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The World Oceans Day 2020

UnderwaterPhotographyWorld — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 08:00:00 GMT

Innovation for a sustainable Ocean: Topic of the yearIf you’re a diver, snorkeler or just love being at the beach we invite you to comment on your experiences and share your thoughts on this emotive issue for your chance to win one of the three...(read more)

Diversity of photo stimulus in the Seychelles

UnderwaterPhotographyWorld — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 08:00:00 GMT

The Seychelles is an ideal place for diving safaris on a comfortable yacht. Liveaboard is the best choice if you want to dive a lot and an awesome opportunity for taking plenty of stunning photos as an underwater photographer.(read more)

Komodo – more than the land of dragons

UnderwaterPhotographyWorld — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 19:33:00 GMT

Have you ever wondered how completely different worlds can encounter and live next to each other? Some of the famous Komodo Islands are populated by ancient predators, representing geological ages when the reptiles ruled the world. But underneath, no...(read more)

Life on a green leaf

Ann Karin Matberg — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 07:24:00 GMT

When diving, there are often many, many things to look at: too many fish, too many corals, feather stars or sponges. Sometimes, there is so much to see that it is difficult to find out where to put your focus. It can honestly be quite overwhelming.(read more)

Photography on ship wrecks

JuanjoseSaez — Thu, 20 Jun 2019 08:00:00 GMT

The Red Sea (Egypt) is one of the seas where you will find the most ship wrecks , both war ships and merchant ships. The great amount of ship traffic, dating back to the time of the pharaohs, the difficult navigation due to the multitude of shallow c...(read more)

The World Oceans Day 2019

UnderwaterPhotographyWorld — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 08:00:00 GMT

Gender and Ocean – how are these two connected? Not at all – you might think. Quite much, however, is the answer. Gender and Ocean is this year’s topic for the World Oceans Day. Celebrate this day with us, find out more about why th...(read more)

Finding sharks

KarinBrussaard — Thu, 23 May 2019 07:46:00 GMT

We’re standing on the afterdeck, kitted out in full diving gear, ready to jump overboard. Below us are around 30 Caribbean reef sharks and 10 lemon sharks, with indications that the first tiger sharks are also on their way. We look at each other indecisively...(read more)

Red Sea - my love !

UnderwaterPhotographyWorld — Thu, 02 May 2019 14:13:00 GMT

Some 45 years after I first visited the Red Sea, my love the region has never diminished. That first frisson of excitement came at 20,000ft when we were starting to descend and flew over the mountains of upper Egypt and we could see the shores of the Red Sea beckoning and the amazing colours of the water. The route of the flight to Hurghada swung around over Marsa Alam which was the destination of our dive hosts, Emperor Divers and our embarkation port for all points south to the southern Egyptian Red Sea.(read more)

Tropical Japan, diving in the land of the rising sun

davidandmelaniebenz — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 22:00:00 GMT

Let’s be honest – if you think about colourful reefs, visibilities of over 40 meters and big fish, Japan won’t necessarily cross your mind. Diving in the land of the rising sun? Really? Really!(read more)

Hidden gem in the western tip of Indonesia

UnderwaterPhotographyWorld — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 16:12:00 GMT

If you are thinking about something impressive and mesmerizing in the sphere of the underwater kingdom, you will easily regard the seas around Pulau Weh in Indonesia, Sumatra and Aceh province as a place like this. (read more)

Anilao – vibrant reefs and crazy critters

Ann Karin Matberg — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 09:00:00 GMT

Anilao is famous amongst divers for several reasons, but mainly for a unique diversity of macro stuff, and lately also for so called black water diving (night diving in extremely deep waters, hanging from a rope and just waiting to see what drifts by). Before my trip there, not too many divers had mentioned the incredibly rich reefs in the area, and so the beauty of this place came as a very, very pleasant surprise for our group and definitely deserves to be mentioned!(read more)

Dolphins – my experience after waiting for 20 years!

KarinBrussaard — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 21:00:00 GMT

In the 20 years that I’ve been diving, I’ve taken a lot of photos; from seahorses measuring a mere centimetre to swimming elephants. But I’ve never encountered a dolphin. Until now. For this mission, we chose to search in a large area in the Bahamas which is home to around twenty dolphins.(read more)

The great white shark !!

JuanjoseSaez — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 18:00:00 GMT

On my second trip to Guadeloupe I wanted to capture the behaviour of the great white shark in my pictures. With the help of my results as well as the information provided by the scientists who work with these animals, I wanted to explain or rather express the importance that these special animals have in the ecosystem and show what is being done to protect them.(read more)

Bangka’s colourful nursery

davidandmelaniebenz — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 14:47:00 GMT

Our dive guide is raising his hand, his little finger separated and slightly curved. Clearly a signal for pygmy seahorses. But his following signals cannot be interpreted by anyone. Dolfye is raising both his hand directly in front of our masks, all ...(read more)

Have you ever heard about Okinawa as a diver paradise ?

UnderwaterPhotographyWorld — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 17:16:00 GMT

Nuchi gusui” literally means “the medicine of life.” This phrase is used for things healing both our mind and body, such as our mother’s love, delicious food, human kindness, and amazing scenery. And the latter is especially true for a very unique region called Okinawa. And before you read on, you may grab a pen and write down the following: Bucket list diving destinations: Okinawa, Japan.(read more)