Update course will be able to take care of it at the Scuba Show as well.
PSI-PCI offers the only training that is formally endorsed, utilized, and referred to by the cylinder manufacturers. The training has been created with the input of industry professionals and experts in each field to provide you with the best training available to meet the Federal requirements for the associated processes. You can join the team of PSI-PCI Professionals at the Scuba Show. Don’t wait, seats will fill up quickly! Click here for more information and to book a slot.
The Scuba Show offers two full days of ocean adventure, hand’s-on experiences, and exclusive show specials, and is where the US dive community comes together to celebrate the underwater world.
Get your tickets now!
Tickets are on sale now for the Scuba Show, and new for 2026, there is a change to the cost of entry – there is now one ticket price, which gets every attendee full access to the Exhibition Hall, and all of the presentations.
With many of the speakers on the dedicated Inspiration stage either only presenting on one of the days, or giving two different talks, plus with the headline acts on the Main Stage, and the plethora of booths, interactive elements and much more, there is plenty to keep you occupied on both days, so why not make a weekend of it?
Tickets are available now – click here – priced at $33 for a day ticket, and $60 for a weekend pass. There is also the option of a VIP Pass, which includes a weekend pass plus 6 issues of Scuba Diver magazine and 6 issues of California Diving News (Magazine delivery US & Canada residents only), and a Scuba Show Dive Team T-shirt, for $100.
Under 16s go free – bring the family and let the kids dive into the fun as well.
Join us for two incredible days, 6-7 June 2026, celebrating the world of diving at the Atlantic City Convention Center!
