Photographer Edwin Leschhorn accidentally deleted his photographs from his media card, but was able to recover them. Find out how he recovered them and how to avoid this scary situation
Two of the major competitions for underwater photographers, the Wildlife Photographer of The Year and the Los Angeles Underwater Photographic Society, have recently announced that their contest...
Underwater Photographers,videographers and ocean lovers should have their eyes peeled on the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change for the next 10 days as the world's political leader's...
Part I of our coverage of the underwater photography products at DEMA 2009 focuses on SLRs and includes Nauticam, Subal, Watershot, Sea & Sea, Seacam, Epoque and Aquatica
For those of you attending DEMA Show 2009, DivePhotoGuide & Wetpixel will be hosting our annual DEMA Cocktail Party for the underwater imaging industry, and of course, you are invited!
Half a century after Pacific walruses began recovering from industrial-scale hunting, marine biologists are growing worried that they face a mounting threat from global warming
A federal panel has protected 23,000 square miles of deepwater corals, believed to be the world's largest such ecosystem, off the coast of the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida
PADI Diving Society announces the 2010 Member Card photo contest. Winner gets of this unique competition gets their image on the PADI limited-edition Society membership card
Five of the world’s seven sea turtle species inhabit the Bahamas. Prior to the decision to ban all turtle harvesting, which will take effect on Tuesday, September 1, 2009, it was perfectly legal to...
The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society Announces its 45th Annual International Underwater Photographic Competition and the Bob Commer Award of Excellence in Underwater Photography
The Chesapeake Bay blue crab population grew from 280 million crabs in 2007 to 418 million last year, according to wildlife officials in Maryland and Virginia
Scientists suspect water that rises from deep in the Pacific Ocean — icy seawater that surges into Willapa Bay and gets pumped into seaside hatcheries — may be corrosive enough to kill baby oysters
Coral reefs throughout the Caribbean have been comprehensively 'flattened' over the last 40 years, according to a disturbing new study by the University of East Anglia
The prestigious World festival of Underwater Pictures, now in its 36th year, will take place from October 29th to November 1st 2009 in Marseille, France
Now in its fifth year, the Epson Red Sea World Of Underwater Images is hosting several country-level contests in the US, UK, Australia, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Israel, Spain and The Netherlands
Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have discovered a family of green
fluorescent proteins
The US Department of State's Bureau of Oceans, Environment, and Science imposed a trade embargo on all Costa Rican shrimp exports to the US, effective as of May 1
Panasonic Corporation, a world leader in High Definition technology, announced at NAB last week that it will start developing a professional 3D Full HD production system
We are very pleased to announce that the video work from our very own Rick Morris will be featured in National Geographic Channel's Earth Day special "Earth Report, State of The Planet 2009"
Asia Dive Expo 2009 (ADEX) will be held in conjunction with Boat Asia 2009. Both events will be held from 23 to 26 April, 2009 at the world-class Marina at Keppel Bay
In August 2008, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin was found dead on the North Carolina coast, its skin cracked and ulcerated with an alarming growth of gray and white nodules
So many underwater photographers have visited or plan to visit Grand Cayman's famous Stingray City. But what most do not realize is that there are inherent problems with the massive numbers of...
WCS researchers have discovered a stronghold for one of the world’s rarest freshwater dolphins, the Irrawaddy, deep in the waterlogged jungles of Bangladesh. The scientists counted nearly 6,000 of...
The trend of DSLR's with HD video continues, with the first model under $1,000 to hit the market. The only question is - how soon will underwater housings be available?
Dr. Chris German of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute discusses his research to find deep ocean vents and seeps in part 1 of Chess Game a movie by DPG video editor Rick Morris
This year marked the 55th for the Boston Sea Rovers Clinic. One of the oldest and most prestigious diving events, the Sea Rovers always includes presentations and film screenings from accomplished...
Panasonic today introduced the DMC-GH1, the newest member of the company's revolutionary LUMIX G Micro System - a new digital interchangeable lens camera system that delivers professional-level...
As we prepare for another year of dive festivals and events around the world, I wanted to take this time to reflect back at one of my favorites of 2008 - the Curacao Dive Festival
Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced on Dec. 11 that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized a Special Rule under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) providing for the...
China's largest shopping site Alibaba.com has announced they will cease all shark fin trading and sales in all their companies including Taobao.com as of January 1st, 2009
A group of top U.S. marine scientists urged the incoming Obama administration and members of the U.S. Congress to implement a "bailout" for the oceans.
Jane Lubchenco, a marine biologist with a passion for improving public understanding of science, has been tapped by President-elect Barack Obama to run the government agency responsible for...
Norway on Thursday authorized its whalers to harpoon 885 minke whales in 2009, a quota sharply down from previous years in what animal rights activists saw as a sign of consumers' growing...
A critical problem this time of year, is when pregnant females cruise south from the cold waters off Canada and New England to the warm nursery off the southeastern U.S. seaboard. It's a journey of...
For the first time ever, marine biologists have tracked the control of red tides to a virulent parasite with a gruesome lifestyle not entirely unlike those in the movie "Aliens."
The 2008 Epson Eilat Red Sea underwater photo competition has come to a close. Winning images and video clips from the winning ceremony wrap up our coverage of this year's event
The prestigious international underwater photography competition in Eilat, the Epson Red Sea competition, kicks off this week. Keri Wilk reports live from the action in Eilat
As our readers know, our newest member to the DPG team is Rick Morris, from the Census of Marine life. It seems like everywhere we turn now, CoML is releasing information and images of the truly...
Jana Strain, a Canadian Freediver and resident of Santa Monica, CA, set a new Canadian and North American Women's Freediving Record with a swim of 171 meters (560 feet) in two minutes and eighteen...
We were just informed by Gyula Somogyi, live from the award show at the 35th annual World Festival of Underwater Images in Antibes, France, that DivePhotoGuide was awarded the the prize for best...
DPG spent Friday evening at the 2008 DEMA Awards dinner. This year was especially significant as many underwater photographers & cinematographers were honored, including Marty Snyderman who...
I am always humbled by Carlos' talent, and specifically his ability to turn a blank canvas into surreal scenes that almost look as if they emerge from behind a dome port. Any underwater...
Thursday Oct 23rd, DivePhotoGuide & Wetpixel hosted a not-to-be-missed cocktail party for the underwater photography and video industry at the Las Vegas Hilton
National Geographic magazine photographer Brian Skerry will be giving a presentation at National Geographic titled "Crucial Waters - Reporting on the world's oceans"
It's not often that new companies enter the underwater photography market with products that are very unique, so I gravitated immediately to the Ultima Digital booth
Wednessday Oct 22nd is the actual kick off of the 2008 DEMA show. Today was a set up day, as the show floor transformed from a huge concrete slab of nothingness into the world's largest scuba...
The scuba diving and underwater photography & video industries are heading to Las Vegas for for the industry's annual trade show, DEMA. If you're heading to the show, please come visit us at booth...
Along the southern coast of Baja California, Mexico, scientists have been counting the carcasses of endangered sea turtles for a decade as part of an effort to assess and eliminate threats to...
A couple of months ago, our good friend Annie Crawley, launched DiveIntoYourImagination.com, and among the many features you can find a short video tutorial on underwater photography with models...
We are really proud to see many of our friends and colleagues on exhibit at the Smithsonian in Washington DC. The images are great examples of our beautiful oceans and appropriately titled "Ocean...
A Filipino scientist studying how to harvest shrimp in mangroves sustainably has been honored as one of Time Magazines "Heroes of the Environment 2008"
NYUPS member Cagatay Erciyes, a career Turkish diplomat and a hobbyist underwater photographer featured an underwater photo exhibition entitled "Colors of Oceans through a diplomat's lens" at the...
Peter Manz of Hyperbaric Health joined with Michael Cortenbach of Bali Diving Academy, with support from Divers Alert Network Asia Pacific and the Indonesian Marine Tourism Association, Gahawisri,...
Canon continues a day of major releases by announcing the newest addition to its top-of-the line PowerShot G-series digital cameras - the PowerShot G10
The 12th International Underwater Film Festival in Belgrade, Serbia will be held, like every year, during the beginning of December, from 12th to 16th 2008
The organizers of the Eilat Red Sea Underwater Images of the World competition (formerly known as Sandisk Red Sea) have officially begun accepting entries to the 4th Annual International competition
Our friend Stephen Frink alerted us to a stunning situation in the Florida Keys where nurse sharks are being used for spear fishing target practice. We'd like to request your help by simply signing...
The annual underwater.com.au photo competition is over, the judges have spoken and winners of the 4th annual Underwater Australasia photo competition have been announced
Smithsonian Magazine announced the winners of their 5th annual photo contest, and we're proud to announce that the winner of the Natural World category was an underwater image by Thomas Vignaud
Canon's EOS 5D has been one of the hottest DSLR's in the market for underwater photographers and topside shooters alike. With Photokina only weeks away and having already announced the 50D, rumors...
Continuing a trend, Canon once again upgrades their PowerShot series with high end features and new designs. The Power Shot line has been very popular point & shoots among underwater photographers.
We have been reporting the rumors for months now - the 50D is finally official. With Photokina right around the corner we're going to hear about many new releases including Nikon's D90 and most...
In a continued effort to bring our readers information on the handful of underwater photographers covering the Bejing Olympics, we found it appropriate to feature another photographer, Wolfgang...
Looking for a possible point & shoot companion to take on the road to the islands for snorkeling and topside shooting? The rugged 10.1-megapixel Stylus 1050 SW can handle five-foot drops to the...
Solomon Islands live aboard Bilikiki has announced a winner of their guest video competition and now invites prior guests to submit images for a new photo contest
There's a great interview on Sports Illustrated with photographer Heinz Kluetmeier, who landed the signature underwater shot of the Olympics: Michael Phelps beating Serbia's Milorad Cavic to the...
Our friends at Fantasea Line will be representing DivePhotoGuide at Photokina and reporting daily from the show floor to help us cover the new products that we are all eagerly awaiting to hear about
DPG editor Matt Weiss urges you to watch BBC's Life in Cold Blood to see amazing underwater footage of many animals we don't associate with underwater videography
In the wake of environmental decline and man's impact on the earth, and the ocean, there are several marine mammal hunts, including international whaling, and the dolphin slaughter in Japan,that...
Beneath the Sea 2009 is pleased to invite Photographers and Videographers from around the world to enter the Beneath the Sea International Imaging competition.
Thank you to Shara Teter from the New York Underwater Photographic Society for heading up to Martha's Vineyard to cover the Oak Bluffs Monster Shark Tournament
Keri Wilk reports on his trip to Komodo with Archipelago Fleet, a prize he won for taking 2nd place in the Macro Traditional category at Our World Underwater 2008
Nik Software today announced the new Silver Efex Pro photographic plug-in for use with AdobeA‚A® PhotoshopA‚A® and AppleA‚A® Aperture, the most advanced, complete, and straightforward...
The Yahoo owned photo site, which is popular among many of our readers, will now allow Getty to directly contact and offer licensing agreements to photographers with galleries on Flickr
Nearly half of U.S. coral reef ecosystems are considered to be in "poor" or "fair" condition according to a new NOAA analysis of the health of coral reefs under U.S. jurisdiction
These are not necessarily paramount for underwater photographers, but nonetheless useful for our topside work. Some underwater photographers do house the SB800, so the SB900 may be of interest to...
Animal rights activists are bracing themselves for yet another showdown with the Namibian authorities as sealers prepare for the start of the 2008 seal killing season, which starts on Tuesday
NOAA's Fisheries Service today announced a new rule to lower significantly the fishing quotas for sandbar and porbeagle sharks in order to rebuild these depleted species. NOAA also will implement...
Matt Weiss has been trotting around Southeast Asia on an extended assignment for DPG, visiting some of the most bio-diverse areas in Indonesia, Philppines and Malaysia. Internet access has been an...
Wilkins Ice Shelf has experienced further break-up with an area of about 160 kmA‚A? breaking off from 30 May to 31 May 2008. ESA's Envisat satellite captured the event - the first ever-documented...
Please bring your cameras and join us this Saturday and help cover this horrible event so that it can be broadcast to the world in efforts to create awareness and help save our sharks
The Shark Conservation Act of 2008, passed today by the US Congress should strengthen a U.S. ban on shark finning, improve shark fisheries data, and encourage international shark conservation
During a time when "Australia links organized crime to illegal fishing", the Queensland, Australia Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries is creating a dedicated shark fishery of their own.
Sydney - Australia was still considering taking its whaling dispute with Japan to international courts, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said on Thursday
The 2008 Byron Underwater Festival took place from the 30th of April through the 4th of May in Byron Bay, check out the winners of the underwater photo shoot out competition
The 2008 Underwater Images Competition announced winners today, and many DPG members and winners of our past competitions are included in the rankings.Congrats to all the winners for an outstanding...
We just wrapped up two great events in Southeast Asia. Use this main page to link to the coverage of the 2008 DPG Underwater Photo & Video Festival at Wakatobi and to our coverage of ADEX 2008
Twenty photographers & videogrpahers descended on Wakatobi, Indonesia for a very special underwater photo & video event. Wendy & Jason report back on the diving, the activities and the images
Results and winning images from the first annual DivePhotoGuide Underwater Photo & Video Festival was held in Wakatobi, Indonesia from March 28 - April 15th, 2008
Strategically timed to support retailer marketing efforts for the coming summer diving season, the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association will launch the Be A Diver national television...
In its fourth annual Underwater Photography Contest, the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science attracted a diverse array of national and international photographic talent representing...
Peter Benchley Shark Conservation Awards to honor the memory of the late Peter Benchley, and spotlight those who are working internationally to protect sharks as valuable ocean resources.
World-renowned Author/Photographers, Anna and Ned DeLoach will be giving presentations about reef fish and creature identification, their behaviors, and underwater environmental concerns as well as...
In celebration of International Year of the Reef 2008, Reef Check Australia and Project AWARE have formed a partnership to present the "What do coral reefs mean to you?" photography competition.
Dive Zero has introduced a brand new look at www.divezero.com, a new online scuba diving community at www.thedivevillage.com, and their newest addition-Dive Zero TV- a scuba diving internet TV...
Jeremy Jackson, renowned marine ecologist with Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, has been selected to receive the 11th annual Roger Tory Peterson Medal presented by the Harvard...
Environmental artist Robert Wyland, who will paint the last of his 100 "Whaling Walls" at the Beijing OIympic in July, will be on Saipan where he will depict coral reef in an artwork
As growing demand for clean water stretches even the resources of the world's largest industrialized nations, scientists and engineers are turning to new technology and novel ideas to find solutions
Just a reminder about our monthly "free stuff" promotion from Mares for 2008. A winner will be announced each month starting with March. This month the winner is Troy Welch from Grand Prairie, TX
DivePhotoGuide congratulates the winners of the 2008 British Underwater Image Festival. Many familiar names and DPG members are included in the list of winners
The World Photo Press Contest is one of the most prestigious competitions in the world for photo journalists. I'm proud to say that for 2008 the Nature category was dominated by underwater...
We've been releasing information in bits and pieces on the housing models and release dates, but to date there are still no housings available for D3 shooters
How well ocean reefs recover from the growing damage caused by warming sea temperatures depends both on how much the tiny coral polyps can eat, and how healthy they can keep the microscopic algae...
On Saturday and Sunday, May 31 and June 1, 2008, SCUBA divers from Seattle to San Diego will converge on Monterey, California to compete for top prizes in a unique underwater photo competition
Sri Lanka's coastal fisheries and coral reefs are being destroyed by a rapid rise in dynamite blasted 'fishing', with the lucrative practice now exploding into an organized crime involving big...
The Indonesian government has moved against rampant illegal trade in threatened species of turtles and tortoises, tightening regulations and contacting countries where turtles and tortoises are...
The online forums are ablaze with conversations regarding the fatal shark attack on the Shear Water, a popular shark diving boat among underwater photographers and videographers
The 30th PAF Tachov International Festival of Underwater Videos and Photographs is declared by the Czech Diving Association, The Cultural Centre in Tachov, and Under the auspices of CMAS
Government officials from Bonaire joined coral reef experts and managers from the United States, Mexico and France to officially inaugurate the International Year of the Reef 2008 during a news...
DivePhotoGuide.com, Wetpixel.com, are proud to announce the winners of the 3rd annual international underwater photography & video competition in association with Our World Underwater
We lost one of the true pioneers in diving Ralph White. He was an innovator, very experienced and a leader. White combined his love for adventure and cinematography.
Populations of tiger, bull, dusky and other sea sharks have plummeted by more than 95 percent since the 1970s as fisherman kill the animals for their fins or when they scoop other fish from the ocean
Bottom trawling, an industrial fishing method that drags large, heavy nets across the seafloor stirs up huge, billowing plumes of sediment on shallow seafloors that can be seen from space
In 2008 the secret life of one of the Earth's largest and most mysterious creatures, the whale shark, will be laid bare for the first time when some of the gentle giants off Western Australia's...
Pro Dive, a popular PADI Career Development Center, will conclude daily business operations on Friday February 15, 2008, and will focus on an orderly shutdown of business immediately thereafter.
Residents are being invited to create a 15- to 22-second public service announcement for the Guam Year of the Reef 2008 Community PSA Contest using one of the following themes: "Celebrate Guam's...
Norway has set a commercial whaling quota of 1,052 minke whales in 2008, unchanged from last year, drawing criticism from environmental groups pressuring Oslo to join the international community...
Coral reef scientist Dr. Andrew C. Baker has been awarded the prestigious 2008 Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation to help protect reef corals from climate change.
OceanNEnvironment Australia is pleased to announce its collaboration with the Department of Tourism and the Philippines Commission on Sports Scuba Diving , to present 'Celebrate the Sea Marine...
At the 2008 Photo Marketing Association Show, (PMA 2008) Samsung will introduce the GX-20 - its highly-anticipated, next-generation DSLR. A 14.6 mega-pixel DSLR
The new Pentax K20D sets forth to build on the success of the acclaimed Pentax K10D which set new standards and established itself as a leading model in its class
s 17 countries and 30 organizations launch the International Year of the Reef today, three major environmental groups - World Wildlife Fund, The Nature Conservancy and Conservation International -...
Reflecting the global dive industry trend towards more environmentally aware dive practices, Asia Dive Expo 2008 (ADEX) will this year turn its focus squarely towards eco-friendly diving
One of the most significant questions facing marine ecologists today, is just how much of an impact global variations in the environment are having on the dispersal of larval and juvenile marine...
After the long anticipation, the Jan/Feb issues of Sport Diver hit mailboxes and news stands over the last week or so. The images column features the 8 images selected as the Best of 2007 from the...
World-famous underwater photographers and marine life authors, Andrea & Antonella Ferrari, are holding an informal hands-on photo workshop at the newly refurbished Kungkungan Bay Resort (KBR) from...
Panasonic, a leader in High Definition technology, announced the development of the world's first 32 Gigabyte (GB) SD High Capacity (SDHC) Memory Card with Class 6 speed specification, perfect for...
Imaging Resource will take you straight to the show floor with Newsletter Editor Mike Pasini, who will use his keen editorial nose to sniff out the good stuff
Pretec has announced a 48GB CompactFlash card. Pretec's new world-beater is not only big, but fast too, with its 233x speed rating capable of reading data at up to 35MB per second
Call for entries in the 11th annual Underwater Images Photo/Video competition. Underwater Images is a non profit corporation registered in the State of Ohio with all proceeds from this competition...
The 2008 International CES hits Vegas this coming week. DivePhotoGuide's very own Mike McNamara will be on the show floor looking for new products and accessories for the traveling underwater...
Ocean Optics, the London based specialists in underwater photography equipment, has announced a tie in with Action Underwater Studios, the Essex located movie tank
Greece should immediately set up marine reserves to replenish depleted fish stocks due to overfishing or face a collapse of the industry, Greenpeace said on Thursday
Jean-Michel Cousteau and the Mantello Brothers Join Forces To Protect Cetaceans with New IMAX 3D Theatre Documentary Film Dolphins And Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean
A photograph taken by Wetpixel member Yeang Chng (Ychng) was awarded an Honorable Mention in the Nature Category of the American Photo 2007 Images of the Year Competition. The gallery event to...
The largest living structures on Earth and the millions of livelihoods which depend upon them are at risk, the most definitive review yet of the impact of rising carbon emissions on coral reefs has...
In coorporation with BuL Systeme GmbH, BS Kinetics GmbH has developed a new housing for 3D-shots.In the housing, two cameras with LANC-adapter can be pivotably attached
Although Chile's Administrative Fishery Law protects the Cetacean species in Chilean waters until 2025, environmentalist groups want all waterways in the country declared a whale sanctuary. The...
This month, the Shark Alliance is welcoming a suite of opportunities to secure a brighter future for beleaguered shark species, particularly those within Europe. Through deliberation of EU...
A ten-week expedition to the Lazarev Sea and the eastern part of the Weddell Sea opens this year's Antarctic research season of the German research vessel Polarstern. On the evening of November 28,...
Canon uk has announced that it is to be the official sponsor of the British Underwater Image Festival 2008. The event is set to produce another set of excellent finalists, with the lure of some...
December 31st is the last day for submitting entries to the 2008 Beneath the Sea Worldwide Underwater Photo/Video Competition.
" Underwater photographers, digital and film, will compete for the...
The 2007 DEMA show was a lot of fun this year. We got to see and play with the newest diving and underwater photography gear, we learned about new destinations and shooting opportunities, spent...
Although not sporting any new upcoming products, Amphibico has been in-market with innovative and strong products including the first flexible option of a HD monitor installed on the housing back...
Housings for the Canon 40D, and the new Olympus E-410 & E-510 are available now, and apparently they're working on a housing for the Olympus E-3 and the Nikon D300. Ikelite also had a new strobe on...
Gates had on display their solid-built mechanical housings for the high end Canon XH-A1/G1 cameras, as well as housings for the more popular prosumer Sony HC-7. The Sony HC-3 was a very popular...
DivePhotoGuide Does The Galapagos In Style. There are only a few spots left to join Jason & Wendy Heller as we seek underwater photo opportunities with whale sharks, sea lions, schooling...
Felipe Barrio Wins "The Underwater World" Category. Congratulations to the several DPG featured photographers who placed in the 2007 prestigious Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition...
Dr. Alexander Mustard wins 2008 Raja Ampat Tourism Entry Tag Contest - Portrait of Pygmy Seahorse will be printed on the 2008 Raja Ampat Tourism Entry tag...
Representatives from 15 Latin American non-governmental organizations specializing in cetacean research called last week upon Chileus parliament to protect whales against commercial and scientific...
DivePhotoGuide & Wetpixel will be publishing some of the top images from both of our communities of talented photographers in the January 2007 issue of Sport Diver.
Hundreds of images were...
Our friends at Wetpixel are running a Raja Empat entrance tag contest. Photographers have entered some of thier best Raja Empoat images, and through Oct 19th, the contest will be judged online -...
Film and photography entries are now being accepted for the 2008 British Underwater Image Festival (BUIF). Following on from two hugely successful years, the third British Underwater Image Festival...
A decommissioned Air Force ship is being prepared at a Virginia shipyard to become a new habitat for marine life and an attraction for recreational divers in the Florida Keys National Marine...
New limits on catches of the endangered Patagonian toothfish, regarded as a culinary delicacy in Japan, have been imposed by a Namibia-based regional fishing organisation.
Hashali Hamukuaya,...
Situated in a small archipelago just Southeast of Sulawesi, in central Indonesia, Wakatobi is truly a slice of paradise with exceptional diving and endless photo and video opportunities. So where...
Editor's note: Ric Frazier's 2nd place image in the 2007 Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide Competition 'wide angle unrestricted' category was a major topic of conversation while on exhibit at the 2007...
Editor's note: Ric Frazier's 2nd place image in the 2007 Wetpixel & DivePhotoGuide Competition 'wide angle unrestricted' category was a major topic of conversation while on...
Beneath the Sea 2008 is pleased to invite Photographers and Videographers to enter its annual Worldwide Underwater Photo/video competition.
Underwater photographers will compete for the coveted...
AS major fishing nations gather today to determine the future of the Northwest Atlantic, members of the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC) are calling upon states to implement the United...
Beneath the Sea 2008 is pleased to invite Photographers and Videographers to enter its annual Worldwide Underwater Photo/video competition.
Underwater photographers will compete for the coveted...
News, travel & Events,
North Sea Film Festival, Netherlands,
Small dive groups at Tasik Ria,
fishdb.co.uk web site,
East Midlands Underwater Photographers,
Photography recruitment website,...
We're extremely pleased to announce the 3rd annual international underwater imagery competition, in association with Our World Underwater, one of the largest consumer dive shows in the US.
The...
Our friends at Sea & Sea have provided us with a tentative schedule of releases for the new Nikon and Canon DSLRs. We look forward to seeing the D300 prototype at DEMA...
Editor's note: Our good friends at Wetpixel have organized a photo contest together with an NGO in the Raja Empat region in Indonesia. Raja Empat is an amazing dive destibnation with much need for...
Do you have the perfect Raja Ampat photo?
Is it one that truly captures the excitement and beauty of Raja Ampat diving?
Do you want to see it printed 5,000 times and attached to BCD's the world...
The Raja Ampat Regency Government is proud to announce the introduction of a tourism entrance fee system effective August 12th 2007. In accordance with Regency Law Number 63 and 64, the 2007...
With 2008 designated as the year to protect the world's coral reefs, researchers say their efforts to preserve a spectacular natural formation here are steadily yielding fruit.The Sekisei Lagoon,...
Raja Empat is truly one of the top destinations in the world for shooting extremely healthy reefs and marine biodiversity. Currently, there is only one land based option in the entire region. The...
A Place Like No Other
Raja Ampat is considered by many to have the greatest marine biodiversity of any place on the planet. Recent findings are mind blowing, with approximately 1,000 species of...
From May 18 to June 1 we invested two weeks between Malpelo (off Colombia) and Cocos islands (Off Costa Rica) both are about 250 miles west off the coast of Central America on board the superb...
26 excited participants from all over the globe ended on the island of Layang Layang in Sabah, Malaysia from July 17-23rd for a 6 day extravaganza of camaraderie, photography, and spectacular...
We're here on Tioman Island for the kick off of the Tioman Mega Dive. Unfortunately, we're not going to be diving for more than two days while out here, but we're having a great time and enjoying...
There are still spaces left for the first ever underwater photo and video festival at Wakatobi and aboard the Pelagian. There are two itineraries - March 28 - April 4, and April 4- April 15, 2008....
Situated in a small archipelago just Southeast of Sulawesi, in central Indonesia, Wakatobi is truly a slice of paradise with exceptional diving and endless photo and video opportunities. So where...
"My exceptional encounter with Sailfish underwater was the most unexpected event in a 40-year wildlife photography career. It was an "awe-full" experience, exceeding my wildest expectations - the...
Taiwan will ban the harvest and sale of whale sharks beginning in 2008, a decision that could have repercussions at the Georgia Aquarium and other facilities where the world's largest fish are...
Canon Europe, world-leader in imaging solutions, and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the global conservation organisation, have announced increased collaboration to support the tagging and tracking of...
SHOW COVERAGE FROM PT EXHIBITION NETWORK
DEEP Indonesia 2007, Indonesia's first international diving, adventure travel and water sports exhibition, organized by PT Exhibition Network Indonesia...
The Bush Administration today announced major budget increases totaling more than $140 million to support coastal and marine conservation efforts in Fiscal Year 2008, and released the...
We have been following the developments and progress of the new Misool Eco Resort, which would be only the 2nd land based resort in the entire Raja Empat region. This update includes some images of...
The U.S. Coral Reef Task Force voted to begin the planning process for an International Year of the Reef in 2008 at its business meeting in St. Thomas. The Task Force called on researchers and...
The U.S. Coral Reef Task Force announced a new coral reef conservation initiative aiming for stronger enforcement of aquarium reef fish trade harvesting regulations, and endorsed designating 2008...
If you are shooting underwater then you must compete in A?a‚¬E?Celebrate the Sea Festival A?a‚¬aˆ? the most prestigious and richest underwater imagery competition in the Asia Pacific A?a‚¬aˆ?. Now...
By DPG editorial staff featuring Cal Mero For most, underwater photography is a fairly expensive hobby and not a profession. However, that does not mean that your images have to sit on...
This is the 9th Annual San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition, scheduled for Friday and Saturday evenings, August 22nd & 23rd, 2008, at the beautiful Qualcomm Hall in San Diego, California.
Here...
On Saturday and Sunday, May 31 and June 1, 2008, SCUBA divers from Seattle to San Diego will converge on Monterey, California to compete for top prizes in one of the most unique underwater photo...
Since its beginnings in 1989, SUBIOS, SeychellesA?A?A? Underwater Film and Image Festival has done much to raise the profile of the countryA?A?A?s magnificent underwater world and marine...
Divers and Marine Creatures is a new category in the Underwater Images Photo/Video Competition. Underwater Images is not-for-profit competition, chartered in the state of Ohio, with all proceeds...
Underwater photographers from all over the world are invited to participate in this competition, which is open to all photographers, amateurs and professionals alike.
Let us showcase your work! We invite you to submit your favorite nature images to our 2008 photography competitionA?a‚¬aˆ?our biggest Photo Contest in 38 years. Cash prizes totaling $18,000 plus...
We are pleased to welcome you all to
the 8th MARMARA UNDERWATER FESTIVAL held by Scuba Divers Sports Club (BSK),
Istanbul, Turkey between 18 - 24 August 2008.
The aim of this festival is to...
The International Underwater Film Festival in Belgrade is a will be held, like every year, during the beginning of December, from 12th to 16th 2008.
We will be honored to present your film or...
The Los Angeles Underwater Photographic Society announces the 46th Annual International Underwater Photographic Competition. This year the oldest and one of the largest contests of its kind offers...
The SEA competition is a A?a‚¬A“mail-inA?a‚¬A? underwater photography and videography competition open to amateur photographers and videographers around the world, hosted by the Northern California...
Winning images will be featured in a special section of PDN's February 2008 issue. Prizes will include cameras, printers and other equipment. Additional prizes include PhotoPlus Expo seminar...
The 14th annual Popular Photography contest gives photographers the opportunity to have their work recognized in the Jan 2008 issue of Popular Photography & Imaging, the largest photo magazine...
There will be a second edition of the North Sea Film Festival for underwater movies: November 7, 8 and 9 2008 in the Museon in The Hague Netherlands.
After a first successful edition it did...
NATUREA?a‚¬a„?S BEST PHOTOGRAPHY announces our first annual Ocean Views Photography Awards competition. This competition is open to
all levels of photographers from anywhere in the world. A...
Celebrating its 5th Anniversary in 2008, The San Francisco Ocean Film Festival is the premiere event dedicated to using film to enhance public appreciation for our marine ecosystems. For the past...
Let us showcase your work! We invite you to submit your favorite nature images to our 2008 photography competitionA?a‚¬aˆ?our biggest Photo Contest in 38 years. Cash prizes totaling $18,000 plus...
Each year, Beneath the Sea is pleased to give amateur underwater photographers and videographers a chance to compete with their peers from across the World.
Win fantastic prizes and
compete for the title of best in the world in the second annual Scuba Diver AustralAsia
Through the Lens photo competition. New categories A?a‚¬aˆ? Portfolio &...
Film and photography entries are now being accepted for the 2008 British Underwater Image Festival (BUIF). Following on from two hugely successful years, the third British Underwater Image Festival...
More than A‚A?12,500 worth of prizes are available to the winners in each of the competition's nine categories. The finalists of the 2008 Festival will be displayed at the three-day Go Diving!...
Welcome to South AfricaA?a‚¬a„?s premier underwater photography event.
Now there is hope for all of you that have always dreamed of entering such a prestigious competition but felt intimidated...
We are pleased to welcome you all to
the 8th MARMARA UNDERWATER FESTIVAL held by Scuba Divers Sports Club (BSK),
Istanbul, Turkey between 18 - 24 August 2008.
The aim of this festival is to...
The OceanogrA?A?fico of the City of the Arts and Sciences of Valencia, in keeping with its aim of the conservation of and respect for the marine world, presents the 1st International Underwater...
Reef Check is the United NationsA?a‚¬a„? official community-based coral reef monitoring program. Reef Check Australia is a part of this global network of volunteers who regularly monitor and report...
Sharkproject started the worldA?a‚¬a„?s first international shark image competition last year to celebrate and display the amazing shark images from around the world.
Photos taken in North Queesnland waters (Australia) between August 2008 and 2010 Macro, Man in the Sea, Flora & Fauna, Young Photographer (under 16). For Competition details, visit...
If you are shooting underwater then you must compete in A?a‚¬E?Celebrate the Sea Festival A?a‚¬aˆ? the most prestigious and richest underwater imagery competition in the Asia Pacific A?a‚¬aˆ?. Now...
Winners will be announced at the Rosenstiel School's Sea Secrets Lecture Series presentation on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. in the Rosenstiel School Auditorium, 4600 Rickenbacker...
This is the 9th Annual San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition, scheduled for Friday and Saturday evenings, August 22nd & 23rd, 2008, at the beautiful Qualcomm Hall in San Diego, California.
Here...
On Saturday and Sunday, May 31 and June 1, 2008, SCUBA divers from Seattle to San Diego will converge on Monterey, California to compete for top prizes in one of the most unique underwater photo...
Since its beginnings in 1989, SUBIOS, SeychellesA?A?A? Underwater Film and Image Festival has done much to raise the profile of the countryA?A?A?s magnificent underwater world and marine...
Divers and Marine Creatures is a new category in the Underwater Images Photo/Video Competition. Underwater Images is not-for-profit competition, chartered in the state of Ohio, with all proceeds...
Underwater photographers from all over the world are invited to participate in this competition, which is open to all photographers, amateurs and professionals alike.
The Dive and Travel Expo is excited to announce their first annual Photo and Video Competition for amateur photographers and videographers, giving them a chance to compete with their peers from...
The International Underwater Film Festival in Belgrade is a will be held, like every year, during the beginning of December, from 12th to 16th 2008.
We will be honored to present your film or...
The Los Angeles Underwater Photographic Society announces the 46th Annual International Underwater Photographic Competition. This year the oldest and one of the largest contests of its kind offers...
The SEA competition is a A?a‚¬A“mail-inA?a‚¬A? underwater photography and videography competition open to amateur photographers and videographers around the world, hosted by the Northern California...
Sharkproject started the worldA?a‚¬a„?s first international shark image competition last year to celebrate and display the amazing shark images from around the world.
More than A‚A?12,500 worth of prizes are available to the winners in each of the competition's nine categories. The finalists of the 2008 Festival will be displayed at the three-day Go Diving!...
Winning images will be featured in a special section of PDN's February 2008 issue. Prizes will include cameras, printers and other equipment. Additional prizes include PhotoPlus Expo seminar...
Welcome to South AfricaA?a‚¬a„?s premier underwater photography event.
Now there is hope for all of you that have always dreamed of entering such a prestigious competition but felt intimidated...
The 14th annual Popular Photography contest gives photographers the opportunity to have their work recognized in the Jan 2008 issue of Popular Photography & Imaging, the largest photo magazine...
NATUREA?a‚¬a„?S BEST PHOTOGRAPHY announces our first annual Ocean Views Photography Awards competition. This competition is open to
all levels of photographers from anywhere in the world. A...
There will be a second edition of the North Sea Film Festival for underwater movies: November 7, 8 and 9 2008 in the Museon in The Hague Netherlands.
After a first successful edition it did...
Celebrating its 5th Anniversary in 2008, The San Francisco Ocean Film Festival is the premiere event dedicated to using film to enhance public appreciation for our marine ecosystems. For the past...
The annual World Press Photo contest is at the core of the organization's activities. It offers an overview of how press photographers tackle their work worldwide and how the press gives us the...
Each year, Beneath the Sea is pleased to give amateur underwater photographers and videographers a chance to compete with their peers from across the World.
Win fantastic prizes and
compete for the title of best in the world in the second annual Scuba Diver AustralAsia
Through the Lens photo competition. New categories A?a‚¬aˆ? Portfolio &...
Film and photography entries are now being accepted for the 2008 British Underwater Image Festival (BUIF). Following on from two hugely successful years, the third British Underwater Image Festival...
The OceanogrA?A?fico of the City of the Arts and Sciences of Valencia, in keeping with its aim of the conservation of and respect for the marine world, presents the 1st International Underwater...
Reef Check is the United NationsA?a‚¬a„? official community-based coral reef monitoring program. Reef Check Australia is a part of this global network of volunteers who regularly monitor and report...
